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Meet The Team

“Whenever a company selects Tennessee, I always ask what made the difference. It’s rarely incentives or even the location—it’s our people. The collaboration across Team Tennessee, from local leadership to our federal delegation, is what truly sets us apart. That level of alignment is unique, and it’s why companies continue to choose Tennessee.”

Stuart C. McWhorter

Deputy Governor and TNECD Commissioner

Executive Leadership Team

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Jennings Ragan
Scheduler & Advisor to Deputy Governor / Commissioner McWhorter
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Yolanda Mitchell
Executive Administrative Assistant

Legislative Affairs

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Braden Stover
Chief Policy Officer
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Cameron Snow
Legislative Liaison

Statewide Business Development

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Karel Abboud
Global Director of Foreign Direct Investment and Business Development
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Callie Cook
Global Director of Research & Development Initiatives
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Stephen Crook
Director of Business Development
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Debbie Clabo
Director of Tax
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Kayla Hampton
Tax Information Analyst
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Amy Kosanovic
FastTrack Program Director
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Jennie McCabe
Director of Workforce Development
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Joseph Patrick
Program Coordinator
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Scottie Tudor
Assistant Workforce Development Director

Regional Business Development

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Tracey Exum
Southwest Tennessee Regional Director
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John Hatfield
Southern Middle Tennessee Regional Director
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Janna Hellums
Northwest Tennessee Regional Director
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Gary Human
East Tennessee Regional Director
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Erin Hutchens
Northern Middle Tennessee Regional Director
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Angela Regitko
Upper Cumberland Regional Director
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Blake Swaggart
Greater Memphis Regional Director
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Lynn Tully
Northeast Tennessee Regional Director
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Crystal Bryant
Business Development Consultant, East Tennessee
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Derek Driskill
Business Development Consultant, Northeast Tennessee
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Kalee Harryman
Business Development Consultant, Northern Middle Tennessee
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Tessa Kyle
Business Development Consultant, Northwest Tennessee
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Greg Lowe
Business Development Consultant, Southern Middle Tennessee
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Michelle Scarbrough
Business Development Consultant, East Tennessee
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Hannah Young
Business Development Consultant, Southeast Tennessee
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Alex Wilson
Business Development Consultant, Greater Memphis
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Shaun Scantland
Business Development Consultant, Upper Cumberland

Marketing and Communications

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Lindsey Tipton
Director of Communications
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Baylee Vrtiska
Director of Content
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Levi Gibson
Multimedia Production Lead
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Chris O’Brien
Public Information Officer
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Gregory Lanway
Associate Creative Director
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Amelia Kingrey
Graphic Designer

Community and Rural Development

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Rachel Powers Selbe
Deputy Assistant Commissioner
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Kent Archer
Director of Community Infrastructure
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Kayla Baxter
CDBG Project Manager
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Taylre Beaty
Broadband Program Director
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Alaire Brown
Director of Operations
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Ciara Carl
Digital Opportunity Grant Coordinator
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Frank Clark
Tennessee Main Street Assistant Director
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Taylor Collins
Broadband Grants Administrator
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Tracey Davis
Grants Coordinator
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Codi Drake
Digital Opportunity Grant Manager
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Allison Fox
Grants Analyst
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Lindsay Gainous
Project Coordinator
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Emily Hale
Broadband Assistant Director
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Sarah Elizabeth Hickman-McLeod
Rural Development Grant Program Manager
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Kirby Lewis-Gill
Site Development Director
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Tiffany Musgrave
Grant Program Coordinator
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Jill Osborne
Rural Development Grant Program Manager
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Kim Parks
Tennessee Main Street Director
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Donovan Spann
Broadband Infrastructure Grant Manager
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Lea Thomason
CDBG Project Manager
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Lynn Tutor
CDBG Assistant Director
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Jimmy West
Capital Projects Senior Advisor
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Jill White
ARC Program Director

Office of Innovation

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Sydney Forrest
Program Coordinator
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Wisty Pender
BERO Director
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Lamont Price
Innovation Director
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Matt Nord
Fund Tennessee Project Manager

Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT)

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Cassie Stinson
Director of Research
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Jackson Broadwell
Research Manager
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Lilly Byrne
Economic Research Analyst
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Malori Hales
Statistical Research Analyst
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Junior Perez
Economic Research Analyst
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Travis Rollins
Data and Research Specialist
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Jeremy Stiles
Research Manager

Administrative Services and Operations

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Stephanie Burnette
Budget and Financial Operations Administrator
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Tiffany Crawford
Budget and Financial Operations Administrator
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Allyson Crystal
Budget and Financial Operations Administrator
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Stacey Puckett-Walker
Budget and Financial Operations Administrator
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Angel Giles
Project Coordinator/Office and Resource Manager
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Brittney Holt
Office and Resource Manager
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Kathy Jenkins
Records Officer
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Julia Blair Jones
Auditor
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De’Antonio Johnson
Administrative Services Assistant
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Meseid Mikheil
Accountant
Jasmine Miller
Jasmine Miller
Accountant
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John Morton
Auditor
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Danica Myers
Contract Coordinator
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Shoney Naquin
Fiscal Director
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Paranee Phatanaratchadapong
Senior Business Analyst
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Tavian Robey
Financial Operations Team Coordinator
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Hanaa Saeed
Accountant
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Teresa Trimble
Accounting Technician
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Damien Wynn
Department Controller
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Emad Ayoub 
Business Technical Support (STS)
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Gary Jenkins
Information Technology Senior Manager
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Tina L. Uhles
Business Tech Support Lead (STS)
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Rachel Von Hendrix
Business Solutions Director (STS)

Tennessee Entertainment Commission (TEC)

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Bob Raines
Executive Director
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Jimmy Wheeler
Director of Business Development, Music Office
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Gisela Moore
Project Manager, Film Office

International Offices

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Steffen Bayer
Director of Business Development, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
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Adam Breeze
Director of Business Development, United Kingdom and Ireland
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Virginia Crowley
Director of Business Development, Italy and Spain
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Yumi Mitamura
Director of Business Development, Japan
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Hee-jung Shin
Director of Business Development, Korea

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