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| Division | |||
| Name | Position | Email.Address@tn.gov | Phone |
| Executive | |||
| Richard Rhoda | Executive Director | Richard.Rhoda | (615) 741-7561 |
| Lovella Carter | Executive Secretary II | Lovella.Carter | (615) 741-7562 |
| Ann Collett | Internal Auditor | Ann.Collett | (615) 253-7463 |
| Academic Affairs | |||
| Betty Dandridge-Johnson | Associate Executive Director for Academic Affairs | Betty.Dandridge.Johnson | (615) 741-7573 |
| Mike Krause | Assistant Executive Director for Academic Affairs | Mike.Krause | (615) 532-9704 |
| Herbert Brown | Academic Affairs Analyst | Herbert.J.Brown | (615) 741-0060 |
| Melissa Stugart | Core to College Director | Melissa.Stugart | (615) 741-3055 | Race to the Top |
| Katrina Miller | First to the Top Director | Katrina.Miller | (615) 532-7977 |
| Victoria Harpool | Program Coordinator | Victoria.Harpool | (615) 741-0745 |
| Kathryn Meyer | Higher Education Program Analyst | Kathryn.Meyer | (615) 253-8873 |
| Fiscal Affairs | |||
| Russ Deaton | Associate Executive Director for Finance & Administration | Russ.Deaton | (615) 532-3860 |
| O.W. Higley, Jr. | Chief Operating Officer | O.W.Higley | (615) 532-9846 |
| Jason Cavender | TSAC Chief Financial Officer | Jason.Cavender | (615) 532-8303 |
| Stephanie Strong | Fiscal Director III | Stephanie.L.Strong | (615) 253-7467 |
| Trish Hensley | Fiscal Director II | Trish.Hensley | (615) 253-7446 |
| Crystal Collins | Director of Fiscal Policy and Facilities Analysis | Crystal.Collins | (615) 741-7578 |
| Douglas Mennen | Intern | Douglas.Mennen | (615) 741-0350 |
| Sue Tacker | Administrative Services Manager | Sue.Tacker | (615) 253-7447 |
| Corsina Wiley | Higher Education Administrative Budget Analyst III | Corsina.Wiley | (615) 532-8301 |
| Susan Douglas | Purchasing Officer | Susan.Douglas | (615) 532-8849 |
| Patsy Crawford | Administrative Services Assistant IV | Patsy.Crawford | (615) 741-7574 |
| Dana Salyer | Administrative Services Assistant III | Dana.Salyer | (615) 253-7443 |
| Ahmed Feroze | Accounting Services Assistant III | Ahmed.Feroze | (615) 253-7451 |
| Linda Cantrell | Accounting Technician II | Linda.Cantrell | (615) 253-7449 |
| Laura Stewart | Human Resources Director | Laura.Stewart | (615) 532-8251 |
| Nancy Bernstein | Contract Compliance Director | Nancy.Bernstein | (615) 253-7484 |
| Heather King | Assistant Director of Information Technology | Heather.King | (615) 532-8842 |
| Jayson Loope | Information Resource Support Specialist II | Jayson.Loope | (615) 253-8871 |
| Legal & Regulatory Affairs | |||
| Scott Sloan | General Counsel and Associate Executive Director for Legal & Regulatory Affairs | Scott.Sloan | (615) 741-7571 |
| Emily Petro | Graduate Assistant | Emly.Petro | (615) 253-5335 |
| Postsecondary School Authorization | |||
| Stephanie Bellard Chase | Assistant Executive Director for Postsecondary School Authorization | Stephanie.Bellard | (615) 532-7495 |
| Julie Woodruff | Director of DPSA and Lead Attorney | Julie.Woodruff | (615) 253-8857 |
| Latonya Todd | Associate Director of Compliance & Regulatory Affairs | Latonya.Todd | (615) 253-6287 |
| Edward Phillips | Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs and Compliance | Edward.Phillips | (615) 532-9758 |
| Lindsey Vaughan | Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs | Lindsey.Vaughan | (615) 253-8874 |
| Diby Kouadio | Director of Research and Statistical Analysis | Diby.Kouadio | (615) 253-1494 |
| Bill Crittenden | Assistant Director for Compliance | Bill.Crittenden | (615) 253-8859 |
| Lee Cunningham | Investigations Officer & Lead Auditor | Lee.Cunningham | (615) 253-3197 |
