All IPS Staff

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Marc Alley

Emergency/Fire Management Consultant
(423) 715-4072

Eric Amos

Interim Executive Director
(629) 213-0043

Linda Arms

Health and Safety Specialist
(865) 974-2796

Melissa Ashburn

Legal Consultant

Pete Auger

Municipal Management Consultant
(423) 854-9882

Stephen Austin

Legal Consultant

Nikki Ballentine

Manager of Training and Technology Services

Jutta Bangs

APEX Counselor
(865) 483-0623

Debbie Barber

PTAC Field Consultant

Brian Barnett

Director of World Languages

Lori Barton

Economic Development Specialist
(865) 974-6628

Misty Bean

Business Manager
(865) 946-3201

Eileen Bernstein

Interpretation and Translation Project Manager

Brenda Bess

Financial Assistant
(615) 741-7579

Adela Bonta

Training Specialist
(615) 549-0860

Harold Booker

Solutions Consultant

Lisa Boothby

Financial Analyst & Compliance Officer

Hal Boyd

Legal Consultant
(865) 974-0411

Tom Brashear

Environmental Management Consultant

Donna Bridges

Accounting Specialist

Doug Brown

Training and Development Coordinator
(865) 974-9140

Sherri Brown

Administrative Specialist II

Kristy Godsey Brown

Manager of Legal Services
(615) 532-3555

Michelle Buckner

Administrative Specialist II

Emalee Buttrey

Training Specialist

Herb Byrd, III

Vice President of Public Service
(865) 974-6621

Maya Campbell

Spanish Instructor

Angie Carrier

Municipal Management Program Manager

John Chlarson

Public Works Consultant

Trent Clagg

CPM Program Manager
(865) 974-6627

Veronica Clark

APEX Counselor

Taylor Coker

Property Assessment Consultant

Sherri Cooper-Duru

Business Manager
(615) 532-9363

Steve Cross

Technical Consulting Program Manager

Tintin Czach

TCED Program Director
(615) 532-4922

Jen Dangelo

APEX Specialist
(615) 532-8657

Kristen Davis

Director of Development

Anji Deaton

Finance and Accounting Consultant

Dana Deem

Municipal Management Consultant
(731) 212-4730

Kim Denton

TCED Director
(865) 974-8464

Misty DePriest

Resource Program Manager

Autumn Derrick

Workforce Development Consultant

Yolanda Dillard

Training and Development Consultant

Wes Doyle

Communications Specialist

Valerie Dugan

Administrative Specialist

Heather Duncan

County Government Consultant

Aimee Dunphy

Project Manager

Cyndy Edmonds

Online Training Specialist

Desiree Eldridge

Library Associate

Rachel Ellington

Training Consultant

Macel Ely

Executive Director
(865) 974-9830

Jennifer Eppley

Program Administrator, American Job Center One Stop Program

John Eskew

Municipal Court Specialist
(615) 733-0604

Lyshanda Ewing

Administrative Coordinator

Wes Fernandez

Business Manager

Megan France

Training Specialist

Bernadette Fuller

Solutions Consultant

Tammy Gage

Administrative Specialist
(615) 532-8657

Mike Galey

County Government Consultant
(731) 881-7056

Nancy Gibson

Codes Administrative Specialist

Aaron Gillespie

Health and Safety Consultant

Liz Gossett

Marketing Director
(615) 532-3555

Joe Griffin

Property Assessment Consultant
(615) 532-3555

John Grubbs

HR Consultant
(615) 532-2588

Rick Hall

County Government Consultant
(423) 282-4141

Russell Harris

Customer Service Specialist

Jessica Harris

Training and Development Coordinator

Brad Harris

Finance and Accounting Consultant
(423) 718-0797

Jim Hart

Manager of Field Services and Jail Management Consultant
(423) 413-7902

Owen Harvey

IT Administrator
(615) 532-8657

Trevor Henderson

Substance Use Consultant, Middle TN

Kim Henry

Training Coordinator
(615) 532-3555

Matt Hensley

Training and Development Consultant

Irma Hernandez

Bilingual Administrative Coordinator, English Programs

Courtney Hickman

Administrative Coordinator

Bridgette Hodge

Administrative Specialist

Dustin Housewright

Director of Health, Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Jeff Hundley

