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Government Agencies
Office of the Governor Bill Haslam , Governor 615.741.2001
Stephen Smith , Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy stephen . m . smith @ tn . gov 615.741.2001
Tennessee Department of Education ( TDOE )
Candice McQueen , Commissioner candice . mcqueen @ tn . gov 615.741.8457
Elizabeth Fiveash , Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Legislative Affairs elizabeth . fiveash @ tn . gov 615.253.1960
Tennessee State Board of Education
Sara Heyburn Morrison , Executive Director sara . heyburn @ tn . gov 615.741.2966
Nathan James , Director of Legislative and External Affairs nathan . james @ tn . gov 615.532.3528
Tennessee Higher Education Commission ( THEC )
Mike Krause , Executive Director mike . krause @ tn . gov 615.741.7561
Scott Sloan , General Counsel & Associate Executive Director for Legal & Regulatory Affairs scott . sloan @ tn . gov 615.741.7571
Drive to 55 / Tennessee Promise
Pending Appointment
Tennessee Board of Regents ( TBR )
David Gregory , Acting Chancellor
chancellor @ tbr . edu , david . gregory @ tbr . edu
615.366.4403
Ginger Hausser , Director of External Affairs ginger . hausser @ tbr . edu 615.365.1510
University of Tennessee ( UT ) System
Joe DiPietro , President president @ tennessee . edu 865.974.2241
Anthony Haynes , Vice President for Government Relations & Advocacy anthony . haynes @ tennessee . edu 615.741.8220
Tennessee Comptroller ’ s Office of Research and Education Accountability ( OREA )
Russell Moore , Director russell . moore @ cot . tn . gov 615.401.7880
Centers of Regional Excellence ( CORE )
Meghan Curran , Executive Director of CORE meghan . curran @ tn . gov 615.337.5331
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