TTI is governed in accordance with its by-laws by a Board of Directors, chaired by Tennessee's Governor, and co-chaired by the State's Economic and Community Development Commissioner and the President of BellSouth.
Governer Phil Bredesen
phil.bredesen@state.tn.us
ECD Commissioner Matt Kisber
Public Sector Co-Chairman
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
312 8th Avenue North
11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
matt.kisber@state.tn.us
615-741-1888
John Bradley
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senior Vice President, Economic Development
PO Box 292409
Nashville, TN 37229-2409
jjbradley@tva.gov
615-232-6051
Commissioner Dave Goetz
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
State Capital
1st Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
dave.goetz@state.tn.us
615-741-2401
Chancellor Charles Manning
Tennessee Board of Regents
1415 Murfreesboro Road
Suite 350
Nashville, TN 37217
chancellor@tbr.edu
615-366-4403
Commissioner James Neeley
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Andrew Johnson Tower
8th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
james.neeley@state.tn.us
615-532-9225
Billy Stair
Spallation Neutron Source, Director of Communications and Community Outreach
PO Box 2008
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
stairb@ornl.gov
865-574-4160
Gregory Duckett
Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation, Senior Vice President/Corporate Counsel
350 North Humphreys Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38120
greg.duckett@bmhcc.org
901-227-5233
Vicky Gregg
BlueCross BlueShield, President and CEO
801 Pine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
423-755-5600
Designee: Calvin Anderson
BlueCross BlueShield, Vice President
85 North Danny Thomas Blvd
DT 4
Memphis, TN
calvin_anderson@bcbs.com
901-544-2105
Herb Hilliard
First Horizon Corporation, Executive Vice President
165 Madison Avenue
3rd Floor
Memphis, TN 38103
hhhilliard@firsthorizon.com
901-523-4826
Julius Johnson
Tennessee Farm Bureau, Chief Administrative Officer
147 Bear Creek Pike
PO Box 313
Columbia, TN 38401
julius_johnson@tfbf.com
931-388-7872
Christine Karbowiak
Bridgestone/Americas Holding Inc.
535 Marriot Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
karbowiakchr@bfusa.com
615-937-1556
William (Tinker) Kelly
VEBA, President
3100 West End Avenue
Suite 940
Nashville, TN 37203
tkelly@veba1.com
615-742-2556
Mike Kopp
MMA Creative, Partner
209 10th Avenue South
Suite 307
Nashville, TN 37203
mkopp@mmacreative.com
615-390-9087
Wayne McCreight
Hamilton Ryker, CEO
947 East Main Street
Martin, TN 38237
wmccreight@hamilton-ryker.com
731-225-5690
Commissioner Gerald Nicely
Tennessee Department of Transportation
505 Deadrick Street
Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37243
gerald.nicely@state.tn.us
615-741-2848
Dr. John Peterson
The University of Tennessee, President
800 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0180
jpullum@tennessee.edu
865-974-2241
Dr. Richard Rhoda
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Executive Director
Parkway Towers
Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
richard.rhoda@state.tn.us
615-741-7561
Commissioner Lana Seivers
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower
6th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
lana.seivers@state.tn.us
615-741-2731
Stuart McWhorter
Clayton Associates, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
113 Seaboard Lane
Suite B-200
Franklin, TN 37067
mcwhorters@claytonassociates.com
615-320-3070
Aubrey Preston
PO Box 22359
3309 Bailey Road, Franklin, TN
Nashville, TN 37202-2359
615-599-5481
Byron Smith
Asurion, Chief Marketing Officer
648 Grassmere Park
Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37211
bsmith@asurion.com
615-837-3133
Kyle Spurgeon
Jackson Energy Authority, Vice President of Customer Service
119 East College Street
Jackson, TN 38302
kspurgeon@jaxenergy.com
731-422-7592
Steve Taylor
FedEx Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Vice President
3620 Hacks Cross Road
Building B, 3rd Floor
Memphis, TN 38125
steven.taylor@fedex.com
901-434-8586
Dennis Vonderfecht
Mountain States Health Alliance
400 North State of Franklin Road
Johnson City, TN 37604
423-431-6111
Designee: David C. Stout
Mountain States Health Alliance
400 North State of Franklin Road
Johnson City, TN 37604
stoutdc@msha.com
423-431-6056
John Williams
Jackson Energy Authority, President/CEO
PO Box 68
119 East College Street
Jackson, TN 38302-0068
jwilliams@jaxenergy.com
731-422-7201
Katie Winchester
First Citizens Bank, Chairman/President
One First Citizens Place
PO Box 370
Dyersburg, TN 38024
kwinchester@firstcitizens-bank.com
731-287-4251
Tracy Woodard
Nissan North America, Inc., Senior Manager/State Relations
983 Nissan Drive
Smyrna, TN 37167
tracy.woodard@nmm.nissan-usa.com
615-355-2377
Dennis Alpert
Dennis Alpert
Wal-Mart, Senior Manager of Public Affairs for State and Local Government Relations
PO Box 2801
Lebanon, TN 37088
dennis.alpert@wal-mart.com
479-721-9488
Fax 615-453-9792
TTI’s Board of Directors has hired an Executive Director who has been charged with the administration of the organization and to support any TTI initiatives.
Joe Barker
Brooxie Carlton



