Staff Directory
The Tennessee Division of Forestry is made up of a Headquarters and four Districts:
To contact an Area Forester in your county, reference the tables below by district or click for a map of Area Foresters across Tennessee.
Scott Huff, District Forester
Ryan Morris, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
vacant, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351
Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356
| Lake, Obion, Weakley, Gibson, Carroll, Henry, Benton James Moore, Area Forester 1745 Leach Road, Cedar Grove, TN 38321 (931)-337-4936 | Hardeman, McNairy, Chester, Henderson, Decatur Pete Moditz, Area Forester P.O. Box 471, Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3531 | ||
| Fayette, Shelby, Madison, Haywood, Tipton, Lauderdale, Crockett, Dyer Shawn Posey, Area Forester 3570 Ebenezer Loop, Somerville, TN 38068 (901) 465-7349 |
Brian Hughett, District Forester
Michael Holder, Asst. District Forester (Fire & Forests)
3497 Church Street, Burns, TN 37029
Voice: (615) 797-3117, Fax: (615) 797-3113
| Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Rutherford Chris Carney, Area Forester 2011 Midland Rd., Shelbyville, TN 37160 (931) 224-5414 | Cheatham, Montgomery, Stewart | |
| Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson Richard Saltzman, Area Forester 5112 Murfreesboro Rd., Lebanon, TN 37090 (615) 443-2768 | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys Tristan Forsberg, Area Forester 500 Fire Tower Rd, Dickson, TN 37055 (615) 202-1886 | |
| Giles, Lawrence, Maury, Williamson Vacant, Area Forester (contact District Forester in lieu of) 57 Fire Tower Rd, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 (931) 766-1413 | Hardin, Wayne Paul Whaley, Area Forester 495 Main Street, Savannah, TN 38372 (731) 925-3157 | |
| Hickman, Lewis, Perry Christy Gearhiser, Area Forester 1454 Waynesboro HWY, Hohenwald, TN 38462-2246 (931) 212-9312 |
Dwayne Turner, District Forester
Joel Blackburn, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Jeremy Albright, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
929 West Jackson Street STE C, Cookeville, TN 38501
Voice: (931) 526-9502, Fax: (931) 526-2279
Bledsoe, Meigs, Rhea | Bradley, McMinn, Polk | |
| Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren Brian Haddock, Area Forester 195 Firetower Ln., Morrison, TN 37357 (931) 635-2757 | Clay, Overton, Pickett Elliot Norrod, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Livingston, TN 38570 (931) 823-2428 | |
Cumberland, Fentress | Franklin, Grundy, Marion Gary Roark, Area Forester 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., Sequatchie, TN 37374 (423) 942-6408 | |
| Hamilton, Sequatchie, White, Van Buren Shannon Hayes Gann, Area Forester 1327 Montlake Rd., Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 (423) 332-5335 | Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale Jeff Thompson, Area Forester 929 West Jackson Street STE C, Cookeville, TN 38501 (931) 528-6813 |
Darren Bailey, District Forester
Nathan Waters, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Shawn Hendrickson, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901-2666
Voice: (865) 594-6432, Fax: (865) 974-4172
| Anderson, Knox, Sevier Brook Smith, Area Forester P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 974-5873 | Blount, Loudon, Monroe Eric Miller, Area Forester 884 HWY 70W, Lenoir City, TN 37771 (865) 986-7335 | |
| Campbell, Claiborne, Scott Matt Aldrovandi, Area Forester 211 N. Indiana Ave., LaFollette, TN 37766 (423) 566-3715 | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan | |
| Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson John Henderson, Area Forester 1250 HWY 73, Newport, TN 37821 (423) 625-4092 | Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Union Cody Lamb, Area Forester 773 Ridge View Rd., Bean Station, TN 37708 (865) 767-3380 | |
| Greene, Unicoi, Washington Neal White, Area Forester P.O. Box 731, Greeneville, TN 37744 (423) 787-1620 | Morgan, Roane Joe Johnson, Area Forester 4314 Roane State Hwy, Rockwood, TN 37854 (865) 354-0258 |
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40627, Melrose Station, Nashville, TN 37204
STREET ADDRESS: Ellington Ag Center - Bruer Bldg., 406 Hogan Rd., Nashville, TN 37220
PHONE: (615) 837-5520
| Heather Slayton | State Forester and Assistant Commissioner | (615) 837-5432 |
| Dyshea Brown | Executive Administrative Assistant 1 | (615) 837-5411 |
| Wade Waters | Assistant State Forester - Forest Protection | (615) 837-5425 |
| Megan Carpenter | Communications and Outreach Unit Leader; PIO | (615) 487-2704 |
| David Fiorella | Fire Management Unit Leader | (615) 837-5470 |
| Robin Bible | Fire Management Specialist - Mitigation | (615) 837-5537 |
| Kimberly Burch | Fire Logistics Specialist | (423) 742-0157 |
| Jackie Broeker | Prescribed Fire Program Specialist | (615) 917-6504 |
| Richard Saltzman | Fire Management Specialist - Operations | (615) 866-5425 |
| Todd Overbay | Radio Systems Analyst | (865) 206-6277 |
| Robert Harper | Radio Communications Technician | (731) 377-0266 |
| Loyde Qualls | Radio Communications Technician | (931) 981-0698 |
| Dylan Rader | Radio Communications Technician | (615) 306-1812 |
| Jason Rickman | Equipment Manager | (615) 837-5430 |
| Rachel Greene | Assistant State Forester - Grants, Forest Management, Reforestation | (615) 202-0668 |
| Wanda Aldridge | Administrative Services Assistant 2 | (615) 837-5540 |
| Vacant | Administrative Services Unit Leader | |
| Ameni Graba | Procurement Officer | (615) 253-2527 |
| Vacant | Forest Health & Sustainability Unit Leader | |
| Phil Morrissey | Forest Stewardship Forester | (615) 837-5422 |
| Katy Kilbourne | Forest Health Forester | (615) 767-0918 |
| John Woodcock | Rural Forest Resource Management Forester | (615) 837-5438 |
| Ashley Kite-Rowland | Urban & Community Forestry Program Coordinator | (615) 815-6921 |
| Gina Sowders | Reforestation Unit Leader | (423) 368-3678 |
| Nick Pietrzak | Water Quality/BMP Forester | (615) 981-1400 |
| Andy McBride | State Forests Unit Leader | (931) 510-1442 |
| Vacant | Forest Data and Analysis Unit Leader | |
| Thomas Rowe | Forest Inventory and Analysis Forester | (615) 837-5437 |
| Vacant | Forest Data Systems Forester | |
| Andrea Maholland | Real Property Agent | (615) 837-5091 |
| David Neumann | Agribusiness Consultant - Forestry | (615) 837-5334 |
| Ward Tarkington | STS Liaison | (615) 837-5097 |