Department of Agriculture
Julius Johnson, Commissioner
Division Offices
The Tennessee Division of Forestry Administration is made up of a Headquarters and four Districts as shown on the map below:
To contact an Area Forester in your county, reference the table below by district
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click for a map of Area Foresters across Tennessee.
West Tennessee District |
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| Roy Ward, District Forester Philip Blakley, Asst. District Forester P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351 Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356 |
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| Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood,Shelby Barrow Taylor, Area Forester P.O. Box 202, Brownsville, TN 38012 (731) 772-4592 |
Chester, McNairy Pete Moditz, Area Forester P.O. Box 471, Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3531 |
| Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale, Tipton Steve Brabec, Area Forester P.O. Box 624, Ripley, TN 38063 (731) 635-4799 |
Decatur, Henderson, Madison Bill Smith, Area Forester P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351 (731) 968-6676 |
| Benton, Carroll Terry Tynes, Area Forester P.O. Box 785, Huntingdon, TN 38344 (731) 986-9528 |
Henry, Obion, Weakley Ricky Stutts, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Dresden, TN 38225 (731) 364-3430 |
| West Tenn Urban Forester Shawn Posey, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd PO Box 30, Memphis, TN 38120 (901) 754-5185 |
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Highland Rim District |
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| Jeff Piatt, District Forester Michael Holder, Asst. District Forester 3497 Church Street, Burns, TN 37029 Voice: (615) 797-3117, Fax: (615) 797-3113 |
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| Cheatham, Montgomery, Stewart Michael Huddleston, Area Forester P.O. Box 814, Clarksville, TN 3704-0690 (931) 552-3909 |
Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson Dwight Barnett, Area Forester P.O. Box 40627, Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 837-5552 |
| Dickson, Houston, Humphreys Stephen Peairs, Area Forester 500 Firetower Road, Dickson, TN 37055 (615) 446-0614 |
Hickman, Lewis, Perry Christy Gearhiser, Area Forester P.O. Box 101, Centerville, TN 37033 (931) 729-3535 |
| Hardin, Wayne Paul Whaley, Area Forester 25 High Street, Savannah, TN 38372 (731) 925-3157 |
Giles, Lawrence, Maury Vacant, Area Forester 57 Firetower Rd, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 (931) 766-1413 |
| Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Rutherford Chris Carney, Area Forester 319 Bethany Ln., Shelbyville, TN 37160 (931) 685-5030 |
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Cumberland District |
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| Richard Merinar, District Forester James Dale, Asst. District Forester 390 S. Lowe, Suite 10, Cookeville, TN 38501-4702 Voice: (931) 526-9502, Fax: (931) 526-2279 |
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| Macon, Smith, Trousdale Jim Replogle, Area Forester P.O. Box 13, Carthage, TN 37030 (615) 735-0300 |
Clay, Overton, Pickett Jeff Thompson, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Livingston, TN 38570 (931) 823-2428 |
| Cumberland, Fentress William Canfield, Area Forester 2914 Peavine Firetower Rd., Crossville, TN 38571 (931) 484-4227 |
Jackson, Putnam, White Guy Zimmerman, Area Forester 390 S. Lowe, Ste. 10, Cookeville TN 38501 (931) 528-6813 |
| Bledsoe, Rhea, Van Buren Shannon Hayes Gann, Area Forester P.O. Box 384, Dayton, TN 37321 (423) 775-0251 |
Bradley, Hamilton, Sequatchie Tom Hudlow, Area Forester 1327 Montlake Rd., Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 (423) 332-5335 |
| Cannon, Coffee, Dekalb, Warren Brandon Bailey, Area Forester 195 Firetower Ln., Morrison, TN 37357 (931) 635-2757 |
McMinn, Meigs, Polk Vacant, Area Forester P.O. Box 943, Athens, TN 37371 (423) 744-2818, fax 744-2838 |
| Franklin, Grundy, Marion Gary Roark, Area Forester 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., Sequatchie, TN 37374 (423) 942-6408 |
