Tennessee Preservation Trust

Since its inception, TPT has focused on maintaining a strong and diverse board of directors. TPT's board represents the cultural and geographic diversity of the state. Its members come from large cities and small towns, and from a variety of professions and perspectives that bring a wealth of talent and experience to the organization. Members of the board of directors have been involved in a wide range of local, regional, and national preservation efforts. Patrick McIntyre joined TPT as the first executive director in July of 2002. In August, 2003, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU established a collaborative assistantship program with TPT, and graduate student David Price served as staff intern for the 2003-2004 academic year. Bud Alley, a master's candidate in the public history program at MTSU, began his internship from the Center to TPT in January 2006 and was later hired as administrative staff. On July 2, 2007, Dan Brown became TPT's second executive director. Paul Hoffman, a master's candidate in the public history program at MTSU, joined TPT in August as the administrative asssistant.

Board members hard at work at the November, 2006 meeting at Clover Bottom, the offices of the Tennessee Historical Commission in Nashville.

Reception for TPT at the James Gilliland House Museum in Shelbyville.

As a statewide organization, TPT strives to have a presence in all areas of Tennessee. Annual meetings, conferences, and award programs rotate between the three grand divisions. Board meetings are held in all areas of the state, often with a board member or local preservation organization serving as the event host. On September 17, 2004, TPT board member Mai Dee Hendricks, along with TPT member Lynn Hulan, arranged a board meeting at the historic Fly Building and then treated the board to a tour of the ongoing revitalization of the courthouse square and a reception at the James Gilliland House Museum.

2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair
Stephen Brown, Watertown

Vice-Chair
Reggie Mudd, Gallatin

Secretary
Ann Toplovich, Nashville

Treasurer
Tim Sloan, Covington

Immediate Past Chair
Jeffrey Boehm, Chattanooga

Pearl Bransford, Franklin
Emily Timm Elliston, Union City
Emily Evans, Nashville
Pamela Lewis, Franklin
Finbarr Saunders, Knoxville
Juan Self, Memphis
Susan Sills, Brownsville
Elizabeth R. Smith, Rogersville
Barbara Stagg, Rugby
Richard Tune, Tennessee Historical Commission
Philip L. Walker, Nashville
Carroll Van West, Murfreesboro

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Lee Curtis, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Melinda Keifer, Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development
Jean Nelson, The Land Trust for Tennessee
Anne-Leslie Owens, Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Lin Pendleton, Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities

Dan Brown

Dan Brown is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Preservation Trust. Brown was previously the Deputy Director of the Vieux Carre Commission in New Orleans and has been teaching as an Adjunct Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. He has a background in nonprofit/public administration as well as Historic Preservation rehabilitation contracting. Brown has a Master's degree in Historic Preservation from the Tulane University School of Architecture in New Orleans. He has finished his coursework for an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Historic Preservation at Tulane and is currently completing his dissertation. Brown grew up in Tennessee and his extended family resides in Nashville and throughout Tennessee. Brown has served as TPT's Executive Director since July 2007.

Committees

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Advocacy   Emily Evans, Chair

Awards Dr. Bill Kennedy, Chair

Conference  Melinda Keifer and Toni Evans; Co-Chairs, 2008

Fundraising Jeffrey Boehm, Chair

Membership    Ann Toplovich, Chair

"Ten in Tennessee" Endangered List Richard Quin, Chair

TPT Office Email

MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 24373, Nashville, TN 37202

OFFICE ADDRESS: 1301 16th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212 (Send no correspondence to this address, please.)

(615) 963-1255 Phone and Fax

Board Members and Staff of the TPT