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Topic Teams

Toolbox Project Leaders

Marion Fowlkes - Chair

Bert Mathews - Business Co-Chair

Rick Bernhardt - Planning Co-Chair

Dennis Cook - Technical Co-Chair

Dr. Bridget Jones - Project Director


Toolbox Steering Committee

Renee Bartnik, Buchart-Horn, Inc.

Richard Bernhardt, Metropolitan Government of Nashville Planning Department

Charles Bone, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC

Tom Brashear, Wilson County Planning Department

Steve Campbell, Bell and Associates Construction

David Chase, D.F. Chase Inc. Construction

Dennis Cook, Tennessee Department of Transportation

John Davis, Rutherford County Planning Department

TK Davis, Nashville Civic Design Center

Sam Edwards, Greater Nashville Regional Council

Patrick Emery, Crescent Resources, LLC

Margo Farnsworth, Cumberland River Compact

Marion Fowlkes, Fowlkes and Associates

Dodd Galbreath, Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Batey Gresham, Middle Tennessee Chapter, American Institute of Architects

Kim Hawkins, Hawkins Partners

Shawn Henry, Tune Entrekin and White

David Holderfield, City of Columbia Planning Department

Joe Horne, Williamson County Community Development and Planning Department

Bridget Jones, Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Melinda Keifer, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Don Klein, Greater Nashville Association of Realtors

Lane Lyle, Lyle Cook Martin Architects

Bert Mathews, The Mathews Company

Patrick McIntyre, Tennessee Preservation Trust

Bob Murphy, RPM Transportation Consultants, LLC

Mike Neal, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Jeanie Nelson, The Land Trust for Tennessee

Loretta Owens, The Housing Fund

Bob Parks, The Parks Group

Allen Patton, CPS Land, LLC

Fred Rodgers, City of Hendersonville Planning Department

Lynnisse Roehrich-Patrick, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Rhedonna Rose, Tennessee Farm Bureau

Fred Schwartz, Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Fleming Smith Jr., Looney Ricks Kiss

Jeanne Stevens, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Chris Stovall, Business TN

Jim Svoboda, City of Gallatin Planning Department

Byron Trauger, Trauger and Tuke

Steve Turner, Marketstreet Enterprises

Mandy Wachtler, The Pilkerton Company

Jay West, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC


Reinvesting in Towns,
City Centers and Communities

Melinda Keifer, Dept of Economic and Community Development - Topic Team Co-Chair

Lane Lyle, Lyle Cook Martin Architects Inc. - Topic Team Co-Chair

Joe Barker, Marketstreet Enterprises

Brenda Bernards, Metropolitan Government of Nashville Planning Department

Tonya Blades, Greater Nashville Regional Council

David Coode, Lose and Associates

Gary Gaston, Nashville Civic Design Center

Rick Gregory, City of Goodlettsville Planning Department

Paula Harris, Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon

Gina Holt, City of Springfield

Patrick McIntyre, Tennessee Preservation Trust

Reggie Mudd, Mudd Properties

Angela O'Neil, The Wilson Group Real Estate Services

Jeff Robinson, CM&H Commercial Properties

Lindsay Smith, Gresham Smith and Partners

Magi Tilton, City of Lebanon Planning Department

Wayne Wilkinson, CM&H Commercial Properties

Jim Svoboda, City of Gallatin Planning Department

Janelee Wise, Murfreesboro Main Street

Tom Turner, Nashville Downtown Partnership

Nancy Williams, Downtown Franklin Association


Creating a Variety of Housing Choice

Fleming Smith Jr., Looney Ricks Kiss - Topic Team Co-Chair

Loretta Owens, The Housing Fund - Topic Team Co-Chair

Bill Barnes, Tying Nashville Together

Jennifer Carlat, Metropolitan Government of Nashville Planning Department

Richard Courtney, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Marion Fowlkes, Fowlkes and Associates

