Local Economic Developers
Below is contact information for our local economic development parters in the 15 county service territory, which serve as our Advisory Committee.
Anderson County
- Kim Denton, President; Oak Ridge Economic Partnership
- Tim Thompson, President; Anderson County Economic Development Association
Blount County
- Bryan Daniels, Executive Vice President; Blount County Industrial Development Board
- Bill Hammon, Assistant City Manager; City of Alcoa
Campbell County
- Betty Snodderly, Administrator; Campbell County, TN
Claiborne County
- Dennis Shipley, Executive Vice President/Director; Claiborne County, TN
Cocke County
- Sherry Butler, Acting Administrator/Executive Director; Newport-Cocke County Economic Development Commission
Grainger County
- Ray McElhaney, Executive Director; Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority
Jefferson County
- Don Cason, President & CEO; Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Knox County
- Doug Lawyer, Director of Economic Development; Knoxville Chamber
- Todd Napier, Director of Development; The Development Corporation of Knox County
Loudon County
- Pat Phillips, President; Loudon County Economic Development Agency
Monroe County
- Ron Hammontree, Executive Director; Tellico Reservoir Development Agency
- Shane Burris, Director of Monroe County Economic Development; Monroe County, TN
Morgan County
- Becky Ruppe, County Executive; Morgan County
Roane County
- Leslie Henderson, President & CEO; The Roane Alliance
Scott County
- Almeda Peavyhouse, Executive Director; Scott County, TN
Sevier County
- Allen Newton, Executive Director; Sevier County Economic Development Council
Union County
- Larry Lay, Mayor; Union County, TN
State of Tennessee, ECD
- Gary Human, Jobs Development Specialist
- Michelle Scarbrough, Jobs Development Specialist
Tennessee Valley Authority
- John Harenza, Economic Development Specialist
