The membership of the Advisory Council includes appointed representatives of the following Departments/Commissions/Council and agencies who serve on an ex-officio basis.
Unless otherwise noted, meetings convene at 2 PM in the Volunteer Room within the offices of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, located at 220 French Landing Drive in Nashville.
2013 dates are as follows:
February 13 (during Advisory Council meeting, 10:30 AM, Community Room, Metro Nashville Police Department Hermitage Precinct, 3701 James Kay Lane, Hermitage)
May 1
June 5 (during Advisory Council retreat, time and location TBA)
August 7
November 6
John Allen
Director of Behavioral Health Services
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 253.5190 phone
www.here4tn.com
john.allen@tn.gov
Sumita Banerjee
Customer Services Administrator
Tennessee Department of Human Services
400 Deaderick Street, 15th Floor
(615) 313-4728 phone
(615) 743-3553 fax
Nashville, TN 37243
sumita.banerjee@tn.gov
Jackie Berg
Training Specialist and Worker’s Compensation Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
220 French Landing Drive
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-2551 phone
Jackie.Berg@tn.gov
Wendell Cheek
Deputy Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-2931 phone
wendell.cheek@tn.gov
Gwen Hamer, MA
Director, Education and Development
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
601 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-6510 phone
gwen.hamer@tn.gov
Deborah Hardin, BS, RN
State Public Health Nursing Director
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, Fourth Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-0301 phone
deborah.hardin@tn.gov
Rachel Heitmann, MS
Director, Injury Prevention and Detection
Division of Family Health and Wellness
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, Fourth Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
(615) 741-0368 phone
(615) 741-1063 fax
Rachel.Heitmann@tn.gov
Dustin Keller, LPC-MHSP (Intra-State Departmental Group Chair)
Director, Council on Children’s Mental Health
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Andrew Johnson Tower, Ninth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-3073 phone
(615) 283-0822 cell
dustin.keller@tn.gov
Yvette Mack, PhD, MSPH, MCHES
Director, Asthma Management and Adolescent & Young Adult Health Initiatives
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, Fourth Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-0315 phone
(615) 741-1063 fax
yvette.mack@tn.gov
Lori Paisley
Director of Special Projects
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, Sixth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-4774 phone
lori.paisley@tn.gov
Sara Smith, MS
State Coordinator, Office of Coordinated School Health
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, Sixth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
(615) 253-4664 phone
Nashville, TN 37243
sara.smith@tn.gov
Melissa Sparks, MSN, RN
Director, Crisis Services
Division of Mental Health Services
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
601 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 253-4641 phone ~ (615) 253-6822 fax
melissa.sparks@tn.gov
Jacqueline Talley
Treatment Specialist
Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
601 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-8518 phone
(615) 532-2419 fax
jackie.talley@tn.gov
Lucy E. Utt
Supervisor, Community Services
Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
Andrew Jackson Building, Eighth Floor
500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
(615) 741-2056, extension 112 phone
(615) 741-3309 fax
lucy.utt@tn.gov
Sharon Wolfenbarger
Mental Health Program Manager
Tennessee Department of Correction
Rachel Jackson Building, Sixth Floor
320 Sixth Avenue North
(615) 253-8189 phone
sharon.wolfenbarger@tn.gov
Manager, Tennessee Instant Check System
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
901 R.S. Gass Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37216
(615) 744-4170 phone
Doug.Woodlee@tn.gov




