ETEDA Board of Directors

The thirty-seven member ETEDA Board of Directors is an investor driven board comprised of major private sector investors, local electric power distributors and key governmental leadership from the 15-county region. The board sets policy and provides direction for the agency based on a regional perspective.

2007-2008 Members

Larry Waters, Chair; Mayor
Sevier County

Lee Iglehart, Chair-elect; Executive Vice President
Fountain Leasing

Mintha Roach, Immediate Past Chair; President and CEO
Knoxville Utilities Board

Kenny Baird, Jr., General Manager
LaFollette Utilities

Tom Ballard, Director of Partnerships
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Kendall Bear, General Manager
Rockwood Electric Utility

Mike Bethurem, General Manager
Jellico Electric and Water System

Robert Bettis, General Manager
Sweetwater Utilities Board

John Bradley, Senior Vice President, Economic Development
Tennessee Valley Authority

Debbie Crowder, Chairman, President and CEO
SunTrust Bank, East Tennessee

Joseph Dawson, Administrator
Blount Memorial Hospital

Mike Edwards, President and CEO
Knoxville Chamber

Pam Fansler, President
First Tennessee Bank

Greg Fay, General Manager
Clinton Utilities Board

Chuck Flora, General Manager
Harriman Utility Board

Dale Keasling, President
Home Federal Bank

Joseph Landsman, Jr., President and CEO
University Health System, Inc.

Debra London, President and CEO
Mercy Health Partners

Robert Long, General Manager
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative

John McKittrick, President and CEO
ORNL Federal Credit Union

Iliff McMahan, Jr., Mayor
Cocke County

Michael McNamee, Tennessee Area Executive
Regions Bank

Lynn Mills, Manager
Loudon Utilities

Howard Murrell, Superintendent
Sevier County Electric System

Fred Nelson, General Manager
Lenoir City Utilities Board

Mike Ragsdale, Mayor
Knox County

John Seale, CEO
Plateau Electric Cooperative

Tony Spezia, President and CEO
Covenant Health

Wes Stowers, President and CEO
Stowers Machinery Corporation

Jack Suggs, Director
Oak Ridge Electric

Baron Swafford, Electric Utility Manager
Maryville Electric

Eddie Tramel, Electric Utility Director
Alcoa Electric

William Underwood, General Manager
Appalachian Electric Cooperative

Gary Wade, Justice
Tennessee Supreme Court

Ex-Officio Members

Fred Forster, President and CEO
Blount County Partnership

Parker Hardy, President and CEO
Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce