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Here are the members of the 2010-2011 TAMS Board of Directors!

In addition to a photo, each listing includes the Board Member's current professional position and contact information.

TAMS Board of Trustees

TAMS 2010-2011 Board, in session at the Summer Conference, June 2011

President:
Sandra Tinnon
sandra.tinnon@att.net
Retired Metro Nashville Administrator
700 Sedgewick Place
Franklin, TN 37067
615-791-2528
President Elect:
Ritchie Stevenson
rstevenson@bradleyschools.org
Principal
Lake Forest Middle School
610 Kile Lake Road SE
Cleveland, TN 37323
423-478-8821
423-478-8832 (fax)

Past President:
Cedrick Gray
drcedgray@bellsouth.net
Superintendent of Schools
Fayette County Schools
126 West Market St.
Somerville, TN 38068
901-465-5260
Vice President:
Wanda Wicks

Treasurer:
Michael M. Simmons
simmonsm17@k12tn.net
Principal
Athens Middle School
200 Keith Lane
Athens, TN 37303
(423) 745-1177
(423) 745-9679 (fax)
Executive Director:
J. Paul Williams
pwilliams7751@comcast.net
Retired Principal
P.O. Box 70748
Knoxville, TN 37938
(865) 922-1248
Secretary:
Rise W. Pope

rise.pope@nmps.org
Principal
Rosa Parks Math & Science Magnet School
1025 9th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 291-6405
(615) 291-6337 (fax)
Teacher Representative:
East Tennessee (3 of 3 year term)
Jessica Smith
jessica.smith@knoxschools.org
Teacher
Carter Middle School
204 N Carter School Road
Strawberry Plains, TN 37871
(865) 933-3426
Historian/
Parliamentarian:
Teresa Busler
teresa.busler@knoxschools.org
Teacher
Halls Middle School
4317 E Emory Rd
Knoxville, TN 37938
(865) 922-7494
Teacher Representative:
West Tennessee (1 of 3 year term):
Jessie Mae Hubbard

hubbardj@mcsk12.net
Instructional Facilitator
Wooddale Middle School
3467 Castleman
Memphis, TN 38118
(901) 416-2024
Administrative Representative:
Middle Tennessee (3 of 3 year term)
Tracy Bruno
daniel.bruno@mnps.org
Principal
Isaac Litton Middle School
4601 Hedgewood Drive
Nashville, TN 37216
(615) 262-6700
Teacher Representative:
Middle Tennessee (2 of 3 year term)
TBA
Administrative Representative:
West Tennessee (1 of 3 year term)
TBA
Higher Ed. Representative:
West Tennessee (3 of 3 year term)
Angiline Powell
apowell3@memphis.edu
Associate Professor
University of Memphis
College of Education
411B Ball Hall
Memphis, TN 38152
(901) 678-4080 - fax: 901-687-0299
Administrative Representative:
East Tennessee (2 of 3 year term)
TBA
Higher Ed. Representative:
East Tennessee (1 of 3 year term)
Jo Ann Cady
jcady@utk.edu
Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education
University of Tennessee
A407 Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-3442
(865) 974-4235 - fax: (865) 974-8718
Representative At-Large:
East Tennessee (3 of 3 year term)
Jay Wormsley
jay.wormsley@knoxschools.org
Assistant Principal
Halls Middle School
4317 E. Emory Road
Knoxville, TN 37938
(865) 922-7494
Higher Ed. Representative:
Middle Tennessee (2 of 3 year term)
Stephanie Richards
srichards@tntech.edu
Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Tennessee Technological University
PO Box 5042
Cookeville, TN 38505
931-434-2682
Representative At-Large:
West Tennessee (1 of 3 year term)
Phyllis Roy
Assistant Principal
Wooddale Middle School
3467 Castleman
Memphis, TN 38118
Research/Development Liaison:
Allen Seed
aseed@memphis.edu
Associate Professor
406 Ball Hall, ICL Department
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152
(901) 678-2168
Representative At-Large:
Middle Tennessee (2 of 3 year term)
Janet Murphy
janet.murphy@mnps.org
Principal
W.A. Bass Middle School
5200 Delaware Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 298-8065
Secondary Liaison:
Karen Harrel
karen.harrel@knoxschools.org
Assistant Principal
Central High School
5321 Jacksboro Pike
Knoxville, TN 37918
865-689-1400
State Dept. of Education Liaison:
James Herman
James.Herman@tn.gov
Director, Reading and English/Language Arts
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-1626 - fax: 615-741-3387
TAMS Journal Editor:
Shirley Key
skey@memphis.edu
Associate Professor
University of Memphis
College of Education
419 A Ball Hall
Memphis, TN 38152
(901) 678-2626
TidBits Editor:
Katye Clemmons
katye.clemmons@knoxschools.org
Assistant Principal
Carter Middle School
204 N. Carter School Road
Strawberry Plains, TN 37871
865-933-3426 - fax: 865-932-8170
Corrections???
Email David Dixon, TAMS website
daviddixon@mac.com
Retired Knox County Instrumental Music Teacher/Tech Coordinator
NMSA Liaison:
Ashley Smith, Jr.
asmith2000@yahoo.com
Lee University
Helen DeVos College of Education
P.O. Box 3450
Cleveland, TN 37320-3450
(423) 614-8178
(423) 614-8180 (fax)
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