Office of the Governor: BREDESEN NAMES APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

May 23, 2008

Nashville – Governor Phil Bredesen today named appointments to 32 state boards and commissions.

“I am very pleased these 58 men and women have agreed to serve our state through its boards and commissions,” said Bredesen. “I am confident that each of them brings the skills, experience and knowledge required to become valuable members of their respective boards and commissions, and I value their commitment and willingness to the state of Tennessee.”

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

Advisory Council for the Education of Students With Disabilities

David A. Blier, Nashville

Bethany D. Bradley, Lebanon

Samuel E. Cole, Nashville

Beulah C. Oldham, Clarksville

Shannon W. Taylor, Lexington

Darlene M. Walden, Denmark



Barber Board of Examiners

J.B. Loring, Sr., Nashville



Board for Licensing Alarm Systems Contractors

Steven R. Tucker, Arlington



Board for Licensing Contractors

Brian K. Whittington, Johnson City



Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities

Carissa S. Lynch, Franklin



Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences

Lynne F. Harmon, Knoxville

Valeria R. Matlock, Ed.D., Nashville

Jerome W. Thompson, M.D., Germantown



Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators

Norma J. Lester, Memphis



Board of Examiners in Psychology

Jeffrey W. Erickson, Ph.D., Knoxville



Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers

Jill C. Horner, Cookeville

Eugene Williams, Chattanooga



Board of Medical Examiners

Regine A. Webster, Nashville



Board of Nursing

Barbara Brennan, Hendersonville

Marilyn A. Dubree, Nashville

Betty Thompson, Nashville

Cheryl Stegbauer, Ph.D., Memphis

 

Board of Osteopathic Examination

Rafael M. Sanchez, D.O., Trenton

 

Board of Respiratory Care

Billy W. Alred, Jackson

 

Carroll County Watershed Authority

Dale R. Kelley, Huntingdon

Tommy Surber, McKenzie

 

Council for Licensing Hearing Instrument Specialists

Fredrick Rayne, M.D., Cookeville

 

Homeland Security Council

Lawrence J. Garner, Union City

 

Keep Tennessee Beautiful Advisory Council

Marge Davis, Ph.D., Mount Juliet

 

Mid-West Community Services Agency Board

Sammy K. Copeland, Dyersburg

Mike Draper, Camden

Bob Duncan, Trenton

Julie C. Mills, Lebanon

 

Northeast Community Services Agency Board

Scarlett W. Ellis, Oneida

 

Solid Waste Disposal Control Board

Sherry E. Sloan, Nashville

 

Southeast Community Services Agency Board

Matilda Dunn, Sewanee

Anna Locke, Celina

Linda C. McCrary, Red Boiling Springs

Tina C. Smith, Jamestown

 

Southwest Community Services Agency Board

Sumeka Looney, Lawrenceburg

Robin Powers, Cedar Grove

 

State Soil Conservation Commission

William Guy Justis, Bulls Gap

 

Star Quality Advisory Council

Tammy Hardison, Columbia

Cassandra Renee Hauge, Knoxville

Bernice A. Henderson, Memphis

Troy “Randy” Hensley, Johnson City

Merlean J. Hill, Memphis

Bobbie J. Ruiz, Tazewell

Maggie R. Vann, Memphis

 

State Textbook Commission

Robert M. Stidham, Church Hill

 

Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Tommy Bragg, Murfreesboro

 

Tennessee Children and Youth Commission

Eric C. Lulow, Murfreesboro

 

Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Dana C. Hughes, Knoxville

 

Tennessee Human Rights Commission

Karla C. Hewitt, Nashville

 

Tennessee Judicial Council

Tommie Morton-Young, Ph.D., Nashville

 

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration Labor Advisory Council Tony L. Adams, Lebanon Pete Dickson, Hendersonville   Water and Wastewater Financing Board Joseph R. Prochaska, Nashville