State Board Staff
State Board staff provides board members with critical support, resources, and counsel to ensure effective decision-making. To furnish board members with the most up-to-date information, staff members conduct ongoing policy research and analysis of public education issues including instruction, student assessment, and funding. You can find contact information for the State Board staff below.
Contact
Office Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm M-F
Phone: 615-741-2966
Fax: 615-741-0371
State Board of Education
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Dr. Sara Heyburn Morrison | Executive Director | 615-741-2966 | Email
Vicki Dany | Executive Administrative Assistant | 615-532-3532 | Email
Casey Griffin | Executive Administrative Assistant | 615-741-2316 | Email
Spenser Gwozdzik | Research Associate | 615-253-2588 | Email
Nathan James | Director of Legislative and External Affairs | 615-532-3528 | Email
Brittani Kendrick | Staff Attorney | 615-741-4928 | Email
Amy Owen | Director of Policy and Research | 615-741-2966 | Email
Angie Sanders | Deputy Director of Policy and Accountability | 615-507-6979 | Email
Tess Stovall | Director of Charter Schools | 615-770-1190 | Email
Elizabeth Taylor | General Counsel | 615-253-5707 | Email
Elizabeth Tullos | Strategic Communications Consultant | 615-253-2102 | Email
Vacant | Deputy Director of Charter Schools | 615-837-5142 | Email