Chapter Officers & Board of Directors

Officers

President

Jason Stokes,
Clinton Police Department
Term Expires 8/2026

First Vice President

Term Expires 8/2026

Second Vice President

George Carroll
Oak Ridge Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2026

Immediate Past President

Tim Spires,
East Ridge Police Department (Retired)
Term Expires 8/2026

Secretary/Treasurer

Ben Atchley,
TechniFire Services Company
Term Expires 8/2025

Board of Directors

Director

Jeff Duncan
East Ridge Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2027

Director

Jimmy Maddox
JMaddox Investigations
Term Expires 8/2027

Director

Steven Talbott
Maryville Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2027

Director

Chris Baker
J.S. Held, LLC
Term Expires 8/2026

Director

Clay Malone
Murfreesboro Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2026

Director

Jim Simpson
Milan Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2026

Director

Jody Clift
Hamilton County EMA
Term Expires 8/2025

Director

Daniel Eubanks
Farm Bureau of Tennessee
Term Expires 8/2025

Director

Stephen Goodwin
Sparta Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2025

Past Presidents

Prior to 1974, no records exist for Past Presidents

1974	Bill Ragsdale	Cleveland, TN
1975	Bill Lewis	Tiptonville, TN
1976	J.W. Culberson	Franklin, TN
1977	John McClure	Paris, TN
1978	George James	Memphis, TN
1979	Jack Stafford	Nashville, TN
1980	J.W. Dodd	Cleveland, TN
1981	Henry Black	Morristown, TN
1982	Jeff Long	Nashville, TN
1983	George Adkins	Paris, TN
1984	Bruce Hill	Maryville, TN
1985	Ken Abbott	Maryville, TN
1986	Rick Eley	Bartlett, TN
1987	Robert Frost	Jackson, TN
1988	Cecil Patterson	Nashville, TN
1989	Vick Mallard	Paris, TN
1990	H.D. Atchley	Maryville, TN
1991	Howard Sutton	Kingsport, TN
1992	Bob Downer	Murfreesboro, TN
1993	Johnny Hayes	Jackson, TN
1994	Jesse L Hodge	Knoxville, TN
1995	Juanita Collida	Johnson City, TN
1996	Wayne Henson	Nashville, TN
1997	Tom Muse	Knoxville, TN
1998	Kenneth Ogle	Gatlinburg, TN
1999	Jerry Carter	Chattanooga, TN
2000	Earl “Bo” Kaylor	Dayton, TN
2001	Bob Blair	Nashville, TN
2002	Larry Whitley	Kingsport, TN
2003	Mike Dalton	Knoxville, TN
2004	James Boyd	Jackson, TN
2005	Gary West	Gatlinburg, TN
2006	L.E. “Bud” Smith	Jefferson City, TN
2007	Dennis Kennamer	Knoxville, TN
2008-2009	Carl Peas	Murfreesboro, TN
2010-2011	Jack Spurgeon	Bristol, TN
2012-2013	Lori Ratliff	Johnson City, TN
2014-2015	Mike Sing	Maryville, TN
2016-2017	Danny Beeler	Knoxville, TN
2018-2019	Kenneth Lunghofer	Greenville, TN
2020-2022	Jim Gault	Signal Mountain, TN
2023-2024	Tim Spires	East Ridge, TN

Lifetime Members

Honorary Life Membership

Honorary Life Membership (Lifetime Membership) is an honor extended to individuals, who, in the opinion of the Chapter President and Board of Directors, has made significant contributions to the Chapter and the general membership through their active involvement in the Chapter and non-financial support of Chapter endeavors.

The honor is limited to two (2) nominations per calendar year.

The Tennessee Chapter has conferred Honorary Lifetime Chapter Membership honors to: