Board Approves New Directors
February 29, 2008 - The Board of Directors for
Cumberland Region Tomorrow met at The Standard with the official order
of
approving the return of current directors for new terms and the
placement of a fantastic field of new directors. Current Co-Chair
Julius
Johnson welcomed Pat Emery as the second economic development
Co-Chair. Mr. Emery follows DeWitt Ezell in this pivotal role in the
region. A New Directors Orientation & Reception will be held April
8th from 3:30 to 7:30 pm at Crescent Resources in Cool Springs.
Returning CRT Directors include:
William Barnes,
Martin Brown Jr., Laurel Creech, Sam Franklin, Dr. Bob Fisher, Pat
Emery, DeWitt Ezell, Kim Hawkins, Marian Ott, John Stern, Steve Turner,
Eleanor
Willis, Allen Patton, Bert Mathews, Keith Simmons, Ann Shayne, Quenton
White, Jeff Carr, Julius Johnson, Cyril Evers, Jack Turner, Lane Lyle,
Margot
Fosnes, Kay Gaston, Joe Elliot, John L. Batey, Lynnisse
Roehrick-Patrick, Charles Bone, Brenda Payne, Bob Murphy, Mary Pearce
and John
McDearman.
New Directors include:
Darwin Newton, Gary Scott, Stephen
Betts, Everett Cowan, Janet Miller, Betty Nixon, Christine Bradley,
Wayne J. Riley, Debbie Frank, James Chavez, Bob Parks, Steve Schroeder,
Reggie
Mudd, Jason Bach, Julian Bibb, Keith Pyle, Fleming Smith III, Seab
Tuck, Sam Hatcher and Jere McCulloch.
2008 Executive Committee members include:
Julius Johnson - Co-Chair
Pat Emery - Co-Chair
Marian Ott - Vice Chair
Brenda Payne - Treasurer
Charles Bone
Kay Gaston
John L. Batey
DeWitt Ezell
Bob Fisher
Jeff Carr
Cumberland
Region Tomorrow's Staff and Board of Directors would also like to thank
out
going board members for their leadership and support over the years. A
warm hearted thank you goes to Marion Fowlkes, Vickie Prichett, Cyrus
Booker, Marty Dickens, Gordon Gee, Jacqueline Pillow, Pam Tillis, Cal
Turner Jr., Joe Wyatt, Johnny Daniel, Ben Kimbrough, Mack Linebaugh,
Lon Nuell
and Bob Atkins.