Meet TCWPA

Leadership Team

Officers Of the Board

Anthony Hodges

President and Acting Executive Director. Elder Mountain, TN.

Member of the Board 2013-2019, Vice-President 2014-2017, President 2017-2022

Sam Huffman

Vice President. Brentwood, TN.

Member of the Board 1998-2003; 2006-2019; Finance Director 2006-2011; Vice-President – Treasurer 2012-2022

Steve McDaniel

Vice President. Parkers Crossroads, TN.

Past President ca. 2004-2006; Advisory Board 2007 – 2018; Member of the Board 2018-2019; Vice-President 2019-2022

Joe Smyth

Vice President. Franklin, TN.

Member of the Board 2004 - 2022; Vice-President, 2005-2012, 2017-2022; President 2012-2017

Members Of The Board

Aaron Astor (Maryville)

Ernie Bacon (Franklin)

Myers Brown (Old Hickory)

Mike Countess (Crossville)

Sam Elliott (Chattanooga)

Curt Fields (Collierville)

Lee Millar (Collierville)

Greg Wade (Franklin)

Phil Walker (Nashville)

Lea Williams (Hermitage)

TCWPA’s Advisory Board members

Provide guidance for programs and help coordinate multi-agency statewide events and projects.

Daniel Taylor

Norm Hill, At Large

Emily Parish, The Land Trust for Tennessee

Jennifer Core, Tennessee Historical Society

Carroll Van West, State Historian

Patrick McIntyre, Tennessee Historical Commission

Nina Scall, Tennessee Wars Commission

Antoinette Van Zelm, TN Civil War Nat’l. Heritage Area

Susan Whitaker, American Battlefield Trust

Jerry Wooten, State Parks and Historic Sites

Joe Trahan, GA Battlefields

Will Greene, Eastern Battlefields

TN State Representative Sam Whitson

Our Executive Committee

Guides policy development and implementation

NPS Liaison – Brenda Pennington

THC Liaison – Nina Scall

TCWPA Site Specialists

serve as primary contacts for information about sites in their region of the state

East Tennessee: Jim Ogden (Fort Oglethorpe, GA)

Middle Tennessee: Jim Lewis (Murfreesboro)

West Tennessee: Jim Weaver (Medon)

State: Fred Prouty (Nashville)

Our Staff

Work in the day-to-day operations and guide the Board in planning, fundraising, Board development and communication.

Acting Executive Director, Anthony Hodges (President)

Asst. Director for Partnerships Lee Curtis (Nashville)

Asst. Director for Administration Patricia Gray (Springfield)