Board of Directors

* Executive Committee member

Jeff Huffman *
Chairman
Mayor – Tipton County

John Threadgill *
Secretary

Carroll Van West
Historical - Center for Historical Preservation

Laura Holder
Manager - Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

Director Ed Carter
Land Conservation & Management - TN Wildlife Resources Agency

Joe Royer
Partner - Outdoors Inc.

John Sheahan *
Chairman Emeritus

Jim Bondurant *
Chairman – Obion County Task Force

Rosemary Bridges *
Chairperson - Tipton County Task Force

Peter Brown *
Chairman – Dyer County Task Force Committee

Margaret Shoemake
Chair / Lauderdale County Task Force

Fred Wortman *
Co-Chairman – Lake County Task Force

Larry Smith *
Chairman - Shelby County Task Force

Mary Schmitz
Vice President - Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

Pamela Marshall
Greater Memphis Chamber

Diana Threadgill *
Executive Director - Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee

Glenn Cox
Director - MRCT

Norfleet Anthony *
Co-Chair - Lauderdale County

Kathleen Williams
President – Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation

Advisory Council Members

Michael A. Butler
Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Mike Carlton
Tennessee State Parks and Conservation (TDEC)

Tim Churchill
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Randy Cook
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jack Grubaugh
Meeman Biological Field Station - University of Memphis

David Hayes
Security Bank

Marty Marbry
State of Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

Marcia Mills
Chamber of Commerce - Tiptonville, Lake County

Mark Norris
Senator and Lawyer

Randy Hedgepath
State Naturalist - Dept. of Environment & Conservation, Tennessee State Parks

Greg Wathen
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Denise Watts
Tennessee Valley Authority

Task Force Committee Members

DYER COUNTY

• Mayor Richard Hill
• Eddie Anderson
• Peter Brown (Chair)
• Paul Carson
• Bill Cloar
• David Hayes (Co-Chair)
• Allen Hester
• Nick Nunn
• Earl Willoughby

LAKE COUNTY

• Mayor Macie Roberson
• Marilyn Barnes
• Jan Boyd
• William Cantrell
• Danny Cook
• Lorna Donaldson
• Kay Forrest
• Nina Hayes
• Billy Gray
• Joey Hassell
• Fran Hearn
• Vanessa Henson
• Jim Johnson
• Patrick Johnson
• Bettye Lee
• Marcia Mills (Co-Chair)
• Daisy Parks
• Tony Wallace
• Sarah Woods
• Fred Wortman (Chair)

LAUDERDALE COUNTY

• Mayor Rod Schuh
• Norfleet Anthony (Co-Chair)
• Charles Anthony
• Bettie Davis
• Lisa Hankins
• Willie Mae Harmon
• Margaret Shoemake (Chair)
• Vernon McBride
• Dale McCaslin
• Sue McLemore

OBION COUNTY

• Mayor Benny McGuire
• Jim Bondurant (Chair)
• Wade Carrington
• Jim Cooper
• Christine Donald
• Jim Rippy
• Scott Maness

SHELBY COUNTY

• Mayor AC Wharton, Jr.
• John Dudas
• Ted Fox
• John Gary
• Taylor Gray
• Keith Kirkland
• Martha Lott
• William Lozier
• Harry Miller
• Beverly Robertson
• Calvin Robinson
• Michael Oakes
• Jimmy Ogle
• Mary Schmitz
• Mike Sheahan
• Larry Smith (Chair)
• Dorchelle Spence (Co-Chair)
• Bob Pitts

TIPTON COUNTY

• Mayor Jeff Huffman
• Rosemary Bridges (Chair)
• Leon Davenport
• David Gwinn
• Lee Johnston
• Terry Sneed
• Tim Sloan

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Diana Threadgill
Mississippi River Corridor
291 Kenilworth Place
Memphis, TN  38112
Ph:   (901) 278-8459
Cell: (901) 734-8912
Fax: (901) 725-5240
Email:  dianathreadgill@comcast.net