TSCPA Board of Directors and TSCPA Educational &
Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees
Gina B. Pruitt, CPA
Chair
Richard W. Hill, CPA
Chair-Elect
Heather S. Batson, CPA
Past Chair
Courtney H. Bach, CPA
2024-2027
CJ Blankenship, CPA
2025-2028
Treavor M. Crisp, CPA
2026-2029
Stephanie W. Fowler, CPA
2025-2028
Andrea M. Meinardi, CPA
2024-2027
Stephanie M. Mitchell, CPA
2025-2028
Keith O'Connor, CPA
2026-2029
Dimeta Smith Knight, CPA
2026-2029
Marilyn Young, CPA
2026-2027
TSCPA Chapter Officers
Appalachian Chapter
Chapter President: Emily Cokeley
Chapter President-Elect: Lohan Kotze
Chapter Vice-President: Shana H. Cooper
Chapter Secretary/Treasurer: Melissa A. Bledsoe
Chattanooga Chapter
Chapter President: Hunter Williams
Chapter President-Elect: Joyce Ann C. Mattice
Chapter Vice-President: David T. Dennard
Chapter Treasurer: Sean T. Stallings
Chapter Secretary: Andrea C. Bonds
Knoxville Chapter
Chapter President: W. Aaron O'Dell
Chapter President-Elect: Daria Cooper
Chapter Vice-President Membership: Brittani T. Wilds
Chapter Vice-President Education: T. Grant Daugherty
Chapter Assistant Vice-President Education: Caroline M. Friedrich
Chapter Secretary/Treasurer: Janna M. Lowther
Memphis Chapter
Chapter President: Zachary L. Willis
Chapter President-Elect: Lindsey R. Alexander
Chapter Vice-President Membership: Crystal R. Norman
Chapter Vice-President Programs: James A. Miller
Chapter Treasurer: William G. Gillaspie
Chapter Secretary: Nicole D. Wheetley
Nashville Chapter
Chapter President: Jaci C. Cochran
Chapter President-Elect: Andrew E. Moss
Chapter Vice-President: Julie R. James
Chapter Treasurer: Ross B. Dillard
Chapter Secretary: Anne D. Waters
Upper Cumberland Chapter
Chapter President: Victoria R. Gentry
Chapter President-Elect/Vice President: Tibet L. Dycus
Chapter Treasurer: Kaveeta Nijhawan
Chapter Secretary: Leslie A. Thompson
West Tennessee Chapter
Chapter President: Cheyanna N. Hargis
Chapter Vice President: J. Cullyn Moore
Chapter Secretary/Treasurer: John K. Wilmoth
TSCPA Council Members
Officers and Directors
- Gina B. Pruitt, Chair
- Richard W. Hill, Chair-Elect
- Heather S. Batson, Past Chair
- Courtney H. Bach
- CJ Blankenship
- Treavor M. Crisp
- Stephanie W. Fowler
- Andrea M. Meinardi
- Stephanie M. Mitchell
- Keith O'Connor
- Dimeta Smith Knight
- Marilyn Young
Past Chairs
Joseph F. Decosimo (1964-65)
C. Mack Browder (1984-85)
Claude Blankenship (1986-87)
C. Don Royston (1987-88)
Darrel E. Tongate (1990-91)
Will J. Pugh (1991-92)
Casey M. Stuart (1995-96)
J. Daniel Pressley (1996-97)
Wynne E. Baker (1997-98)
Mark M. Layne (1998-99)
Robbie A. McKinney (1999-2000)
David K. Morgan (2000-01)
Tony Jennings (2001-02)
Ernest F. Baugh Jr. (2002-03)
G. Gregory Gilbert (2003-04)
John M. Griesbeck (2004-05)
Robert V. Whisenant (2005-06)
Janice B. Smith (2007-08)
R. Michael Cain (2008-09)
David A. Curbo (2009-10)
Jack A. “Andy” Bonner (2010-11)
Katherine G. Watts (2011-12)
M. David Haddock Jr. (2012-13)
Kevin E. Hickman (2013-14)
Arthur L. Sparks Jr. (2014-15)
Charles F. Groves III (2015-16)
Sondra T. Harris-Webb (2016-17)
Mark E. Steadman (2018-19)
Anita Hamilton (2019-20)
Barrett V. Simonis (2020-21)
Christian E. Bennett (2021-22)
Geoffrey L. Stewart (2022-23)
Jonathan C. Bailey (2023-24)
Kelly S. Crow (2024-25)
Heather S. Batson (2025-26)
Elected Members
Terms expire the day after the annual meeting of TSCPA Council in the year indicated.
Appalachian Chapter
Larry Kyte (2027)
Michelle Freeman (2028)
Chattanooga Chapter
Courtney Brock (2027)
Destiny Mayes (2027)
Melody Peace (2027)
Christina Edwards (2028)
Andrew Glenn (2028)
Jennifer Goodman (2028)
Stephanie Graham (2028)
Tara Moore (2028)
Knoxville Chapter
John Bailes (2027)
Amelia Hart (2027)
Alycia King (2027)
Sam Letsinger (2027)
Izabela Vandeest (2027)
Lindsey Franks (2028)
Janna Lowther (2028)
Jim Pugh (2028)
Sam Springer (2028)
Memphis Chapter
Vivian Irby Edwards (2027)
Greg Gillaspie (2027)
Tyler Harvell (2027)
Colette Vaughn (2027)
Rachel White (2027)
Mark McBryde (2028)
James Miller (2028)
Erica Smith (2028)
Jennifer Weske (2028)
Nashville Chapter
Merrialyce Alvarez (2027)
Terrell Bell (2027)
Ross Dillard (2027)
Abdoulie Jallow (2027)
Julie James (2027)
Rachel Lloyd (2027)
David Middlebrook (2027)
Andrew Moss (2027)
Kristin Parks (2027)
Alisa Peters (2027)
Royce Rhea (2027)
Anne Waters (2027)
Kelvin Ault (2028)
Cara Becht (2028)
Jennifer Early (2028)
Brandi Ferrari (2028)
Katie Grant (2028)
Mike Holland (2028)
Rowan Leathers (2028)
David Lister (2028)
Susan Maddux (2028)
Ryan Myers (2028)
Steve Pelmore (2028)
Dan Privott (2028)
Beverly Saylor (2028)
Marian Schmidt (2028)
Karen Stephens (2028)
Maria Thiel (2028)
Upper Cumberland Chapter
Jesse Waldman (2027)
Sam Sandlin (2028)
West Tennessee Chapter
Abby Norville (2027)
William Welch (2028)
TSCPA Members on the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy
Members of the State Board of Accountancy are appointed by the governor of Tennessee for terms of three years, expiring June 30.
