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Governing Body
The Authority is governed by a twenty-one member Board of Directors comprised of the following:

  • county executives/mayors of each of the five counties in the region;
  • mayors of each county seat municipality in the region;
  • mayor of any incorporated municipality in the region with a population in excess of 25,000 (Hendersonville & Mt. Juliet);
  • a representative from the Industrial Development Board of each county;
  • a representative of the Governor;
  • a State Representative and State Senator serving said region and the representative of the U.S. Congressman serving the Four Lake region.
An Executive Committee, comprised of one Board member from each of the five member counties, provides direct oversight for the Authority's operations.  Serving currently are the County Executives/Mayors of Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson County.  The Executive Committee meets quarterly, or more frequently if required.

Presently, staff for the Authority consists of:                        
Donna Arrington -  Program Manager
Teresa Carman - Office Manager/Secretary

Affiliated professional support includes:     
Charles Alexander - Small Business Development Specialist             
                     Volunteer State Community College (primary location)

The Authority's administrative attachment is with the State Department of Economic and Community Development.                

FOUR LAKE AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009 - 2010
Executive Committee:


(from left to right)
Chairman:  Shelvy Linville, Macon County Mayor
Vice-Chairman:  Robert Dedman, Wilson County Mayor
Secretary/Treasurer:  Anthony Holt, Sumner County Executive
Smith County Representative:  Michael Nesbitt, County Mayor
Trousdale County Representative:  Jerry Clift, County Executive

Other Board Members:
Macon County:  J.Y. Carter, Mayor of Lafayette
                          Jon Hesson, Industrial Development Board 

Smith County:  David Bowman, Mayor of Carthage
                        Phillip Piper, Industrial Development Board

Sumner County:  Jo Ann Graves, Mayor of Gallatin
                           Scott Foster, Mayor of Hendersonville
                           Linda Elam, Mayor of Mt. Juliet
                           Thomas Neal, Jr., Industrial Development Board

Trousdale CountyTim Roberson, Chairman Pro-Tem
                               Philip Holder, Industrial Development Board

Wilson County:  Philip Craighead, Mayor of Lebanon
                          Phil Smartt, Industrial Development Board  

U.S. Congressional Rep:  Mike Terry for Bart Gordon

Governor's Representative:  Jerry Merriman, TN Department of ECD

State Senator:  Mae Beavers  

State Representative:  Stratton Bone