The agenda is:
8:00-8:30 Check In
8:30-8:45 Introductions and Welcome Senator Ken Yager
Master of Ceremonies Dr. Chris Whaley- President of Roane State
8:45-9:30 Development Districts Panel Discussion and Q &A
East Tennessee Terry Bobrowski Facilitator
Upper Cumberland Mark Farley (Invited)
Southeast Beth Jones (Invited)
9:30-10:00 Non Profits - East Tennessee Foundation
Jackie Lane Vice President for Communications
10:00-10:30 Historic Preservation and Libraries
Patrick McIntyre Executive Director and Preservation Officer TN Historical Commission, Facilitator
Myers Brown Archivist, Archives Development Program TN State Library
10:30-10:45 BREAK
Cindy Boshears, Cong. Fleischman's office, will be available for questions
10:45-11:00 Federal Grants
USDA Chuck Morris, Business Programs Specialist
TEMA Patrick C. Sheehan, Director (Invited)
11:00-12:00 Panel on State Grants
TN Dept of Environment & Conservation
April Johnson East TN Recreational Services Coordinator
Transportation
TN Dept of Transportation
Whitney Sullivan, Manager of Local Programs Economic and Community Development
Brooxie Carlton, Assistant Commissioner for Rural Development
12:00-12:30 Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Public Health
Doug Varney Commissioner
TN Dept of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Jeremy P. Davis, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Health
12:30-1:30 Lunch
Deputy Governor Jim Henry (Invited)