Local TYN Coordinators

TYN currently is serving five counties and rapidly growing. Watch for your county or a neighboring county as more agents are certified.

Cumberland County

William Gregory Upchurch, Extension Agent & Co. Director
PO Box 483

Crossville, TN 38557-0483    

931-484-6743       

wupchurc@tennessee.edu 

 

Eric Brady

Crossville Engineering Department

99 Municipal Avenue

Crossville, TN  38555-4477

931-456-8464

elbrady@crossvilletn.gov

 

Hamilton County

Thomas C. Stebbins, Extension Agent 
Hamilton County Extension Center            

6183 Adamson Circle Chattanooga, TN 37416       

423-855-6113       

tstebbins@utk.edu

 

Mike Payne, Master Gardener
Hamilton County Extension Center            

6183 Adamson Circle Chattanooga, TN 37416

423-432-7553        

TNMasterGardener@AOL.com

 

Adam Reynolds

Hamilton Co. Water Quality Program

1250 Market Street, Suite 3050               

Chattanooga, TN  37402-2713               

423-209-7851       

adamr@hamiltontn.gov

 

Knox County

David S. Vandergriff, Extension Agent
400 W. Main Street, Room 560                 

Knoxville, TN 37902-3510    

865-215-2340        

dgriff@tennessee.edu

 

Parci Gibson

Dept. of Engineering & Public Works

205 West Baxter Avenue

Knoxville, TN  37917

865-215- 5861

parci.gibson@knoxcounty.org

 

Tracy Jones

Dept. of Engineering & Public Works

205 West Baxter Avenue

Knoxville, TN  37917

865-215-5811

tracy.jones@knoxcounty.org

 

 

Montgomery County

Karla Kean, Extension Agent

1030-A Cumberland Heights Road

Clarksville, TN  37040

931-648-5725

kkean@utk.edu

 

John Doss

Montgomery Co. Building & Codes Dept. 

350 Pageant Lane, Suite 309

Clarksville, TN  37040

931-648-5718

JHDoss@montgomerycountytn.org

 

Shelby County

Christopher Marc Cooper, Extension Agent
7777 Walnut Grove Road   

Suite B, Box 21                   

Memphis , TN 38120-2140    

901-752-1207        

ccoope27@tennessee.edu

 

Chris Masin

Shelby County Engineering

160 N Main, Ste. 350
Memphis, Tennessee 38103

901-545-4325

Chris.Masin@shelbycountytn.gov

 

Statewide TYN Coordinators

 

 Ruth Anne Hanahan, Senior Research Associate

Tennessee Water Resources Research Center

University of Tennessee

311 Conference Center

Knoxville, TN  37996

865-974-9124

rhanahan@utk.edu

 

Brian Leib, Associate Professor
Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
2506 E.J. Chapman Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4531
865-974-8846
bleib@utk.edu

 

Melinda Watson, Senior Watershed Representative

Tennessee Valley Authority

260 Interchange Park Drive

Lenoir City, Tennessee 37772

865-632-1329

mawatson@tva.gov