Board of Directors

ATVG

Board of Directors

(as of 10/2019)

 

President

Larry Chesser, Mayor

Fort Payne, AL

 

1^st Vice President

Bill Newman

Lincoln County, TN

 

2nd Vice President

Lamar Paris, Sole Commissioner

Union County, GA

 

Secretary

Frank McKee, Consultant

University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service

 

Immediate Past President

Brad Warning, Marshall County Deputy Judge Executive,

Benton , Kentucky

 

Treasurer

Brent Greer, Mayor

Henry County, Tennessee

 

Executive Director

Mike Arms, Managing Partner

Tennessee Strategies, Knoxville, Tennessee

 

 

Past Presidents

John Gentry

McMinn County, Tennessee

 

Gary Reasons, County Mayor

Crockett County, Tennessee

 

Don Stisher, Commissioner

Morgan County, Alabama

 

Tony Sandridge, Commissioner

Tate County, Mississippi

 

N.E. Reed, Judge/Executive Retired

Edmondson County, Kentucky

 

Larry Vickery, Supervisor

Electric Department of Calhoun, Georgia

 

Benny McGuire, County Mayor

Obion County, TN

 

Brent Greer, Mayor

Henry County, Tennessee

 

Milla Sachs, Executive Assistant

Mayors Office Guntersville, Alabama

 

Ron Woody, County Executive

Roane County, TN

 

Austin Carroll, Retired Utility Member

Lewis County, TN

 

Alabama Directors

Milla Sachs, Mayors Office, Guntersville

Bill Stricklend, Commissioner, Marshall County

Ray Long, Commissioner, Morgan County,

Don Stisher, Commissioner, Morgan County

2 city or county vacancies

 

Georgia Directors

Larry Vickery, City of Calhoun

3 county & 3 city/town vacancies

 

Kentucky Directors

Michael Buchanon, Judge Executive, Warren County

Greg Terry, Judge Executive, Carlisle County

David Fields, Judge Executive, Butler County

Will Cannon, Edmonson County

2 city or county vacancies

 

Mississippi Directors

Tony Sandridge, Tate County Board of Supervisors

5 city or county vacancies

 

North Carolina Directors

Clay Logan, Logan County, NC

5 city or county vacancies

 

Virginia Director

Eric Workman, Bland County

Freda Starns or David Redwine, Scott County

4 city or county vacancies

 

East Tennessee Directors

Doris Hensley, Erwin

Crystal Ottinger, Cocke County

Terry Frank, Anderson County Mayor

Becky Ruppe, Rockwood Economic Development Director

2 city or county vacancies

 

Middle Tennessee Directors

Robert Brandon, Stewart County

Bill Newman, Lincoln County Mayor

Geno Grubbs, City of Clarksville Councilman

2 city or county vacancies

 

West Tennessee Directors

Gary Reasons, Crockett County Mayor

Jeff Huffman, Tipton County Mayor

Benny McGuire, Obion County Mayor

Jim Westbrooks, Weakley County

Dale Kelley, Mayor, City of Huntingdon, TN

1 city or county vacancy

 

Other Directors

Madison County, AL: open

Knox County, TN: Glen Jacobs or designee

Memphis/Shelby County: open

Nashville/Davidson County: open

Chattanooga/Hamilton County: open

 

Program Partners

Richard Lawson, Marshall County AL Natural Gas

Robin Robert, County Technical Assistance Service, Nashville, TN

Elliott Barnett, STRAT-G, Knoxville, TN

Dean Flenor, TEMA, Nashville, TN

Ron Fults, Executive Office, Legal Consultant, Nashville, TN

 

Power Distributor

3 vacant seats

 

Legislator Liaisons

Alabama State Representative: vacant

Tennessee State Representative: vacant

 

Ex Officio

Members of Congressional TVA Caucus