TENNESSEE
MEMBERS
| Phil A. Acord Executive Director Children's Home - Chambliss Center 315 Gillespie Road Chattanooga, TN 37411 (423) 698-2456 or (423) 991-2782 |
Peter Bird President The Frist Foundation 3100 West End Ave, Suite 1200 Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 292-3868 x14 |
| Dennis Brice President/CEO Chattanooga Goodwill Industries, Inc. 3500 Dobbs Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37407 (423) 629-2501 x236 |
Weezie Burgess (071165) 2163 Lima Loop Laredo TX 78045 (615) 692-1663 |
| Jaynee K. Day President/CEO Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee 331 Great Circle Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 329-3491 |
Karen Franklin Tennessee Chapter, Nat'l Assoc for Social Workers 1808 West End Ave, #1214 Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 321-5095 |
Diane Gramann |
Harry Gramann Consultant Gramann & Associates 200 Sheffield Place Franklin, TN 37067 (615) 794-3199 |
| Patty Harman President/CEO Monroe Harding Children's Home 1120 Glendale Lane Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 298-5573 x119 |
Patricia C. Howard Region II Director Girls Incorporated 1858 South Rainbow Drive Memphis, TN 38107 (901) 725-7508 |
| Trudy M Hughes Executive Director Blount Co Children's Advocacy Center 212 Cates Street Maryville, TN 37801 (865) 981-2000 |
Sharon Hurt Executive Director Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership, Inc. 1215 9th Avenue, North, Suite 201 Nashville, TN 37208 (615) 726-5867 |
Susan Kirk |
Robbye Lewis 1032 Thelmeta Drive Chattanooga, TN 37421 (423) 267-2320 |
| Tony Martini President and CEO Memphis Goodwill Industries, Inc. 6899 Stage Road Memphis, TN 38133 (901) 323-6221 x101 |
Kathryn (Kate) O'Day President/CEO Child & Family Tennessee 901 East Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37915 (865) 524-7483 |
| Barbara Quinn President/CEO Park Center 801 12th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 242-3831 |
Clare M. Sawyer Executive Director Chattanooga Area Food Bank 3402 Hawthorne Street Chattanooga, TN 37406 (423) 622-1800 |
| Christine Anne Scott Women In Transition Partnership 7744 Luxmore Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 531-2708 |
Cyndee Rice Sims, Retired Executive Director 3414 Pinewood Terrace Lane Chattanooga, TN 37411 (423) 624-2873 |
| Karen Sowers Dean and Professor University of Tennessee College of Social Work 109 Henson Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-3333 (865) 974-3176 |
William Tichi 378 Elmington Avenue Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 279-5313 |
| Bo Walker Associate Director Partnership for Families, Children & Adults, Inc. 1800 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 (423) 697-3821 |
Mike Warr Porter-Leath Children's Center 868 North Manassas Street Memphis, TN 38107 (901) 577-2500 |
| Janet Whaley Executive Director Frayser-Millington Mental Health Center 6309 Mercury Cover Bartlett, TN 38134 (901) 354-7315 |
Homer C. Wilkins, Retired 12504 Yarnell Road Knoxville, TN 37932 (865) 690-2653 |
INVITEES
| Terence W. Adams (Terry) Executive Director (CEO) Genesis Learning Centers 430 Allied Drive Nashville, TN 37211 (615) 832-4222 |
Lois Barrett-Luke Director, Child and Adult Care Licensing State of Tennessee, Dept. of Human Services 400 Deaderick St., 14th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 313-4779 |
| Cynthia L. Chapman Regional Administrator Department of Children's Services 3712 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37921 (865) 594-7101 |
Michelle Hankes |
Keith Johnson |
Nancy Peace Executive Director , TN Commission on Aging & Disability 500 Deaderick Street, Ste 825 Nashville, TN 37243-0860 (615) 741-2056 ext 134 |
| Shelby Tabeling Executive Director , TN Conference on Social Welfare 2008 8th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 313-9980 |
Nancy West CEO / President Siloam Family Health Center PO Box 41687 (820 Gale Lane) Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 298-6596 |
Invitations remain open for three years. The Institute's Board drops from the Invitation List those invitees who do not accept and use their invitation within that three-year window.
State List Chair Board Member
receives and presents nominees to the Institute's Board
Mike Warr
Porter-Leath Children's Center
868 North Manassas Street
Memphis, TN 38107
(901) 577-2500
Should you be interested in seeking an invitation to attend the Blue Ridge Institute, you may contact Mike Warr, Tennessee State List Chair, or any Tennessee member of the Blue Ridge Institute. Nomination forms are generally circulated in the early Fall of each year and must be received by the State List Chair by early October. Nominees are then presented to the Blue Ridge Institute Board of Directors at its November meeting. If nominees are accepted by the full Board, the Institute's Invitations Chair is then authorized to extend an invitation to individual for the the next-July Institute. Invitations generally come out in late April or early May of each year.
Conference Details
DATES
Mid-summer, annually
LOCATION
Fall Creek Falls State Park, near Pikeville, Tennessee.
LODGING
Reserved directly through Fall Creek Falls State Park: 1-800-250-8610 or 423-881-5241.