Training Coordinator

Gary Jaeckel

Municipal Management Consultant

Paul Jennings

Executive Director

Joe Jones

IT Administrator
joe.jones@tennessee.edu

Jason Jones

Training Specialist
(865) 946-3201

Rhiannon Jones

Program Manager

Erin Keafer

Assistant Director of English Programs
(615) 741-7579

Kristy Keel-Blackmon

Creative Manager
(865) 974-1548

Martha Kelley

Performance Improvement Consultant

Melisa Kelton

County Government Consultant

Jacob Kennedy

Database Consultant

Jeremy Kourvelas

Substance Use Program Coordinator

Bryan Lane

OSHA Safety Consultant
(615) 319-7462

Karin Langan

Director of External Funding

DeAnna Ledbetter

Administrative Support Assistant

Lee Leonard

Solutions Consultant
(931) 212-7278

James Lewellen

Management Consultant

Jeff Lindsey

Program Manager

Genevieve Linton

Program Manager

Gabe Looney

Property Assessment Consultant
(865) 271-7803

Mauricio Lopera

Assistant Director, World Languages

Armintha Loveday

Administrative Specialist II

Enrique Macias de Anda

Manufacturing Consultant

Brandon Marks

Certified County Finance Officer Training Specialist

Patrick Marsh

Municipal Management Consultant

Tyler Mayes

County Government Consultant
(865) 809-5676

Sarah McCall

Substance Use Consultant, East TN

Adrian McDaniel

Interpretation and Translation Project Manager

Keith McGee

Training Specialist
(615) 532-3555

Angie McLemore

Administrative Coordinator

Kayley McMahan

Research and Evaluation Specialist

Kelley McNeal

Training Consultant

Chandra McPherson

Training Specialist

Jeff Metzger

Legal Consultant

Mia Miceli

Marketing Content Specialist
(865) 974-6621

Paul Middlebrooks

APEX Accelerator Manager

Patrick Mills

Training Coordinator

Bassem Mina

Training Coordinator
(615) 839-5789

David Moore

Police Management Consultant
(731) 514-2715

Randy Murray

Training Specialist

Kelley Myers

Municipal Codes Coordinator

Warren Nevad

Municipal Management Consultant

Danny Norman

Manufacturing Consultant

Margaret Norris

Executive Director

Stephanie O'Hara

Legal Consultant

Abner Oglesby

Legal Manager

Johanna Owenby

Training and Development Manager

Carmen O’Hagan

Solutions Consultant

Mahasweta Panigrahy

Interpretation and Translation Project Manager

Missy Pankake

Director of Marketing and Communications

Donald Pannell

Fire Management Consultant

Tamera Parsons

Performance Improvement Consultant

Chris Payne

Training Consultant
(615) 532-3555

Percy Person

Director of IT and Administrative Services

Brad Peters

Public Works Consultant
(865) 974-0416

Audra Pinson

Performance Consultant

Richard Ponce-de-Leon

Interpretation and Translation Services Director
(629) 213-0046

Kim Raia

Environmental Management Consultant
(865) 974-6434

Dwaine Raper

Solutions Consultant Team Leader

Gordon Reed

Solutions Consultant
(423) 426-2606

Lynn Reed

Productivity Consultant
(615) 532-8883

Kaycee Reese

Administrative Coordinator

Todd Reeves

Business Development Manager
(865) 974-2249

McKenzie Ridner

Data Analyst

Jenny Rish

Director of English Programs

Felicia Roberts

Administrative Specialist

Chris Roberts

IT Manager

Wesley Robertson

County Government Consultant

Susan Robertson

Communications Manager

Tomi Rogers

HR and Operations Manager
(865) 974-1535

Honna Rogers

Municipal Management Consultant

Donnie Ross

Training Specialist
(865) 946-3201

Rachel Ruble

Administrative Coordinator

Apryl Ruiz

Operations and HR Assistant
(615) 741-7579

Del Sable

Training and Development Consultant
(615) 647-0764

Rick Scarbrough

Executive Director

Tim Schade

Training Specialist
(865) 946-3201

Kelsey Schweitzer

County Government Consultant

Karen Seay

Codes Administrative Specialist
(865) 974-5976

Amanda Shappard

Fiscal Director

Lisa Shipley

Information Technology Analyst

Clint Shrum

Criminal Justice Consultant
(931) 273-4736

Chris Shults

Grants and Research Director

Brianna Simmons

Administrative Coordinator

Laylah Smith

Legal Consultant

Katie Smith

IT Coordinator
(615) 741-7579

Eric Spencer

Finance and Accounting Program Manager

Jana Spitzer

Training Specialist

Kay Stegall

Finance and Accounting Consultant

Dereck Stewart

Training Associate

Jeff Stiles

Police Consultant
(865) 243-5447

John Sutton

CCFO Program Manager
(865) 963-5633

Andre Temple

Solutions Consultant

Mary Kate Thomas

Accounting Specialist

Jennifer Tourville

Executive Director, SMART Initiative

Xavier Trujillo

Bilingual Front Office Coordinator

Peter Voss

HR Consultant
(901) 481-6575

John Waddell

Legal Consultant

Jon Walden

Executive Director
(615) 532-3555

Tim Waldo

Workforce Consultant
(865) 974-5015

Kaley Walker

County Government Consultant

Kerry Watkins

Finance Consultant

Misty Watts

Administrative Specialist
(865) 946-3201

Rick Whitehead

Municipal Management Consultant

Karisma Williams

Operations Specialist

Ramona Wilson

Administrative Coordinator

Derrick Woods

Criminal Justice Consultant

Randi Wright

Customer Service Specialist

Steve Wyatt

Utility Operations Consultant
(731) 425-4776

Rumira Xhaferaj

Chief Business Officer