FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 22, 2009

CONTACT: LEIGH ANNE CASTLEMAN 615.741.3763 (OFFICE)

BREDESEN NAMES APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

NASHVILLE Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 135 men and women to serve on 64 state boards and commissions. I appreciate the willingness of these Tennesseans to serve the state through its boards and commissions, said Bredesen. am confident they have the skills, experience and knowledge I necessary to become valuable members of their respective boards and commissions. Tennessee is fortunate to have citizens willing to serve the state in this capacity. Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows: Advisory Committee on Credit Life Insurance Rates Al Phillips, Jr., Nashville Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities Winston Kyle Hauth, Soddy Daisy Cynthia Higginbotham, Knoxville Myles Wilson, Somerville Advisory Council on Workers Compensation Kenny McBride, McKenzie Samuel Edwin Murrell, Memphis A. Gregory Ramos, Brentwood Architects and Engineers Board of Examiners Phillip K.S. Lim, Cordova Beech River Watershed Development Authority William L. Barry, Lexington Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities Estelle Garner, Nashville Board of Boiler Rules Glen E. Johnson, Cookeville Edwin Groce Vance, Soddy Daisy Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences Terri Miller Philpot, Lawrenceburg Board of Dispensing Opticians Larry Wayne Christopher, Memphis -MORE-

Boards & Commissions Page 2 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators Stephen J. DAmico, Franklin Craig B. Laman, Alamo Board of Ground Water Management Howard L. Norman, Dickson Board of Optometry Kimberly T. Button, Brentwood Richard C. Orgain, Gallatin Board of Physical Therapy Brandon K. Hollis, Lexington Brigina Wilkerson, Knoxville Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners Karen S. Garner, Murfreesboro Paul J. Somers, Jr., Nashville Board of Respiratory Care Delmar L. Mack, Johnson City Roger M. Major, Hendersonville Candace L. Partee, Lebanon Board of Social Worker Licensure Sheryl A. DeMott, Nashvillle Pamela P. Sams, Watagua Civil Service Commission Clint O. Williams, Fruitvale Committee on Physician Assistants Anne Sumpter Arney, Nashville Johnny S. Nowlin, Culleoka Johnny W. Presley, Crossville Compliance Advisory Panel James Benjamin Hill, Jr., Oak Ridge Robert C. Wingfield, Jr., Nashville Council for Licensing Hearing Instrument Specialists Edward L. Alderman, Brentwood Emergency Communications Board Freddie Rich, Columbia Governors Council on Physical Fitness and Health Cheryl Golden, Memphis Great Smoky Mountains Parks Commission H. Dean Stone, Maryville Health Services and Development Agency Gregory J. Lammert, Nashville -MORE-

Boards & Commissions Page 3 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Statewide Planning and Policy Council Robert J. Benning, Oak Ridge Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Board Allen Barker, Humboldt Jewel G. Cox, Germantown Prevailing Wage Commission Brent Emerson Hall, Lebanon Robert Taylor Summers, Jonesborough Solid Waste Disposal Control Board Albert Franklin Smith, III, Brownsville State Board of Accountancy Robert Kenneth Cozart, Brownsville Lisa M. Stickel, White House Shannone Elizabeth Raybon, Nashville Douglas E. Warren, Madisonville State Board of Equalization Randy A. Button, Brentwood State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Timothy Lynn Lingerfelt, Mount Carmel State Capitol Commission Charles Ray Bell, Nashville State Workforce Development Board Jerry R. Anderton, Hendersonville James Milton Barnes, Oak Ridge Guy Z. Derryberry, Columbia Thelma Dunlap, Hermitage Wallace Gene Grills, Kingsport Edgar Ray Groves, Cunningham David W. Hayes, Mount Juliet Patricia Brown James, Murfreesboro John Thurman Majors, Murfreesboro Deidre D. Malone, Memphis Iliff McMahan, Jr., Newport Gary R. Miller, Jackson Kenny C. Smith, Chattanooga Ellen H. Thornton, Nashville Statewide Independent Living Council Marianne Leonard, McKenzie Tennessee Advisory Committee for Acupuncture Jane Abraham, Memphis Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Larry D. Mullins, Morristown -MORE-

Boards & Commissions Page 4 Tennessee Agricultural Hall of Fame Board Mack G. Goode, Alamo Jerry D. Gresham, Martin Darwin L. Newton, Ashland City Tennessee Arts Commission Rhea T. Condra, Gallatin Tennessee Board of Regents Kenny Dunn, Quebeck Sean Ochsenbein, Cookeville Robert Paige Bobby Thomas, Nashville Tennessee Career and Technical Education Council Jeffrey N. Lewis, Lexington Tennessee Collection Services Board Elizabeth M. Trinkler, Ashland City Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Natasha L. Blackshear, Nashville Joshua David Conner, Nashville Beverly J. Cosley, Chattanooga Cynthia A. Durham, Nashville Timothy F. Goldsmith, Cordova Denise T. Hobbs-Coker, Shelbyville Trudy M. Hughes, Maryville Susan E. Lawless-Glassman, Germantown Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Tonya Copeland, Brentwood Roger D. Gibbens, Chattanooga Sheri Anderson Grigsby, La Vergne Nancy Hardin, Dyersburg Pamela Gaye Huber, Kingsport Elizabeth Ann Ritchie, Knoxville Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Board of Directors Garry McNabb, Cookeville James Ripley, Kodak Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board Robert Alan Webb, Seymour Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission Carey Nelson Burch, Nashville Rodney A. Essig, Nashville David Bruce Shine, Sr., Kingsport Rivers Rutherford, Nashville Tennessee Forestry Commission James W. Reeves, Stanton John Ross, Savannah Paul Trianosky, Mountain City -MORE-

Boards & Commissions Page 5 Tennessee Higher Education Commission Katie Winchester, Newbern Ross Michael Rowland, Winchester Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board Sandra N. Knight, Decatur Tennessee Historical Commission Reavis L. Mitchell, Brentwood Tennessee Housing Development Agency Robyn Jarvis Askew, Knoxville William M. Graves, Gallatin Janis V. McNeely, Nashville Lisa W. Reid, Germantown Tennessee Human Rights Commission Stacey Garrett, Nashville Karla C. Hewitt, Nashville Paul McDaniel, Chattanooga Nathan B. Pride, Jackson Ausbon Jefferson A.J. Starling, Nashville Tennessee Massage Licensure Board Cynthia Jaggers, Chattanooga Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board Cheryl K. Arnott, Nolensville Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation Board of Directors C. Dale Allen, Nashville Claire Whitfield Tucker, Nashville Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Review Commission Kimberly J. Enoch, Knoxville Tennessee Real Estate Appraiser Commission Najanna A. Coleman, Milan Erik Sanford, Madison James E. Wade, Jr., Jackson Tennessee Real Estate Commission David Lynn Flitcroft, Knoxville William E. Bear Stephenson, Clinton Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR) Board Teresa Stallings, Nashville Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Joslyn M. Frazee, Morristown Jeff Wilson, Nashville Tennessee Technology Development Corporation C. Craig Fitzhugh, Ripley -MORE-

Boards & Commissions Page 6 University of Tennessee Board of Trustees James L. Murphy, III, Nashville Karen C. Johnson, Bartlett Water and Wastewater Financing Board Benjamin Richard Bolton, Nashville Joseph R. Prochaska, Nashville Water and Wastewater Operators Certification Board Randal J. Braker, Manchester Alan C. Cranford, Smyrna

###