Department of Agriculture
Ken Givens, Commissioner
Forestry Office Directory
MAIL ADDRESS: PO Box 40627, Melrose Station, Nashville, TN 37204
STREET ADDRESS: Ellington Ag Center, 440 Hogan Rd., Nashville, TN 37220
PHONE: (615) 837-5520
| Carter, Johnson, Sullivan Danny Osborne, Area Forester P.O. Box 906, Elizabethton, TN 37644 (423) 542-9221 |
Hancock, Hawkins, Grainger Richard Van Inwegen, Area Forester P.O. Box 121, Rogersville, TN 37857 (423) 272-7130 |
| Hamblen, Cocke, Jefferson Robert Rhinehart, Area Forester P.O. Box 265, Jefferson City, TN 37760 (865) 475-7788 |
Greene, Unicoi, Washington Vacant P.O. Box 202, Jonesborough, TN 37659 (423) 753-2851 |
| Blount, Loudon, Monroe Lori Grape, Area Forester Ste 2, 523 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN 37801 (865) 981-2399 |
Scott, Campbell Chris Ellis, Area Forester 209 N. Indiana Ave., LaFollette, TN 37766 (423) 566-3715 |
| Roane, Morgan Ed Smith, Area Forester 4314 Roane State Hwy, Rockwood, TN 37854 (865) 354-0258 |
Knox, Sevier, Anderson Darren Bailey, Area Forester P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 594-6432 |
| Claiborne, Union Steve Roark, Area Forester 2178 Hwy 25 East, Suite 1, Tazewell, TN 37879 (423) 526-2992 |
Meigs, McMinn and Polk Stephen Huskey, Area Forester P.O. Box 943, Athens, TN 37371 (423) 744-2818, fax 744-2838 |
| Rhea, Bledsoe, Van Buren Shannon Gann, Area Forester P.O. Box 384, Dayton, TN 37321 (423) 775-0251 |
Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Moore Gary Roark, Area Forester 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., Sequatchie, TN 37374 (423) 942-6408 |
| Fentress, Pickett Vacant 1521 Taylor Place Rd, Jamestown TN 38556 (931) 879-5170 |
Bradley, Hamilton, Sequatchie Tom Hudlow, Area Forester P.O. Box 4817, Cleveland, TN 37320 (423) 478-0335 |
| Cumberland, White Jason O'Shell, Area Forester 2670 Hwy 127 South, Crossville, TN 38572 (931) 484-4227 |
Macon, Smith, Trousdale Jim Replogle, Area Forester PO Box 13, Carthage, TN 37030 (615) 735-0300 |
| Clay, Overton Jeff Thompson, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Livingston, TN 38570 (931) 823-2428 |
Cannon, Dekalb, Warren Chris Carney, Area Forester 169 Firetower Ln., Morrison, TN 37357 (931) 635-2757 |
| Dyer, Lake, Tipton, Crockett, Lauderdale, Gibson Steve Brabec, Area Forester P.O. Box 624, Ripley, TN 38063 (731) 635-4799 |
Sumner, Davidson, Robertson, Williamson, Wilson Dwight Barnett, Area Forester PO Box 40627, Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 837-5552 |
| Dickson, Houston, Humphreys Stephen Peairs, Area Forester 500 Firetower Road, Dickson, TN 37055 (615) 441-6232 |
Cheatham, Stewart, Montgomery Michael Huddleston, Area Forester PO Box 814, Clarksville, TN 37041 (931) 552-3909 |
| Hardin, Wayne Paul Whaley, Area Forester 25 B High Street, Savannah, TN 38372 (731) 925-3157 |
Giles, Maury, Lawrence Robert Todd, Area Forester 57 Firetower Rd, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 (931) 766-1413 |
| Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Rutherford Tom Hall, Area Forester 319 Bethany Ln., Shelbyville, TN 37160 (931) 685-5030 |
Lewis, Perry, Hickman Christy Gearhiser, Area Forester P.O. Box 101, Centerville, TN 37033 (931) 729-3535 |
| Chester, McNairy, Hardeman Pete Moditz, Area Forester P.O. Box 471, Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3531 |
Decatur, Madison, Henderson Bill Smith, Area Forester P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351 (731) 968-6676 |