| Eboni Wiley | Investigations Officer | Eboni.Wiley | (615) 741-8797 |
| Lynda Lu Perrin | Investigations Officer | Lynda-Lu.Perrin | (615) 741-0662 |
| Peggy Cockerham | Investigations Officer | Peggy.Cockerham | (615) 253-6286 |
| Dick Mansfield | Investigations Officer | Dick.Mansfield | (615) 532-7493 |
| Tanisha Smith | Research and Database Manager | Tanisha.Smith | (615) 741-0664 |
| Carolyn Qualls | Legal & Administrative Specialist | Carolyn.Qualls | (615) 253-6289 |
| Teresa Warren | Technical Educational Specialist | Teresa.Warren | (615) 253-6285 |
| Erica Brice | Educational and Research Specialist | Erica.Brice | (615) 253-8858 |
| Melissa Stevenson | Administrative Assistant | Melissa.Stevenson | (615) 741-5293 |
| Rosie Padgett | Administrative Assistant IV | Rosie.Padgett | (615) 741-3605 |
| Michael Barcroft | IT-Pro - Program Analyst | Michael.Barcroft | |
| Wayne Witter | Graduate Assistant | Wayne.Witter | (615) 741-1073 |
| Veterans Education | |||
| Tom Morrison | Assistant Executive Director of Veterans Education | Tom.Morrison | (615) 741-7569 |
| Debbie Gardner | Director of Veterans Education | Deborah.Gardner | (615) 741-3606 |
| Alfred Klar | Educational Specialist III | Alfred.Klar | (615) 741-3607 |
| Bob Purvis | Educational Specialist III | Bob.Purvis | (615) 741-7568 |
| Policy, Planning and Research | |||
| David Wright | Associate Executive Director for Strategic Planning & Policy Research | David.L.Wright | (615) 532-3862 |
| Jessica Gibson | Assistant Executive Director of Policy, Planning, & Research | Jessica.Gibson | (615) 741-7572 |
| Thomas Sanford | Assistant Executive Director of Policy, Planning, & Research | Thomas.Sanford | (615) 741-0731 |
| James Hawkins | Assistant Executive Director of Policy, Planning, & Research | James.Hawkins | (615) 741-7563 |
| Alexander Gorbunov | Associate Director of Research | Alexander.Gorbunov | (615) 532-8017 |
| Penny Shelton | Assistant Director of College Access and Success Partnerships | Penny.Shelton | (615) 741-9420 |
| Indrani Ojha | Associate Director of Information Systems | Indrani.Ojha | (615) 253-7462 |
| Anamika Mazumdar | THEC Student Information System Manager | Anamika.Mazumdar | (615) 741-7566 |
| Patrik Bursik | Data Management Specialist | Patrik.Bursik | (615) 741-2843 |
| Blake Walker | Data Management Specialist | Blake.Walker | (615) 741-7564 |
| Wilson Finch | CIC Program Analyst | Wilson.Finch | (615) 741-2204 |
| Kimberly Martin | Policy, Planning, and Research Analyst | Kimberly.D.Martin | (615) 532-6613 |
| Kosha Shah | IT Pro Program Analyst | Kosha.Shah | (615) 253-8872 |
| Steven Gentile | Graduate Assistant | Steven.Gentile | (615) 741-1072 |
| P-16 Initiatives GEAR UP | |||
| Troy Grant | THEC Director of College Access Initiatives | Troy.Grant | (615) 532-0423 |
| Doug Cullum | Fiscal Manager | Doug.Cullum | (615) 532-0435 |
| Leigh Ann Bodie | THEC Assistant Director of College Access Initiatives | LeighAnn.Bodie | (615) 532-0406 |
| Kate Derrick | Communications Director | Kate.Derrick | (615) 532-0428 |
| Matt Freeman | Program Analyst | Matt.Freeman | (615) 532-0419 |
| Shayla Guy | Regional Coordinator | Shayla.Guy | (901) 500-5579 |
| Duane Gregg | Regional Coordinator | Duane.Gregg | (865) 206-7071 |
| Gray Flora | Outreach Specialist, CollegeforTN.org | Gray.Flora | (615) 741-8957 |
| Kate Watts | Outreach Specialist, CollegeforTN.org | Kate.Watts | (615) 741-1318 |
| Melinda Dunn | Administrative Services Assistant III | Melinda.Dunn | (615) 532-0402 |
| Mary Laphen | Graduate Assistant | Mary.Laphen | (615) 253-5323 |
| Amanda Klafehn | Graduate Assistant | Amanda.Klafehn | (615) 741-7565 |
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