Executive Committee
President
Dr. Roger Jackson
Department of Biology
Cumberland University
1 Cumberland Square
Lebanon, TN 37087
Phone: 615-547-1310
Email: rjackson@cumberland.edu
Past President
Dr. Clint Ary
University of Tennessee at Martin
Department of Agriculture, Geoscience, and Natural Resources
Phone: 731-881-1071
Email: cary1@vols.utk.edu
President-Elect
Ms. Maryam Farsian
Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 230-3280
Email: maryam.farsian@volstate.edu
Secretary
Dr. Marcia Schilling, PhD, MSEd, MLS(ASCP)CM
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Email: marcia.m.schilling@vumc.org
Treasurer
Dr. C. Steven Murphree
Department of Biology
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37212-3758
Phone: 615-460-6221
Email: steve.murphree@belmont.edu
Managing Editor of the Journal
Dr. Justin Oelgoetz
Department of Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy
Austin Peay State University
PO Box 4608
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931-221-6158
Email: oelgoetzj@apsu.edu
Assistant Editor of the Journal
Dr. Gilbert Pitts
Department of Biology
Austin Peay State University
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931-221-7777
Fax: 931-221-6323
Email: pittsg@tennacadofsci.org
Director, Junior Academy
Dr. Preston MacDougall
Middle Tennessee State University
Department of Chemistry
Box X101
Murphreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-898-5265
FAX: 615-989-5182
Email: pmacdougall@mtsu.edu
Director, Collegiate Division
Dr. Darlene Panvini
Department of Biology
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-460-6224
Email: darlene.panvini@belmont.edu
Director of Electronic Communications
Dr. Gilbert Pitts
Department of Biology
Austin Peay State University
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931-221-7777
Fax: 931-221-6323
Email: pittsg@tennacadofsci.org
Director, Visiting Scientist Program
Dr. Vishwas Bedekar
Department of Engineering Technology
Middle Tennessee State University
Box 19
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-494-8741
Email: vishwas.bedekar@mtsu.edu
Chairperson of Education
Dr. Theresa Barke
Science Teacher
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
Clarksville, TN
Phone: 931-494-3451
Email: barket@apsu.edu
TN Science Liaison
Brian Caine
Coordinator of Science
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-3773
Email: Brian.caine@tn.gov
Annual Meeting Coordinator
Dr. Allyn Smith
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Austin Peay State University
Sundquist Science Complex, Room B339
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931-221-6104
Email: smithj@apsu.edu
Chairperson of Publicity
Ms. Mandy Carter-Lowe
Department of Biology
Columbia State Community College
PO Box 1315
Columbia, TN 38402-1315
Phone: 931-540-2845
Email: carter_lowe@columbiastate.edu
Member-at-Large, 2022-2024
Dr. H. Dawn Wilkins
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN 38237
Phone: 731-881-7188
Email: hwilkins@utm.edu
Member-at-Large, 2023–2025
Dr. Barbara Shock
Department of Biology, Conservation Biology
Lincoln Memorial University
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
Phone: 423-869-7180
Email: Barbara.Shock@lmunet.edu
Member-at-Large, 2024-2026
Dr. Stanton Belford
Program Coordinator for Biology
University of Tennessee Southern
433 West Madison Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone: 931-424-4621, Ext: 3621
Email: sbelfor2@utsouthern.edu