About the Coalition
Plan - Adapt - Thrive
We are a coalition of elected officials, homeowners, business owners, faith leaders, and community members from across the Volunteer State working to better prepare our state from increasingly more frequent and severe weather events, including floods, wildfires, extreme heat, drought, tornadoes, and earthquakes
Government Officials
County
Brice Kidwell, Anderson County EMA Director
Randy Shannon, former Benton County Mayor
Ronnie Hudson, Bledsoe County EMA Director
Julie Konkel, Blount County Watershed Coordinator
Dennis Jones, Cheatham County EMA Director
Kerry McCarver, Cheatham County Mayor
Edwin Hogan, Cheatham County EMA Director
Brandon Connor, Chester County EMA Director
Joe Brooks, Claiborne County Mayor
David Breeding, Claiborne County EMA Director
Kyle Haney, Clay County EMA Director
Charles Parker, Dekalb County EMA Director
Chris Young, former Dyer County Mayor
Hunter Winfrey, Fayette County EMA Director
Jeremy Holley, Giles County EMA Director
Heather Sipe, Greeneville/Greene County EMA Director
Thomas Harrison, Hancock County Mayor
Mark Dewitte, Hawkins County Mayor
Jeremy Qualls, Haywood County EMA Director
Keith Bean, Jackson County EMA Director
Mark L. Potts, Jefferson County Mayor
Bill Newman, Lincoln County Mayor
Steve Jones, Macon County Mayor
Jimmy Harris, former Madison County Mayor
Stephen Lamb, Marion County EMA Director
Scott Thompson, McMinn County Fire Coordinator/Chief
Larry Smith, McNairy County Mayor
Candice Garrison, McNairy County Commissioner District 7
Chad Leming, Monroe County EMA Director
Jason Deal, Moore County EMA Director
Jody Zorsch, Morgan County EMA Director
Chris Bell, Morristown-Hamblen EMA Director
Garry Garrett, Pickett County EMA Director
Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor
Tyler Smith, Putnam County EMA Director
Ron Woody, former Roane County Executive
Tim Suter, Roane County EMA Director
Misty Haley, Shelby County EMA Director
Jimmy Erwin, Unicoi County EMA Director
Rusty Sells, Washington County EMA Director
Lanny Selby, White County Commissioner
City
Marc Woerner, Town of Atoka Administrator
Alice McDearman, City of Bells Alderwoman
Julian McTizic, City of Bolivar Mayor
Joe Sedlak, Town of Chapel Hill Alderman
Maria Price, City of Chattanooga Engineering Manager
William Cannon, City of Chattanooga Engineering Coordinator
Stan Williams, City of Clarksville Transportation Planning Director
Michael Gillespie, City of Decherd Mayor
Clint Huth, City of Dunlap Mayor
John Holden, City of Dyersburg Mayor
Brandon Butler, City of Fairview Commissioner
Ken Moore, City of Franklin Mayor
Shanna McCoy, City of Franklin Zoning and Floodplain Administrator
Charles Kaylor, Town of Graysville Mayor
Scott Mason, City of Harriman Manager
Carolyn Clark, Town of Kingston Springs Commissioner
Seema Singh, City of Knoxville Council Member, 3rd District
Kirsten Ert, City of Lakesite Manager
Curtis Hayes, Town of Livingston Mayor
Jeff Harris, City of Loudon Mayor
Tammy Wade, City of Milan Alderwoman
Margie Alexander, Town of Milledgeville Recorder
Calvin "Wayne" Cole, City of Millington Stormwater Coordinator
JJ Reels, Town of Monterey Mayor
Charles Hunt Jr., City of Mt. Juliet Civil Plans Reviewer
Rob Ealy, City of Mt. Juliet GIS Administrator/ Floodplain Manager
Courtney Johnston, Metro Nashville Davidson County District 26 Councilwoman
Halie Gallik, Town of Nolensville Commissioner
Jay Johnson, Town of Oakland Manager
Jana Fluty, Town of Obion Recorder
Omer Cox, Town of Oliver Springs Mayor
Hollie Berry, City of Red Bank Mayor
Stefanie Dalton, City of Red Bank Commissioner/Vice Mayor
Woody Evans, Spring City Mayor
Karen Melton, City of Sunbright Mayor
Ray Knowis, City of Tullahoma Mayor
Buddy Frazier, City of Waverly Mayor
Andrew Duggin, Town of Woodbury Mayor
Joseph Lewis, City of Woodland Mills Mayor
Community
Amihan April Alcazar, Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council
Mike Anderson, Stantec
Jeana Bailley, American Red Cross
David Blackwood, West Tennessee River Basin Authority
Dorie Bolze, Harpeth Conservancy
Steph Buell, Steph Buell Realtor
Lesleigh Carmichael
Catherine Colby, Environmental Committee of Walden, Tennessee
Kristen Colwell
David Criswell, EnSafe Inc.
James Crouch
John Dollarhide
Haley Dollarhide
Mary Fletcher
Jessica Gibbons-Benton, Elevate Consulting
Mike Gorney, Space Park South, LLC
Ron Graham, Siemens
Christy Haddad
Amy Heaslet
Krissy Hurley, National Weather Service, Nashville
Andrew Joyner, East Tennessee State University
Dwain Land, Tennessee Renewable Energy & Economic Development Council
Fred LeMay
Anita Licalsi
Clint Long
Lisa Long
Kimberly Longacre
Catherine Manley
Jason Mann, GEOServices, LLC
Amanda Maples, Waverly Flood Survivor
Marisa Mayhan
Patrick McMahon, Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Steve Mills, Tennessee Building Officials Association
Marat Moore, Citizen's Climate Lobby
Warren Nevad, University of Tennessee MTAS
Jeff Perigo, Perigo Communications
Stan Pickens
Amanda Price
Kim Raia, University of Tennessee CTAS
Mark Schwartz, Carthage & Nashville, TN
April Sheoff
William Steffenahgen, Fire Protection Associates Inc.
Susan Sykes
Gretchen Turner, Humphreys County Long Term Recovery
Todd Turner, Henderson Financial Group, Inc.
Thea Vowell, Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce
Heath Waters, J&S Construction
Kevin Watt, American Red Cross
Phillip Wills, Colonial Claims
Organizations
