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Air Pollution Control Board

Board Characteristics: Fourteen members: twelve appointed by the Governor for four-year terms and two ex officio. Members include:

• Commissioners of Environment and Conservation and Economic and Community Development or their designees;
• a registered professional engineer with at least five years' experience in air pollution control;
• a licensed physician with experience in health effects of air contaminants;
• a person engaged in a field directly related to agriculture or conservation;
• a person actively engaged in the management of a private manufacturing concern appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Association of Business;
• a county executive or chief executive officer of a Tennessee county appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee County Services Association;
• a person engaged in municipal government appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Municipal League;
• two persons from Tennessee industry having technical training and experience in air pollution abatement appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Association of Business;
• a person involved in the program of an institute of higher learning involved in air pollution evaluation and control training;
• a person appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Wildlife Federation;
• a small generator of air pollution appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Automotive Association;
• a person appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Environmental Council.

Commissioned under T.C.A. 68-201-104

The statute authorizing this board expires June 30, 2010

Member Term Expires Representation
Michael Atchison   Commissioner's Designee, Dept. of Economic and Community Development
Dr. J. Ronald Bailey 04-30-2012 Institute of Higher Learning
Tracy Carter, Senior Director for
Air Resources, TDEC
  Commissioner's Designee, Dept. of Environment and Conservation
Dr. Brian W Christman 08-31-2013 Physician
Dr. Wayne T Davis, PhD. 04-30-2010 Tennessee Wildlife Federation
Dr. Mary English 04-30-2012 Tennessee Environmental Council
Stephen R. Gossett 08-31-2011 Industry Technical Representative (TN Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
Mayor John Thomas "Tommy" Green, Jr. 08-31-2013 TN Municipal League
Dr. Shawn A. Hawkins 08-31-2012 Agriculture or Conservation
Helen Hennon 08-31-2010 Professional Engineer
Richard Holland 08-31-2011 Industry Technical Representative (TN Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
William Swafford 06-30-2010 TN Automotive Association
Greer Tidwell, Jr., Vice-Chair 08-31-2010 Industrial Management (TN Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
The Honorable Larry Waters,
Sevier County
08-31-2012 TN County Services Association