Bredesen Names Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Friday, March 12, 2010 | 03:54am

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 43 men and women to serve on 17 state boards and commissions.

“I commend all those appointed for their readiness to serve the state through its boards and commissions,” Bredesen said.  “Tennesseans have always been known to give of their time and talents to serve their fellow citizens, and I thank these men and women for sharing in this tradition. They will be valuable additions to the respective boards they have been appointed to represent.” 

Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications.  The appointments are as follows:

Advisory Council for Alternative Education
Marvene Fultz, White Bluff

Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities
Kathleen M. Airhart, Cookeville  

Board of Examiners in Psychology
Patti Van Eys, Nashville

Board of Probation and Parole
Patsy Bruce, Nashville   
Ronnie M. Cole, Dyersburg  
Charles C. “Chuck” Taylor, Jr., Madison

Commission on Aging and Disability
Evelyn Jane Johnson, Clarksville

Conservation Commission
Winfred E. “Wimp” Shoopman, Clinton

Emergency Communications Board
Robert Hal Buttram, Athens 

Star Quality Advisory Council
Tammy D. Hardison, Columbia   
Cassandra Renee Hauge, Knoxville   
Merlean J. Hill, Memphis    
Patricia A. “Patty” Kelly, Clarksville
Forestene L. London, Memphis 
Tina Marie Nicely, Selmer
Donald R. Parham, Nashville
Bobbie Jo Ruiz, Tazewell   
Karen Stump, Greenbrier
Krista D. Turner, Bristol
Maggie Ruth Vann, Memphis
Harriet Lovely Wilson, Knoxville 

Statewide Independent Living Council
Deana Claiborne, Nashville         
Richard Gerald Davis, Jr., Hixson  
Marianne Leonard, McKenzie
Michelle Priddy, Hendersonville 
Dorothea Thompson, Murfreesboro

State Rehabilitation Council
Starr Ellen Cruise, Columbia

State Textbook Commission
Curtis L. Dillihunt, Bartlett 

State Workforce Development Board
Zachariah N. Stansell, Knoxville
Raymond S. Marston, Lawrenceburg 

Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
Michael Bradley, Tullahoma
Lisa N. Oakley, Sevierville  

Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
Helen M. Lane, Watauga    
Vickie J. Moore, Parrottsville   
Kenneth L. Rogers, Rock Island  
Tracey Wilkes, Only  

Tennessee Historical Commission
Clarence Edward Elkins, Smyrna

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors
Joan Cronan, Knoxville
Don MacLachlan, Brentwood
Wayne McCreight, Dresden
Mindy Odom, Cookeville
Trey Teague, Jackson

Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council
Frank R. Meeuwis, Madison
 

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