Kenneth Green, Park Trust Development

Mary McLennan, Tennessee Housing Development Agency

Betty Nixon, Vanderbilt University

Marian Ott, Metropolitan Transit Authority

Ralph Perrey, Fannie Mae

John Stern, Neighborhoods Resource Center

Mandy Wachtler, The Pilkerton Company

Mike Whalen, Bank of America

Cindy Wood, Metropolitan Government of Nashville Planning Department


Conserving our Region's Land, Water, Natural and Cultural Resources

Byron Trauger, Trauger and Tuke - Topic Team Co-Chair

Kim Hawkins, Hawkins Partners - Topic Team Co-Chair

Tara Armistead, Tara Armistead Landscape Architecture

Phil Armor, Greater Nashville Regional Council

Dan Barge III, Barge Cauthen & Associates

Dorie Bolze, Harpeth River Watershed Association

Tom Brashear, Wilson County Planning Department

Bob Brandt, The Land Trust for Tennessee

Shain Dennison, Metropolitan Government of Nashville, Parks and Greenways Department

Margo Farnsworth , Cumberland River Compact

Dodd Galbreath, Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Hunter Gee, Looney Ricks Kiss

Joel Haden, Tennessee Valley Authority

Laura Holder, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation

Alan Jones, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Joe Morrison , United States Army Corp of Engineers

Rhedonna Rose, Tennessee Farm Bureau

Bill Terry, Bill Terry and Associates

Ann Tidwell, Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation

Mark Tummons, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Greg Wathen, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency


Land Use and Transportation Planning for Quality Growth

Jeanne Stevens, Tennessee Department of Transportation- Topic Team Co-Chair

Bob Murphy, RPM Transportation Consultants - Topic Team Co-Chair

Rick Bernhardt, Metropolitan Government of Nashville Planning Department

Tonya Blades, Greater Nashville Regional Council

Tom Brashear, Wilson County Planning Department

Leslie Colley, The Nature Conservancy

David Coode, Lose and Associates

Dennis Cook, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Marion Fowlkes, Fowlkes and Associates

Debbie Frank , North Nashville Community Development Corporation

Tanisha Hall, Greater Nashville Regional Council

David Holderfield, City of Columbia Planning Department

Joe Horne, Williamson County Government Community Development and Planning Department

Ginger Jarrett, Jarrett Concrete Products Supply

Phil Maples, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development - Local Planning

Jeff Ockerman, Stites and Harbison

Marian Ott, Metropolitan Transit Authority

Ed Owens, Gresham Smith and Partners

David Parker, City of Franklin Planning Department

David Riggins, Clarksville-Montgomery County Planning Department

Tim Sanderson, Metropolitan Transit Authority

Fred Schwartz, Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Allyson Shumate, Regional Transportation Authority

Bill Terry, Bill Terry and Associates

Diane Thorne, The TMA Group

Quenton White, Attorney


Guiding Infrastructure Investments for Sustainable and Cost-Effective Government

Lynnisse Roehrick-Patrick, Tennessee Advisory Department on Intergovernmental Relations - Topic Team Co-Chair

Jason West, PrimeTrust Bank - Topic Team Co-Chair

Renee Bartnik, Buchart-Horn, Inc.

Ken Belliveau, Tennessee Advisory Commission of Intergovernmental Relations

Steve Campbell, Bell and Associates Construction

Dennis Cook, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Larry Craig, Craig and Drake

John Davis, Rutherford County Planning Department

Bill Dobbins, Tennessee Association of Utility Districts

Sam Edwards, Greater Nashville Regional Council

Bob Higgins, Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon

Jim Jones, Retired Naval Officer

Jay West, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC

Leanne Whitehead, Tennessee Valley Authority


Ensuring our Region'™s Economic Vitality through Quality Growth

Marco Oliveri, Forward Sumner Economic Council - Topic Team Co-Chair

Tom Sherrard, Sherrard and Roe, PLLC - Topic Team Co-Chair

DeWitt Ezell, Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Joe Barker, Marketstreet Enterprises

Greer Broemel, Greater Nashville Regional Council

Mike Evans, Montgomery County Economic Development Council

David Ewing , Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Paul LeGrange, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Gilbert Smith, Southeast Venture


State Advisory Committee

Ed Cole, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Dennis Cook, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Paul Sloan, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Dr. Harry Green, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Greg Wathen, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

John McClurkan, Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Dan Hawk, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development