TSPN Advisory Council
2007-2009

The Governor shall appoint the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to be an independent, non-partisan, voluntary group of individuals, organizations, and agencies (public and private) who promote community awareness of the signs of suicide and intervention strategies for the prevention of suicide.

The council’s goal is to coordinate implementation of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Strategy, based on the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
 

 

Northeast Region Harold Leonard, MA, LPC-MHSP ~ Regional Chair ~ Advisory Council Secretary (2007-09) Indian Path Pavilion 2300 Pavilion Drive Kingsport, TN 37660 (423) 857-5231 work ~ (423) 857-5237 fax leonardhb@msha.com Pam Willis, MS, LCSW ~ Alternate Suicide Prevention Coordinator James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Building 8, Dogwood Avenue Mountain Home , TN 37684 (423) 926-1171 work ~ (423) 979-3437 pamela.willis@va.gov East Tennessee Region Anne Young, MS, CAS ~ Regional Chair (2007-09) Community Advocate (865) 216-9884 cell sayoung3@comcast.net Benjamin T. Harrington ~ Past Chair Mental Health Association of East Tennessee PO Box 32731 Knoxville, TN 37930-2731 (865) 584-9125 work ~ (865) 824-0040 fax (865) 604-0096 cell ben@mhaet.com Elizabeth Haren, LPC-MHSP (2007-09) Camelot Schools 9613 West Lyttleton Lane Knoxville, TN 37922 (423) 737-2866 cell tananda.beth@gmail.com Dianne Wilgen (2007-09) 108 Oklahoma Avenue Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 483-8094 dlwilgen@cs.com Mid-Cumberland Region Misty Yarbrough, BBA, BSW ~ Regional Chair (2007-09) TeenScreen Case Manager Tennessee Voices for Children 701 Bradford Avenue Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 269-7751, ext. 132 phone ~ (615) 269-8914 fax myarbrough@tnvoices.org Stephanie Brooks Barger, M.Div. Community Activist 1125 Pennock Avenue Nashville , TN 37207 (270) 519-2352 cell steph_barger@hotmail.com Judith Johnson, AAS, CC (2007-09) Advocate/Consumer 201 Sycamore Drive Smyrna, TN 37167 (615) 223-1186 home ~ (615) 631-7534 cell judithjjohnson7@aol.com  Kim Rush, M. Ed., LPC-MHSP ~ Alternate Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System 118 North Church Street Murfreesboro, TN 37130 (615) 278-6255 home ~ (615) 904-9181 cell krush@vbhcs.org  South Central Region Pam Arnell, MA ~ Regional Chair (2007-09) Arnell's Counseling Service 1914 Minor Hill Highway PO Box 705 Pulaski, TN 38478 (931) 424-8802 work ~ (931) 424-6468 fax ~ (931) 638-7131 cell angel1@surfmore.net Karyl Chastain Beal, M.Ed., CT (2007-09) Retired/Community Advocate 1107 Rip Steele Road Columbia, TN 38401 (931) 388-9289 home karylofcolumbia@cs.com Jennifer Harris, MS ~ Advisory Council Co-Chair (2007-09) Hickman Community Hospital 135 East Swan Street Centerville, TN 37033 (931) 729-1941 work ~ (931) 729-0318 fax jennifer.harris@baptisthospital.com  Patty K. Wright, MS ~ Alternate Lincoln Medical Center 91 Grisham Road Fayetteville, TN 37334 (931) 438-4624 work ~ (931) 438-5540 fax pwright@lchealthsystem.com

Upper Cumberland Region Linda Moran, LPN ~ Regional Chair (2007-09) Dale Hollow Mental Health Center 501 Spruce Street Livingston, TN 38570-2025 (931) 823-5678 work lmoran@vbhcs.org Bernard G. Barton, MA (2007-09) Pastor, Pleasant Hill Church of Christ 220 Midway Subdivision Rickman, TN 38580 (931) 498-3515 home bgbarton@twlakes.net Nell E. West (2007-09) Regional Supervisor, Specialized Crisis Services, Youth Villages 1420 Neal Street, Suite 202 Cookeville, TN 38501 (931) 525-6926 work nell.west@youthvillages.org Jodi Bartlett, Ed.S ~ Alternate MCRT Director, Northern Region Volunteer Behavioral Health Care Services 1200 South Willow Avenue Cookeville, TN 38502 (931) 432-7866 or 432-4123, ext. 166 work ~ (931) 260-8031 or 265-3132 cell jbartlett@vbhcs.org Southeast Region Tim Tatum, MA ~ Regional Chair Bradford Health Services 6160 Shallowford Road, Suite 103 Chattanooga, TN 37421 (423) 892-2639 work ~ (423) 322-1679 cell ttatum@bradfordhealth.net Sam Bernard, PhD, FAAETS, DABCEM ~ Advisory Council Chair (2007-09) PO Box 81073 Chattanooga , TN 37411 (423) 322-3297 phone ~ (763) 322-3290 sambernard@comcast.net www.parfoundation.info Cindy P. McCroskey, M.Ed (2007-09) Counselor, McCallie Middle School 500 Dodds Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 (423) 493-5515 work ~ (423) 493-5520 fax cmccroskey@mccallie.org Sandy N. Smith, M.Ed (2007-09) Hamilton County Department of Education 518 Marlboro Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37412 (423) 209-5428 work ~ (423) 991-8856 cell smith_sandy@hcde.org Rural West Region Carol Burroughs, MSCPS ~ Regional Chair ~ Advisory Council Co-Secretary (2006-08) Lexington High School 284 White Street Lexington, TN 38351 (731) 968-9623 work ~ (731) 968-9399 fax burroughsc@k12tn.net Anne Henning-Rowan, MS (2006-08) Jackson-Madison County School System, District 1 35 Williamson Road Denmark, TN 38391 (731) 421-8880 home ~ (731) 695-4396 cell ~ (731) 421-9193 fax annerowan@hughes.net Joe T. Wood, ADM, SUPV (2007-09) Director, Lexington City Schools 70 Dixon Street Lexington, TN 38351 (731) 967-5591 work ~ (731) 968-8122 home woodjt@kwood.org Kathy Strahan ~ Alternate Professional Care Services of West Tennessee 1997 Highway 575 Covington, TN 38019 kathy.strahan@pcswtn.org Memphis Region Ken Tullis, MD ~ Regional Chair, Strategies/Outcomes/Evaluations Committee Chair (2007-09) Primacy Oaks The Psychological Trauma & Wellness Center 5158 Stage Road, Suite 120 Memphis, TN 38134 (901) 767-1469 home kfttenn@ktullis.com Janna F. Herbison, MS YWCA of Greater Memphis 6410 Candlewood Cove Memphis , TN 38112 (901) 568-2080 work ~ (901) 761-3102 home jfherbison@comcast.net Madge Tullis (2007-09) SPAN-USA 5475 Valleybrook Cove Memphis, TN 38120 (901) 767-1469 home ~ (901) 763-3720 fax kfttenn@ktullis.com  Bishop William M. Young, MFT, CPT (2006-08) Senior Pastor, Healing Center Full Gospel Baptist Church 3900 Tchulahoma Road (901) 370-4673 work Memphis, TN 38118 yhealer@aol.com Michael LaBonte ~ Alternate Family Services of the Mid-South 2430 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38112 (901) 271-5492 work mlabonte@family-services.net