City of Knoxville - Metropolitan Drug Commission

METROPOLITAN DRUG COMMISSION

www.MetroDrug.org

Catherine Thatcher Brunson
Executive Director
Metropolitan Drug Commission
PO Box 53375
Knoxville, TN 37950-3375
Phone: 865-588-5550
Fax: 865-588-0891
mdrugcom@bellsouth.net
MKThatcher1@aol.com

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

President
DICK MORAN , Knox County Information Technology

Vice President
COUNCILWOMAN MARILYN RODDY, Knoxville City Council

Treasurer
SUZAN PUHL MURPHY, UT College of Business Administration

Secretary
JOHN GILL, Knox County District Attorney's Office

Board at Large Representative
COMMISSIONER TANK STRICKLAND, City of Knoxville

Past President
GENERAL RANDY NICHOLS, Knox County District Attorney's Office

BOARD AT LARGE MEMBERS

ASHLEY CARRIGAN, Knox County Sheriff's Office

C. LARRY ELMORE, Pugh & Company

MIKE FLEMING

JOHN GRIESS, Holrob Commercial Realty, LLC

HON. H. BRUCE GUYTON, United States Magistrate Judge

CHARLES K. HANNON, JR, First Tennessee Bank

HON. TIM IRWIN, Knox County Juvenile Court

SHERIFF JIMMY J.J. JONES, Knox County Sheriff's Office

Dr. PARINDA KHATRI, Cherokee Health Systems

MAYOR BILL HASLAM, City of Knoxville

Dr. ROGER NOOE, Office of the Public Defender

CHIEF STERLING OWEN, IV, Knoxville Police Department

MAYOR MIKE RAGSDALE, Knox County

FINBARR SAUNDERS, Knox County Commission

P.D. MARK STEPHENS, Office of the Public Defender

CHARLES W. SWANSON, Attorney

MAX WAIBEL, Student

DONALD B. WAKE, Norfolk Southern Corporation

DIRK WEDDINGTON, Knox County Juvenile Court

DONNA WRIGHT, Knox County Schools Assistant Superintendent

ADVISORY BOARD

MARY LOU HORNER, Community Volunteer

TERRY UPSHAW MORGAN

JEFF LEE, WBIR

TIM WRIGHT, AAA of East Tennessee