Welcome to General Services

The Tennessee Department of General Services is responsible for providing goods and services to the State government of Tennessee. Its primary customers are other State departments and agencies. It also serves vendors wishing to do business with the State, and citizens and organizations interested in purchasing surplus State and federal property.


Executive Staff MemberAssistantPhoneBios
Christi Branscom
Commissioner
Hailey Weatherford615-741-9263PDF
Julie Hannah
Assistant Commissioner,
Chief of Staff & Strategy 
Kim Colvard615-741-9495PDF
John M. Hull
Deputy Commissioner, STREAM
Keva Phipps615-741-2226PDF
Mike Perry
Chief Procurement Officer
Robin Upchurch615-532-7279PDF
Michelle Sanders Parks
Executive Director of Communications
 615-532-2527PDF
Christy Allen
General Counsel
 615-741-9466PDF
Tammy Golden
Assistant Commissioner, 
Document Solutions
Haleigh Gaddis615-741-4198PDF
Michael Winston
Director,
Office of Financial Management
 615-532-7272PDF
Bob Williams
Assistant Commissioner,
Vehicle and Asset Management
Tiffany Mason615-253-4866PDF
Trey Norris
Executive Director,
Division of Administration
 615-762-6823 PDF
Debi Moss
Director of Internal Audit
 615-741-0068 
Abby Sparks
HR Talent Management Partner
 629-259-0536 
Emily Tataryn
HR Business Partner
 629-259-1661 

The Department’s services include centralized procurement for State departments; management of the State’s real estate assets; motor vehicle and equipment management; printing, media, and photographic services; postal services; warehousing and distribution; State employee parking, badging, and shuttle services; and assistance to small businesses and businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans.

For public records requests to the Department of General Services, please complete the following digital form and your request will be processed in a timely manner. For questions about a specific request, contact Michelle Parks at michelle.parks@tn.gov.

 

A full organizational chart for the Department of General Services can be downloaded here.

General Services Mission & Vision

Mission: Serving as a trusted partner to deliver mission-focused general services to support state government

Vision: To create a culture of excellence that produces consistent strategic and innovative support solutions for state government
Our Core Values
Thorough
Engaged
Accountable
Motivated