Current Members

Lynn Stewart ~ Chairperson
Jim Bean ~ Vice Chair
Jerry Fleenor ~ Treasurer
Darlene Calton ~ Secretary
Amy Brown ~ Member
Jeff Cassidy ~ Member
JD Gregory ~ Member
Andrew Deakins ~ Member
Calvin Clifton ~ Member
Ben Adams ~ Attorney

Board of Directors

Sullivan County 911 District Board of Directors provides oversight of operations and financial management for 911 District.

The District Board of Directors meets typically once a month on the 2nd Monday of each month.
Meetings are held in the Sullivan County 911 Office Board Room located at:
1590 Highway 394
Blountville, TN 37617

Pursuant to TN Open Meetings Act
(TCA §8-44-101), notifications of changes to meetings are posted on the bulletin board of the Sullivan County Courthouse, as well as posted on this website.

The posted expected board meeting schedule for the current year can be found below.

View 2024 Board Meeting Schedule

View 2023 Board Meeting Schedule

Board Applications

Please complete this form, attach copy of your resume and any materials you feel would be helpful in
evaluating your application.

Submit application and documents
Electronically to: Assistant Director
OR by mail to:

Sullivan County ECD 9-1-1
P.O. Box 485
Blountville, TN 37617

Applications are due in the 9-1-1 office by July 31st of each year.

*Please note a background check is required
for board member consideration.

Past Board Members

  • Ike Lowry (Sept. 1986 - May 1987)

  • Herman Carrier (June 1987 - June 2007)

  • Herb Rutherford (July 2005 - Feb. 2007)

  • Peggy Rutherford (Feb. 2007 - Dec. 2015)

    • JD Gregory (May 2016 - PRESENT)

  • Randy Grimes (Sept. 1986 - June 1989)

  • Keith Carr (June 1989 - Aug. 1998)

  • Wayne Anderson (Aug. 1998 - Sept. 2018)

    • Jeff Cassidy (Sept. 2018 - PRESENT)

  • Phil Vinson (Sept. 1986 - May 1994)

  • Ree Stomer (May 1994 - July 2012)

  • Terry Jones (July 1991 - Dec. 1993, Apr. 2001 - Dec. 2010, July 2012 - June 2021)

    • Andrew Deakins (Aug. 2021 - PRESENT)

  • Don Barger (Sept. 1986 - July 1991)

  • Debbie Elsea (May 1994 - Sept. 2007)

  • James Eller (Nov. 2007 - Sept. 2011)

  • Al New (Sept. 2011 - June 2012)

    • Jerry Fleenor (Aug. 1995 - PRESENT)

  • Jerry Pulliam (Sept. 1986 - Oct. 1986)

  • Bob Adams (Oct. 1986 - Sept. 1988)

  • Tom Brockman (Sept. 1988 - Sept. 1989)

  • Eddie Wampler (Sept 1989 - May 1994)

  • Eddie Winstead (Map 1994 - Sept. 1997)

  • June Carter (Oct. 1997 - Sept. 2004)

  • James “Moe” Brotherton (Sept. 2004 - Dec. 2016)

    • Darlene Calton (Dec. 2016 - PRESENT)

  • Harold Durham (Sept. 1986 - Mar. 1989)

  • Bill Ray (Mar. 1989 - June 1991)

  • Jim Embree (June 1991 - Jan. 1994, Oct. 1997 - Sept. 2001)

  • David Nelson (Nov. 2010 - Sept. 2014)

  • Jerry Malone (Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2021)

    • Amy Brown (Aug. 2021 - PRESENT)

  • Nick Russin (Sept. 1986 - Mar. 1991)

  • Jim Blaylock (July 1991 - Dec. 1993)

  • Allen Hendrickson (May 1994 - Jan. 1995)

  • Don Adams (Aug. 1995 - Sept. 2003)

  • Gary Mayes (Nov. 2013 - May 2014)

    • Lynn Stewart (July 2014 - PRESENT)

  • John Sanders (Sept. 1986 - June 1993)

  • Conner Caldwell (July 1993 - Jan. 1994)

  • Jessie Lipoma (July 1994 - Sept. 2016)

    • Calvin Clifton (Sept. 2017 - PRESENT)

  • James Keesling (Sept. 1986 - Jan. 1994)

  • Jerry Duncan (May 1994 - Apr. 1995)

    • Jim Bean (June 2012 - PRESENT)