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

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

July 21, 2008

Nashville – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced appointments to 26 of the state’s boards and commissions.

“I’m confident in the leadership these 47 Tennesseans will provide our state’s boards and commissions, and I appreciate the time and service they are willing to commit to serving the State of Tennessee,” Bredesen said. “The skills, experience and knowledge they bring to their respective appointments will make them valuable additions to our boards and commissions.”

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 Paula Brownyard, Jackson

Air Pollution Control Board
J. Ronald Bailey, Chattanooga
Mary English, Knoxville



Archaeological Advisory Board
Jeff Chapman, Knoxville

Board of Dietitian and Nutritionist Examiners
Liang-chu Daniel, Eads
Demetra F. Pratt, Collierville



Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
James P. “Jimmy” Johnston, Nashville

Board of Examiners in Psychology
Anita A. Davis, Memphis

Board of Nursing
Deborah G. Holliday, Estill Springs

Building Finance Committee
Stephen Betts, Nashville
Lonnie M. Haley, III, Memphis
Michael P. Sadler, Memphis

Commission for Uniform Legislation
Effie V. Bean, Memphis

Employment Security Board of Review
Teresa Pentecost McCadams, Paris

Local Government Planning Advisory Committee
William G. Dabbs, Greeneville
Billy Simpson, Jasper

Regional Transportation Authority Board
Patrick Conyers, Joelton

Southeast Community Services Agency Board
Geeta McMillan, Sparta

Star Quality Advisory Council
Patty Kelly, Clarksville
Diane Neighbors, Nashville
Tina Marie Nicely, Selmer
Ryan K. Seiberling, Nashville
Harriet L. Wilson, Knoxville

State Oil and Gas Board
James D. Washburn, Cookeville

State Textbook Commission
S.M. “Dick” Dickerson, Springfield
Willie S. Dickerson, Spring Hill

Tennessee Board of Regents
Jacques G. Carr, Memphis
John M. Farris, Memphis
Jonas Kisber, Jr., Jackson
Stanley E. Stevens, Jr., Lakeland

Tennessee Career and Technical Education Council
Charlotte Burks, Monterey
James “Jimmy” Long, Waverly
James Neeley, Huntingdon
Willie E. Slate, Memphis

Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
Michael J. Grainger, Franklin

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Timothy Arthur Perry, Kingsport

Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Michael D. Friedman, Chattanooga
Deborah G. Harris, Memphis

Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board
Susan M. Breeden, Hurricane Mills
Julie Ann Dunn, Johnson City
Larry Griffin, Bells
Sullivan K. Smith, Cookeville

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Labor Advisory Council Gary Watkins, Chattanooga

Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR) Board Herbert Lackey, McDonald Jeff Sparks, Savannah

Tennessee Water Quality Control Board
C. Monty Halcomb, Wartrace

West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission
Stanley D. Weinrich, Germantown