City of Knoxville - Council Disability Issues

MAYOR'S COUNCIL ON DISABILITY ISSUES

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The regular meetings of the Mayor's Council On Disability Issues (CODI,) are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. (until 5:00 p.m.) in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building. On dates when panel discussions are held and taped for CTV, CODI will meet until 6:30 p.m.

Appointment of Council Members

The council consists of at least nine and up to 21 members. The members are appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council. Terms are for three years. Members cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.

Meetings Schedule

Board meets monthly on the second Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building or Room 549 of the City County Building.

Please note that the regular meetings of the Mayor's Council On Disability Issues (CODI,) are held in Room 549 of the City-County Building. In addition, dates in bold in the yellow rows are when panel discussions are held and taped for CTV at 5:00 p.m. On these dates, CODI meets in the Main Assembly Room from 3:45 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Actual dates and locations remaining for 2008 are as follows:

DATE	TIME AND LOCATION
September 10	4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Room 549 of City-County Building
October 8	4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Small Assembly Room of City-County Building
November 12	3:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Main Assembly Room of City-County Building
December 10	4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Small Assembly Room of City-County Building

Council Members

Cynthia Andresen
211 Gilbert Lane
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 238-0153
harpmoon@yahoo.com

Sherry Bain, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Educational Psychology & Counseling
University of TN
A 514 Claxton Complex
Knoxville, TN 37996-3452
(865) 974-2410
sbain2@utk.edu

Anita Bright, PHR
HR Generalist
Nova Information Systems
(865) 403-8228
Anita.Bright@novainfo.com

Kristy I. Clark, OTR/L, CDRS
Coordinator, Adaptive Driving Program
Patricia Neal Rehab. Center
1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
(865) 541-2493
kclark@covhlth.com

Patty Cruze
Knoxville Brain Injury
Community Service Coordinator
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center
1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
(865) 541-1499
pcruze@covhlth.com

Steven P. Dandaneau, Ph.D.
Associate Provost and Director,
Chancellor's Honors & Haslam Scholars Programs
and Associate Professor of Sociology
F101 Melrose Hall
1616 Melrose Place
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-4352
Phone: (865) 974-7875
sdandane@utk.edu

James E. Davis
Eternal Life Harvest Center
P.O. Box 3098
Knoxville, TN 37927
(865) 637-1707 x 109
emunsters@yahoo.com

Bill Dockery, SECRETARY
Coordinator
Office of Research Communications
University of TN,
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-2187
dockeryb@utk.edu

Kevin Gittens
8912 Fox Lake Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923
(865) 540-8286
krg1183@yahoo.com

Jennifer Goggin
7612 Michaels Lane
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 363-1916
lil_gin@yahoo.com

Sara Helm, Vice Chairwoman
Associate Coordinator
Disability Careers Office
University of Tennessee
100 Dunford Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4010
(865) 974-5435
shelm1@utk.edu

Tina J. Jones
Account Representative
Corporate Connections—Center on Disability and Employment
The University of Tennessee
531 Henley Street, Ste. 520
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 594-6720 Ext. 1105
jonest@utk.edu

Thomas Kahler
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Independent Living Specialist
DisABILITY Resource Center
900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 120
Knoxville, TN 37915
(865) 637-3666
tkahler@drctn.org

Sheryl McCormick, Coordinator
Peer Support Training
Peninsula
6800 Baum Drive
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 374-7109
smccorm1@covhlth.com

Angie McMahan, Recruiter
SunTrust Bank
700 East Hill Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37915
(865) 544-2162
angie.mcmahan@suntrust.com

Ronald D. Morton, CHAIRMAN
Director of Recovery Services
Peninsula Behavioral Health
6800 Baum Drive
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 374-7150
rmorton@covhlth.com

Elizabeth Ritchie, Co-Chair
Breakthrough Corporation
11029 Flotilla Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934
(865) 966-3042
karear@aol.com

Karin Robertson, Counselor
TN School for the Deaf
2725 Island Home Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 609-3347 (V/TTY)
karinrobertson07@comcast.net

Warren Secrest
CAC - Office on Aging
2247 Western Ave.
37921 524-2786
warren.secrest@knoxcac.org

Dr. Amy Skinner,
Associate Professor
University of TN
A-525 Bailey Education Complex
Knoxville, TN 37996-3452
(865) 974-9400
askinner@utk.edu

Stephanie Brewer Cook,
Staff Liaison
Disability Services Coordinator
City of Knoxville
Community Development Department
400 Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 215-2120
(865) 215-2962 Fax
(865) 215-4581 TTY
scook@cityofknoxville.org