Members & Terms

Governor appointments for individuals on the autism spectrum or their family members:

State of Tennessee Department designees:

Dept. of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities:
Kimberly Black,  Deputy Director for Program Operations 
Kimberly.J.Black@tn.gov

Dept. of Health:
Jacqueline Johnson, MPA, Section Chief, Division of Family Health and Wellness/Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
jacqueline.johnson@tn.gov

Dept. of Education:
Alison Gauld, Low Incidence and Autism Coordinator, Division of Special Population and Student Support 
alison.gauld@tn.gov

Dept. of Human Services:
Tylesha McCray, Human Services/VR
tylesha.mccray@tn.gov

Dept. of Commerce and Insurance:
Toby Compton, Deputy Commissioner 
toby.compton@tn.gov

Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse:
Elizabeth Setty Reeve. Esq., Director of Juvenile Justice Programming 
elizabeth.reeve@tn.gov

Division of TennCare:
Dr. Cooper Lloyd 
Cooper.Lloyd@tn.gov

TN Council on Developmental Disabilities:
Jolene Sharp, Chief Public Information Officer, Council Vice-Chair
jolene.sharp@tn.gov

TN Commission on Children and Youth:
Therese Sipes, Youth Justice Specialist
Therese.Sipes@tn.gov
 

State of Tennessee Department, Council, and/or Commission participant designees:

TN Department of Children's Services
Dr. Timothy Cooper, Executive Director of Child Mental Health & Education
timothy.cooper@tn.gov

TN Early Intervention System
Catherine Pippin, Strategic Results Specialist
Catherine.Pippin2@tn.gov

DIDD Staff Liaison to the Council:
Jenna Martin, Director of Developmental Disability Services
Office of General Council
615-626-1579
jenna.s.martin@tn.gov