Sam Bennett (2026) Middle Division
J. Andy Bonner Jr. (2026) East Division
John Griesbeck (2026) West Division
Brad Buchanan (2027) Middle Division
Amelia Hart (2027) East Division
Robert Vance (2027) West Division
Michael Bryant (2028) Middle Division
Gregory Gilbert (2028) East Division
Daniel Moore (2028) West Division
TSCPA Past Presidents and Chairs
1931-33 Harry M. Jay
1933-34 M.O. Carter
1934-35 Hilary H. Osborn
1935-36 Roscoe C. Clark
1936-37 Hoskins Van Hooser
1936-37 N.H. Craig
1937-38 John H. Rawlings
1938-39 John T. Menefee
1939-40 Harry F. Hinderer
1940-41 Harry M. Jay
1941-42 John S. Glenn Jr.
1942-43 J. Homer Hardy
1943-44 Hal Canary
1944-45 John S. Glenn Sr.
1945-46 Everett R. Baylor
1946-47 Glenn R. Kleinau
1947-48 William A. Barclay
1948-49 James W. Allen Sr.
1949-50 R. Carl Counts
1950-51 C.H. Lockerby
1951-52 Russell G. Ragsdale
1952-53 Fred G. Page
1953-54 Albert M. Miller
1954-55 Oliver P. Cobb Jr.
1955-56 John St. C. Werth
1956-57 John H. Hanson Jr.
1957-58 Thomas S. Lewis Jr.
1958-59 James L. Dallas
1959-60 H. Landrith Thomas
1960-61 Daniel B. Blair
1961-62 William L. Martin
1962-63 Edward N. Backus
1963-64 S. Herbert Rhea
1964-65 Joseph F. Decosimo
1965-66 Edward E. Lee Jr.
1966-67 John C. Powell
1967-68 Paul C. Bradshaw
1968-69 Joseph Kraft
1969-70 F. Stewart McCorkle
1970-71 James H. Daves
1971-72 L. Bernard Stone
1972-73 Alvah A. Carroll Jr.
1973-74 William M. Frazee
1974-75 William D. Sharp
1975-76 Robert C. Brannon
1976-77 Billy G. Spain
1977-78 Herman D. Carriger
1978-79 John R. McCabe Jr.
1979-80 Maxie O. Patton
1980-81 Truman W. Brooks
1981-82 Thomas L. Burgess
1982-83 Imogene A. Posey
1983-84 Calvin A. King
1984-85 C. Mack Browder
1985-86 S. Lawson Crain
1986-87 Claude E. Blankenship
1987-88 C. Don Royston
1988-89 Ray F. Kamler
1989-90 Grady P. Williams
1990-91 Darrel E. Tongate
1991-92 Will J. Pugh
1992-93 William G. Griesbeck
1993-94 Joe A. Thorne
1994-95 Charles N. Dennard
1995-96 Casey M. Stuart
1996-97 J. Daniel Pressley
1997-98 Wynne E. Baker
1998-99 Mark M. Layne
1999-00 Robbie A. McKinney
2000-01 David K. Morgan
2001-02 Tony Jennings
2002-03 Ernest F. Baugh Jr.
2003-04 G. Gregory Gilbert
2004-05 John M. Griesbeck
2005-06 Robert V. Whisenant
2006-07 Louis S. Wright
2007-08 Janice B. Smith
2008-09 R. Michael Cain
2009-10 David A. Curbo
2010-11 Jack A. “Andy” Bonner Jr.
2011-12 Katherine G. Watts
2012-13 M. David Haddock Jr.
2013-14 Kevin E. Hickman
2014-15 Arthur L. Sparks Jr.
2015-16 Charles F. Groves III
2016-17 Sondra T. Harris-Webb
2017-18 Douglas E. Warren
2018-19 Mark E. Steadman
2019-20 Anita Hamilton
2020-21 Barrett V. Simonis
2021-22 Christian E. Bennett
2022-23 Geoffrey L. Stewart
2023-24 Jonathan C. Bailey
2024-25 Kelly S. Crow
2025-26 Heather S. Batson
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TSCPA is the primary representative of the CPA profession in Tennessee. Although it collaborates with the AICPA on programs important to the profession, TSCPA and the AICPA are separate and distinct organizations.
The AICPA performs a function similar to TSCPA but on a national level. The AICPA often depends heavily on state societies such as TSCPA for cooperation in pursuing its objectives on behalf of the profession. The AICPA is a standards-setting organization that represents the profession before national forums.
Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The following TSCPA members have been elected to serve on the council of the AICPA:
- Jonathan Bailey (2025-2028)
- Christian Bennett (2024-2027)
- Gina Pruitt (2026-2027)
- Barrett Simonis (2025-2028)
- Geoffrey Stewart (2025-2028)