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ETEDA Board of Directors


The thirty-five 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.

2009-2010 Members

Company First Name Last Name Title
ORNL Federal Credit Union John McKittrick, Chair President & CEO
Clinton Utilities Board Greg Fay, Chair Elect General Manager
Sevier County Larry Waters, Immediate Past Chair Mayor
Alcoa Electric Eddie Tramel Electric Utility Director
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Bill Underwood General Manager
AT&T Dennis Wagner Assistant Vice President, External Affairs 
Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC  Steve Buckley  Vice President 
Blount County Partnership Bryan Daniels Interim President and CEO
Cocke County Iliff McMahan Mayor
Covenant Health Tony Spezia President and CEO
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative Jim Kendrick CEO
Harriman Utility Board Chuck Flora General Manager
Home Federal Bank Dale Keasling President
Jellico Electric & Water System Mike Bethurem General Manager
Knox County Mike Ragsdale Mayor
Knoxville Utilities Board Mintha Roach President & CEO
LaFollette Utilities Board Kenny Baird General Manager
Lenoir City Utilities Board Shannon Littleton Interim General Manager
Loudon Utilities Board Lynn Mills Manager
Maryville Utilities Board Baron Swafford Electric Utility Manager
Newport Utilities Ron Fugatt General Manager, Interim
Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce Parker Hardy President and CEO
Oak Ridge Electric Department Jack Suggs Director
Plateau Electric Cooperative David Cross Chief Executive Officer
Regions Bank Mike McNamee Area President for East TN, NC & VA
Rockwood Electric Utility Kendall Bear General Manager
Sevier County Electric System Rick Harrell Manager
Spectra Energy/East TN Natural Gas  William Wickman  Director
Stowers Machinery Corporation Wes Stowers President & CEO
SunTrust Bank, East Tennessee  Michael Butler  Chairman, President, CEO 
Sweetwater Utilities Board Robert Bettis General Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority John Bradley Senior Vice President of Economic Development
University Health System, Inc. Joe Landsman President & CEO

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