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Council Members

Picture of Will McMillan in class

Council Members:

  • Ernestine Bowers - Madison
  • George Dylan Brown - Hendersonville
  • Stephanie Brewer Cook - Knoxville
  • Barron A. Garrett - McMinnville
  • Mary Dale Greene - Columbia
  • Sheri Anderson Grigsby - La Vergne
  • Nancy Hardin - Dyersburg
  • Angela Hazlehurst - Jackson
  • Missy Herndon - Newport
  • Jill Hindman - Chattanooga
  • Pamela Huber - Kingsport
  • Tommy Lee Kidd - Lawrenceburg
  • Sheila Moore- Brentwood
  • Randy Oliver - Jackson
  • John Piver - Johnson City
  • Debbie Riffle - Humboldt
  • Steven Sheegog - Memphis
  • Joyce Sievers - Smithville
  • Marilyn Sortor - Memphis
  • Katherine A.T. Watson - Sale Creek
  • Heather M. Wilson - Knoxville

Agency Representatives:

  • Dr. Frederick Palmer, Director, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities
  • Ms. Elise McMillan, JD, Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
  • Ms. Shirley Shea, Executive Director, Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee
  • Ms. Claudia Avila-Lopez, Project Conexión
  • Ms. Debbie Shahla, Department of MHDD
  • Ms. Denine Hunt, Division of Mental Retardation Services
  • Ms. Terry Long, Director of Data Services, Department of Education, Div. of Special Education
  • Ms. Linda Fleming, Director, Field Operations, Department of Human Services
  • Ms. Jacqueline Johnson, Division of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
  • Mr. Richard Kennedy, Director of Field Operations, Commission on Children and Youth
  • Mr. Mike Hann, Executive Director, Commission on Aging and Disability
  • Ms. Mary McLennan, Tennessee Housing Development Agency
  • Mr. Richard Strecker, Deputy, HCBS & Long-Term Care, Bureau of TennCare