Bill Jolley, MPA, (President)
Vice President, Rural Issues
Tennessee Hospital Association
500 Interstate Boulevard South
Nashville, TN 37210-4634
615-256-8240; fax 615-242-4803
bjolley@tha.com
Kathy Wood-Dobbins, CAE (Vice President)
Executive Director
Tennessee Primary Care Association
416 Wilson Pike Circle
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-329-3836 x14
fax 615-329-3823
kathy@tnpca.org
Rhonda Phillippi, RN, (Treasurer)
Director, Tennessee Emergency Medical
Services for Children
5105 Doctor’s Office Tower
2200 Children’s Way
Nashville, TN 37232-9075
615-343-3672; fax 615-936-3467
Rhonda.phillippi@vanderbilt.edu
Mary Ann Watson (Secretary)
Assistant Dean, GME/CME
The University of Tennessee
920 Madison, Suite C50
Memphis, TN 38163
901-448-5364
mwatson@utmem.edu
B. Ray (Billy) Ballard, DDS, MD
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Center
Chair and Professor, Pathology
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr D.B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37208
615-327-6663
brballard@mmc.edu
Bruce Behringer, MPH
Assist. VP & Exec. Director of Rural Health
East Tennessee State University
Box 70412
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-7809; fax 423-439-7720
behringe@mail.etsu.edu
Christine Bradley, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Community, Neighborhood & Government Relations
Vanderbilt University and Medical Center
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
615-343-6511; fax 615-343-1145
Christine.bradley@vanderbilt.edu
David L. Collier, MD
Associate Medical Director
Bureau of TennCare
310 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37243
615-507-6498; fax 615-741-0078
David.Collier@state.tn.us
David Manness, MD Chair
Dept. of Family Medicine
The University of Tennessee Health Science Ctr
1301 Primacy Parkway
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 448-6028
dmaness@utmem.edu
David Mills
Associate Director, Community,
Neighborhoods & Government Relations
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
615-322-6597
david.mills@vanderbilt.edu
Melanie Pafford-Failor, MSN
Primary Care Director
State of Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 5th floor Nashville, TN 37247
615-253-1497; fax 615-532-2785
melanie.pafford-failor@state.tn.us
Cindy Siler
Chief Executive Officer
The Rural Partnership
500 Interstate Boulevard South, Suite 203
Nashville, TN 37210-4634
615-242-7872; fax 615-255-4121
cindy.siler@theruralpartnership.com
Tom Townsend, M.D.
Bristol Family Practice Center
208 Medical Park Blvd.
Bristol, TN 37620 423-989-4050
townsent@etsu.edu
Betti Wilson, MS
BW Medical Solutions
225 McDonald Rd.
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423)-253-4707
Bwilson11@bellsouth.net