City of Knoxville - Metropolitan Drug Commission

METROPOLITAN DRUG COMMISSION

www.MetroDrug.org

Karen Pershing
Executive Director
Metropolitan Drug Commission
4930 Lyons View Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-588-5550
Fax: 865-588-0891
kpershing@metrodrug.org

By its charter, the Metropolitan Drug Commission is a private, non-profit corporation partially funded by local government. The mission of the Metropolitan Drug Commission of the City of Knoxville and Knox County is to mobilize all segments of our community to individually reject and, as a community, eliminate the illegal use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. The affairs, business and property of the Metropolitan Drug Commission is managed and controlled by the Board of Directors.

Appointment of Board Members

The Board consists of up to forty-eight members. Twelve directors are permanent members due to the public office they hold. Other members are from Knoxville, Knox County and surrounding metropolitan counties representing their community, businesses, religious groups and media. These members are elected by the community and business leaders and serve a three-year term.

Meetings Schedule

Commission meets quarterly on the fourth Wednesday at 12 p.m. Locations vary for each meeting.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

BOARD AT LARGE MEMBERS

Chief Sterling Owen, IV
President

Charles W. Swanson
Vice President of the Board

Donald B. Wake, CPCU
Secretary of the Board

C. Larry Elmore
Treasurer of the Board

Councilwoman Marilyn Roddy
Past President of the Board

Chuck Blaine

J.E. Henry

ADVISORY BOARD

Mary Lou Horner
Jeff Lee
Terry Upshaw Morgan
Tim Wright

Andy Black
Mike Brown
Martha Buchanan
Mayor Tim Burchett
Michele Carringer
Dennis Francis
Hon. Tim Irwin
Sheriff Jimm "J.J." Jones
Parinda Khatri
Indya Kincannon
James McIntyre
Dick Moran
Suzan Puhl Murphy
General Randy Nichols
W. Timothy Rogers
P.D. Mark Stephens
Tank Strickland
Loida Velazquez
Donna Wright

YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE:

Anna Rennich