Board of Directors
Dawn Vinson
President - (Memphis)
Dawn Vinson, a native Memphian, received her BA in the College Scholars program at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a primary focus on French and English l… Read more
Brian Mickles
Treasurer - (Chattanooga, TN)
Attorney - Areas of concentration: Collections, Estate Planning, Corporate, Business law, and Commercial Litigation… Read more
Dr. Henry Spratt
Secretary (Chattanooga)
Dr. Spratt is a tenured professor in the Biological and Environmental Sciences Department at UTC. He holds BS and MS degrees from Georgia Tech (1977 and 1980 - Ap… Read more
Tony Dolle
(Mt. Juliet)
Tony Dolle has been writing about and working in the outdoor industry for the past 35 years as a journalist, marketing and public relations professional and as a resour… Read more
Gary Bullwinkel
(Somerville)
Gary lives with his family on a small farm in a West Tennessee rural area near the Hatchie, Wolf and Loosahatchie watersheds. He has a diverse background in general comp… Read more
Patrick O’Connor
(Memphis)
Patrick O’Connor, a native Memphian, graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, in 2009 with a degree in Advertising and an outside concentrati… Read more
Ambassador Victor Ashe
(Knoxville)
Ambassador Victor Ashe, a native of Knoxville, TN, graduated from Yale University with a BA in history in 1967 and received his law degree from the University of Tennes… Read more
Staff
Renée Victoria Hoyos
Executive Director
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Renée Victoria Hoyos has served as Executive Director since 2003. Ms. Hoyos has overseen the growth of TCWN from an average budget of $150,000 &#… Read more
Shelby Ward
Staff Attorney
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Shelby joined TCWN in 2016. She directs the TCWN litigation program and meets in-house legal needs. Prior to joining TCWN, she practiced family law a… Read more
Dana Wright
Water Policy Director
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Dana Wright became TCWN’s Water Policy Director in January 2008. Prior to joining TCWN Dana worked with the Georgia Environmental Protection Divis… Read more
Kathy Hawes
Coordinator
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Kathy Hawes became the Coordinator of the Mississippi River Collaborative (MRC) in November 2012 and works from the TCWN office on Market Street. She… Read more
Craig Griffith
Public Affairs Director
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Craig joined TCWN in 2013 as the Public Affairs Director. He has more than 20 years of experience in the communications/public relations field in both… Read more
Kimberly Pettigrew
Director of Community Health Programs
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Kimberly began working as the Director of Community Health Programs for TCWN, in June 2015, after serving as intern under the Bringing Tap Back pro… Read more
Sarah Eastburn [email protected]
Sustainability Coordinator
Sarah Eastburn is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Bringing Tap Back program. Sarah focuses on TCWN’s online presence, as well as, works closely with pa… Read more
Angela Howard [email protected]
Business Development
Angela has come to our organization with a Bachelors degree in psychology from Hollins University and an International Master’s degree in Business Administr… Read more