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Staff Directory

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE Fax: (615) 837-5333
Ken Givens, Commissioner (615) 837-5100
Terry Oliver, Deputy Commissioner (615) 837-5103
Patricia Clark, Asst. Comm. for Policy & Legislation (615) 837-5093
Theresa Denton, General Counsel (615) 837-5280
Joyce Jackson, Administrative Assistant (615) 837-5103
Elizabeth Sneed, Director of Human Resources (615) 837-5115
Rose Wright, Administrative Assistant (615) 837-5100
Tom Womack, Executive Assistant for Public Affairs (615) 837-5103
Tennessee Agricultural Statistics Service Fax: (615) 781-5303
Debra Kenerson, State Statistician (615) 781-5300
Joel Moore, Deputy State Statistician (615) 781-5300
ADMINISTRATION & GRANTS Fax: (615) 837-5333
Larry Maxwell, Asst. Comm. for Administration & Grants (615) 837-5111
Vince Knox, Information Systems Director (615) 837-5500
Fiscal Services Fax: (615) 837-5060
Peggy Naifeh, Director (615) 837-5300
Commodity Distribution Fax: (615) 837-5014
Terry Minton, Commodities Administrator (615) 837-5162
Water Quality Programs Fax: (615) 837-5025
John McClurkan, Administrator (615) 837-5305
Boll Weevil Eradication Program Fax: (615) 837-5025
Boyd Barker, Administrator (615) 837-5136
MARKET DEVELOPMENT Fax: (615) 837-5194
Joe Gaines, Asst. Commissioner (615) 837-5160
Dan Strasser, Chief of Marketing Svcs, International Marketing (615) 837-5160
Nelson Owen, Senior Livestock Marketing Specialist (615) 837-5160
Charles Hord, Cattle and Equine Marketing Specialist (615) 837-5160
Robert Beets, Horticulture and Aquaculture Marketing Specialist (615) 837-5160
Laura Fortune, Web Liaison & Farmers Market Marketing Specialist (615) 837-5160
Mike Golightly, USDA Fruit & Vegetable Inspector (615) 837-5169
Ed Harlan, Agribusiness Coordinator (615) 837-5160
Wendy Lofton, Cattle Improvement Initiative Coordinator (615) 837-5160
Cynthia Kent, Creative Resources & Pick Tenn. Products Promotion (615) 837-5160
Jan Keyser, TAEP Cost Share Grants Marketing Specialist (615) 837-5160
Kyle Holmberg, SUSTA, International Mktg, TAEP Specialist (615) 837-5160
Lewis Langell, USDA Market News Reporter (615) 837-5164
Linda Shelton, Processed and Gourmet Foods Marketing Specialist (615) 837-5160
Pamela Bartholomew, Agri-Tourism Coordinator (615) 837-5160
Lynne Williams, Fair Administrator, TN Century Farms Program (615) 837-5081
Tennessee Agricultural Museum  
Anne Dale, Director (615) 837-5197
FORESTRY Fax: (615) 837-5003
Steven Scott, State Forester (615) 837-5411
Jere Jeter, Assistant State Forester (615) 837-5435
David Arnold, Management Chief (615) 837-5426
Jeff Piatt, Reforestation/Fire Investigation (615) 837-5091
John Kirksey, Fire Chief (615) 837-5425
Dave Walters, Planning Chief (615) 837-5470
District Foresters:  
Ted Dailey, Knoxville (865) 594-6432, Fax: 594-8907
Thomas Hudlow, Hixon (423) 634-3091, Fax: 634-6083
Gerald Eaton, Burns (615) 797-3117, Fax: 797-3113
Roy Ward, Lexington (731) 968-6676, Fax: 968-5356
Rick Merinar, Cookeville (931) 526-9502, Fax: 526-2279
Dennis Miles, Greenville (423) 636-8805, Fax: 638-9096
REGULATORY SERVICES Fax: (615) 837-5335
Jimmy Hopper, Director (615) 837-5150
Randy Jennings, Administrative Manager (615) 837-5150
Dan Danielson, Feed, Seed & Fertilizer & WPS Administrator (615) 837-5135
Kathy Booker, Pesticide Administrator (615) 837-5133
Gray Haun, Plant Certification Administrator (615) 837-5338
John Sanford, Food Manufacturing Administrator (615) 837-5534
Douglas Hite, Laboratory Services Director (615) 837-5314
Ed Coleman, Petroleum Products Administrator (615) 837-5147
Bob Williams, Standards Administrator (615) 837-5109
Ron Wilson, DVM, State Veterinarian (615) 837-5125
Buddy Woodson, Food & Dairy Administrator (615) 837-5177
Pesticide/Plant Certification Field Offices:  
Memphis (901) 754-0464, Fax: 685-3905
West Tennessee, Jackson (731) 423-5647, Fax: 426-0749
Middle Tennessee, McMinnville (931) 815-9726, Fax: 815-9727
East Tennessee, Knoxville (865) 594-6098, Fax: 594-8900