| Henry, Obion, Weakley Ricky Stutts, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Dresden, TN 38225 (731) 364-3430 |
Shelby, Fayette, Haywood Barrow Taylor, Area Forester P.O. Box 202, Brownsville, TN 38012 (731) 772-4592 |
| Benton, Carroll Terry Tynes, Area Forester P.O. Box 785, Huntingdon, TN 38344 (731) 986-9528 |
Jackson, Putnam Guy Zimmerman, Area Forester 390 S. Lowe, Ste. 10, Cookeville TN 38501 (931) 528-6813 |
| West Tenn Urban Forester Shawn Posey, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd PO Box 30, Memphis, TN 38120 (901) 754-5185 |
East Tenn Urban Forester Tom Simpson, 1640 Chapman Hwy. Sevierville, TN 37862 (865) 908-4434 |
| Water Quality Management Mike Sherrill, P.O. Box 120 420 Ozier Road, Pinson, TN 38366 (731) 225-3107 |
Forest Management Administrator John Conn, P.O. Box 59 Delano, TN 37325 (423) 263-1626 |
District Offices
The Forestry Division is divided into four Administrative Districts as shown on the map below:
Click here for a more detailed map with district office information.
| East Tennessee District Thomas E. Dailey, District Forester P.O. Box 2666 Knoxville, TN 37901-2666 Voice: (865) 594-6432, Fax: (865) 594-8907 |
Cumberland District Richard Merinar, District Forester 390 South Lowe, Suite 10 Cookeville, TN 38501-4702 Voice: (931) 526-9502, Fax: (931) 526-2279 |
| Highland Rim District Gerald Eaton, District Forester 3497 Church Street Burns, TN 37029 Voice: (615) 797-3117, Fax: (615) 797-3113 |
West Tennessee District Roy Ward, District Forester P.O. Box 438 Lexington, TN 38351 Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356 |
Nashville Office Staff
| Steven Scott | State Forester | (615) 837-5411 |
| Tiffany Stevenson | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5411 |
| John Fenderson | Environmental Affairs/Public Outreach Unit Leader | (615) 837-5431 |
| Tim Phelps | Information & Education Program Specialist | (615) 837-5543 |
| Dave Walters | Policy, Planning & Budget Unit Leader | (615) 837-5470 |
| Jere Jeter | Asst. State Forester, Administration | (615) 837-5435 |
| Debra Dawson | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5540 |
| Robin Bible | Safety and Training Unit Leader | (615) 837-5537 |
| David Todd | State Forests Unit Leader | (615) 837-5539 |
| Ward Tarkington | Forest Data & Technology Unit Leader | (615) 837-5097 |
| David Arnold | Assistant State Forester, Grants, Programs & Support | (615) 837-5426 |
| Laura Craft | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5421 |
| Clint Strohmeier | Forest Health Program Specialist | (615) 837-5432 |
| Kerry Livengood | Forest Resource Mgmt Unit Leader | (615) 837-5437 |
| Doug Schnabel | Forest Business Program Specialist | (615) 837-5430 |
| John Mullins | Forest Inventory & Analysis Program Specialist | (865) 599-9947 |
| John Kirksey | Forest Resource Protection Unit Leader | (615) 837-5425 |
| Robert Baker | Water Quality Program Specialist | (931) 456-1905 |
| Mike Sherrill | Water Quality (West Tennessee) | (731) 988-5309 |
| Carol Garbarino | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5428 |
| Jeff Piatt | Fire Program Specialist | (615) 837-5091 |
| William Wilkins | GIS Analyst 2 | (615) 837-5550 |
| Bruce Webster | Urban Forestry Unit Leader | (615) 837-5436 |
| Brian Rucker | Urban Forestry Program Specialist | (615) 837-5439 |
| Phil Morrissey | Forest Data/Technologies Program Specialist | (615) 837-5422 |
| John Woodcock | Forest Management Program Specialist | (615) 837-5438 |
| Herb Paugh | Forestry Program Specialist NRCS/TDF | (615) 837-5311 |
