2015-16 Public Education in Tennessee: A Policymaker’s Guide | Page 22

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Office of the Governor Bill Haslam, Governor 615.741.2001 Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) Dr. Candice McQueen, Commissioner 615.741.5158 Stephen Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Legislation [email protected] 615.741.1111 Tennessee State Board of Education (SBOE) Dr. Sara Heyburn, Executive Director [email protected] 615.741.2966 Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Betty Dandridge-Johnson, Associate Executive Director for Academic Affairs betty.dandridge.johnson@ tn.gov 615.741.7573 Jessica Gibson, Assistant Executive Director of Policy, Planning, & Research [email protected] 615.741.7572 Drive to 55/Tennessee Promise Mike Krause, Executive Director [email protected] 615.741.1727 Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) John G. Morgan, Chancellor [email protected] 615.366.4403 David Gregory, Vice Chancellor of Administration [email protected] 615.366.4435 Dr. Joe DiPietro, President [email protected] 865.974.2241 Anthony Haynes, Vice President for Government Relations & Advocacy [email protected] 615.741.8220 Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) Dr. Phillip Doss, Director [email protected] 615.401.7869 Centers of Regional Excellence (CORE) Ken Green, Chief District Support Officer [email protected] 865.228.5922 Jamie Woodson, President and Chief Executive Officer [email protected] 615.727.1545 Jennie Verner, Director of Advocacy [email protected] 615.727.1545 Dr. Jared Bigham, Director of College and Career Readiness [email protected] 615.727.1545 Association of Independent and Municipal Schools (AIMS) Marilyn Mathis, Executive Director marilyn.mathis@hotmail. com 615.330.0799 Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation Dr. Candice McQueen, Founding Director [email protected] 615.966.1031 The Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences (CEEMS) Dr. Susan Benner, Co-Director [email protected] 865.974.9598 Dr. Susan Riechert, Co-Director [email protected] 865.974.6187 Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) Theresa Carl, President [email protected] 615.253.3600 Professional Educators of Tennessee (PET) Dr. J. C. Bowman, Executive Director [email protected] 615.778.0803 Tennessee Charter School Center Greg Thompson, Chief Executive Officer [email protected] 615.401.7222 Emily Lilley, Director of Policy [email protected] 615.401.7222 University of Tennessee (UT) System INDEPENDENT TENNESSEE EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) 22 | Public Education in Tennesee