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East Tennessee District |
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| Thomas E. Dailey, District Forester Nathan Waters, Asst. District Forester P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901-2666 Voice: (865) 594-6432, Fax: (865) 594-8907 |
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| Morgan, Roane Jason O'Shell, Area Forester 4314 Roane State Hwy, Rockwood, TN 37854 (865) 354-0258 |
Blount, Loudon, Monroe Brook Smith, Area Forester Ste 2, 523 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN 37801 (865) 981-2399 |
| Anderson, Knox, Sevier Darren Bailey, Area Forester P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 594-6432 |
Claiborne, Union Steve Roark, Area Forester 2178 Hwy 25 East, Suite 1, Tazewell, TN 37879 (423) 526-2992 |
| Campbell, Scott Chris Ellis, Area Forester 209 N. Indiana Ave., LaFollette, TN 37766 (423) 566-3715 |
Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins Richard Van Inwegen, Area Forester P.O. Box 121, Rogersville, TN 37857 (423) 272-7130 |
| Greene, Unicoi, Washington Neal White, Area Forester P.O. Box 731, Greeneville, TN 37744 (423) 930-6677 |
Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson Robert Rhinehart, Area Forester P.O. Box 265, Jefferson City, TN 37760 (865) 475-7788 |
| Carter, Johnson, Sullivan Danny Osborne, Area Forester P.O. Box 906, Elizabethton, TN 37644 (423) 542-9221 |
East Tenn Urban Forester Tom Simpson, 1640 Chapman Hwy. Sevierville, TN 37862 (865) 908-4434 |
Nashville Office Directory
| MAIL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40627, Melrose Station, Nashville, TN 37204 STREET ADDRESS: Ellington Ag Center, 440 Hogan Rd., Nashville, TN 37220 PHONE: (615) 837-5520 |
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| Jere Jeter | State Forester and Assistant Commissioner | (615) 837-5435 |
| Tiffany Kincaid | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5411 |
| Tim Phelps | Forestry Communications & Outreach Unit Leader | (615) 837-5543 |
| Dave Walters | Policy, Planning & Budget Unit Leader | (615) 837-5470 |
| Vacant | Assistant State Forester, Property/Lands/Fleet Management and Safety/Training | (615) 837-5454 |
| Debra Dawson | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5540 |
| Robin Bible | Safety and Training Unit Leader | (615) 837-5537 |
| David Todd | State Forests Unit Leader | (615) 837-5539 |
| Phil Morrissey | State Forests Systems Program Specialist | (615) 837-5422 |
| David Arnold | Assistant State Forester, Grants, Programs & Support | (615) 837-5426 |
| Laura Craft | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5421 |
| Carol Garbarino | Administrative Assistant | (615) 837-5428 |
| John Kirksey | Forest Resource Protection Unit Leader | (615) 837-5425 |
| Vacant | Fire Prevention, FEPP, OPS Program Specialist | (615) 837-5091 |
| Heather Slayton | Forest Health Program Specialist | (615) 837-5432 |
| Mike Sherrill | Water Quality Program Specialist | (931) 456-1905 |
| Vacant | Water Quality Forester | (731) 225-3107 |
| Kerry Livengood | Forest Resource Management Unit Leader | (615) 837-5437 |
| John Woodcock | Forest Management Program Specialist | (615) 837-5438 |
| Herb Paugh | Forestry Program Specialist NRCS/TDF | (615) 837-5311 |
| Bruce Webster | Urban Forest Resource Management Unit Leader | (615) 837-5436 |
| Brian Rucker | Urban Forest Resource Management Program Specialist | (615) 837-5439 |
| Reggie Reeves | Urban Riparian Buffer Program Coordinator | (615) 837-5430 |
| John Conn | Reforestation Unit Leader | (423) 263-1626 |
| Russ Cox | Tree Improvement Program Specialist | (865) 594-5439 |
| Diane Warwick | Tree Improvement Program Specialist | (865) 594-5439 |
| Ward Tarkington | Forest Data & Technology Unit Leader | (615) 837-5097 |
| John Mullins | Forest Inventory & Analysis Program Specialist | (865) 599-9947 |
| William Wilkins | GIS Analyst | (615) 837-5550 |
| Vacant | Radio Systems Analyst | |
| Todd Overbay | Radio Communications Technician | (865) 206-6277 |
| Gordon Evans | Radio Communications Technician | (615) 306-1812 |
| Vacant | Radio Communications Technician | |
| Vacant | Forest Business Program Specialist | (615) 837-5537 |
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