Board and Governance

Board of Directors

Officers

President

Glenda Bond, from Crossville, is a retired services coordinator for special education. She has served on The Arc of the United States and The Arc of Cumberland County's boards as president, past president and treasurer. She is chair of the Human Rights Committee for Hilltoppers in Crossville. She is married to Randy and has two sons, Michael and Scott, who have multiple disabilities.

Vice President

holly lu conant rees chairs the Planning/Rules Committee. She is an education advocate for The Arc of Davidson County. She chairs the Disability Coalition on Education; is member and past chair of the Family Advisory Council for the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. She is co-founder of SPAN-TN; and board member of the national Mothers from Hell 2. She is married to John and has one son named Samuel who owns his own lawn care business.

Secretary

Gina Lynette of Brentwood and is the proud mother of two children. She previously served as Secretary and Vice President for The Arc of Tennessee. She is representative to the State Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC), birth to age 5 and representative to the Executive Committee to the Local ICC for Early Intervention. Gina is a member of the Autism Society of America. She also is owner, coach, facilitator, speaker and trainer of Pointing Forward.

Treasurer

Ron Butler of Nashville chairs the Budget/Finance Committee. He is retired from Ford Motor Company where he was an accountant. He has served as president of The Arc of Tennessee two times. He is on the Board of Directors of Outlook Nashville, Mid-TN support Living and United Way of Middle Tennessee. He is married to Belinda and is father to Leslie and Brian who has intellectual disabilities. He also has a granddaughter.

Past President

Ruth Roberts of Memphis chairs the Nominating Committee. She is training coordinator at the UT Boling Center. She previously served as The Arc of Tennessee Vice President and Planning/Rules chair. She is a board member of St. John's Community Services and Support Solutions. She is Vice Chair of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD Community Advisory Council and is a member of the Developmental Disabilities Policy and Planning Council. She is married to David and her sister Merry has intellectual disabilities.

Region 1 - East TN Vice President

Madeline Nichols, Blountville

Region 2 - Middle TN Vice President

Katie Powers, Dickson

Region 3 - West TN Vice President

Merle Smith, Memphis

Committee Chairs

Donald Redden, Dickson, Advocacy/Education
Carol Greenwald, Memphis, Public Awareness/Awards/Fundraising
Doria Panvini, Nashville, Governmental Affairs
Carlene Leaper, Memphis, Membership

Board Members

Luke Randall, Smyrna
Megan Hart, Nashville
John Lewis, Nashville
Melinda Swafford, Monterey
Pat Butler, Brentwood
Mary Jordan, Johnson City
Elise McMillan, Nashville
Kenneth Winter, Tazewell
Lois Davis, Crossville
Norman Tenenbaum, Nashville
Melissa Halfacre, Cookeville
Del Ray Nichols, Blountville
Sharon Bottorff, Franklin

Position and Resolution Statements

Below you will find formal position and resolution statements published by the Arc of Tennessee. Additional position statements can be found at The Arc of the United States.

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• Position Statement on Employment First
• Voting Bill of Rights
• Position Statement on Support Coordination
• Position Statement on Waiver Service Reductions
• Resolution on Developmental Center Closure

Governance Business Documents

2008-09 Annual Report

Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax