| President |
Melissa Shafer Eastern Tennessee State University Johnson City
Melissa is an Associate Professor of Theatre at East Tennessee State University and serves as the Division of Theatre's Lighting Designer and Technical Director. |
| Executive Director |
Anna Filippo Clarksville, TN (706) 414-6660
E.D. since 2010, Anna assists in the planning of the annual conference, and represents TTA at state/ regional functions. With a Ph.D. from Univ. of Georgia, Anna has been teaching college theatre since 1989. |
President–Elect/Conference Coordinator
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Chris Luter Cordova High School Cordova
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| Executive Secretary and Immediate Past President |
Chad McDonald Cookeville Performing Arts Center Cookeville
Chad McDonald is the Cultural Arts Superintendent for the City of Cookeville and has been with involved with TTA since 1997. |
Treasurer
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Les Beaver Cannon & Cannon, Inc. Knoxville
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| Community Theatre Division Chair |
Barry Wallace Covenant Health Knoxville
Barry has been involved with community theatre in the Knoxville area for 20 years as a director, music director and actor. He is currently the Website Coordinator for Covenant Health. |
College-University Division Chair
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Mark Creter Tennessee Technological University Cookeville
Mark Harry Creter is a Professor of Theatre for the Tennessee Technological University’s Department of English and Communications as well as the artistic director of the campus theatre, the TTU Backdoor Playhouse. |
Secondary Schools Division Chair
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Nelson Berry Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville
Nelson graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a B.A. in Classical Languages, and he currently teaches Latin at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. |
Theatre for Youth Division Chair
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Tracy Nichols Austin Peay State University Clarksville |
Professional Theatre Representative
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Tom Parkhill Tennessee Stage Company Knoxville
Tom Parkhill is the Founding Artistic Director of the Tennessee Stage Company. |
SETC Auditions Coordinator
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Meleia Lewis Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg
Meleia Lewis is in her 21st year at Dyersburg State Community College, where she directs 1-2 plays each semester, as a one-person department. |
TTA Student Representative
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Adam Combs Tennessee Tech University Cookeville
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East TN Representative
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George Quick Chattanooga Theatre Centre Chattanooga
George Quick is the Producing Director of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. He produces and directs for CTC and is in charge of all operations there. |
East TN Representative
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Herb Parker East Tennessee State University Johnson City
Herb Parker is Assistant Professor in the Division of Theatre and Dance with East Tennessee State University. |
Middle TN Representative
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Steve Gwilt Cookeville Performing Arts Center Cookeville
Steve Gwilt works at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center as the Cultural Arts Coordinator for the City of Cookeville and is an Instructor of Theatre at Tennessee Technological University. |
Middle TN Representative
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Charles Long Cumberland University Lebanon
Dr. Charles A. Long currently serves as the Director of the MAE Graduate program at Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN. He has worked as both a professional and community actor/director for over 20 years. |
West TN Representative
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Scott Conley Jackson Theatre Guild Jackson, TN
Scott Conley is a Theatre Generalist working in West Tennessee. "I act, I direct, I design, I build. I also sing." |
West TN Representative
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Cecelia Chilton Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Inc. Memphis
Cecelia is Assistant Branch Manager/Inside Sales of the Memphis office of Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Inc. She has been attending TTA and exhibiting as a vendor since 1982. |
Representative-At-Large
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Gus Gillette University School of Nashville Nashville
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Representative-At-Large
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Lindsay Fussell Jazz Pluss Productions Chattanooga
Choreographer/Dance Teacher/Actor, Freelance and teaches/choreographs at Chattanooga Theatre Centre, Center for Creative Arts, Chattanooga State |
SETC Representative
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Darren Michael Austin Peay State University Clarksville
Darren Michael is the Coordinator for the Area of Theatre and Dance and an Associate Professor of Acting/Directing at Austin Peay State University. |
Historian
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Dorothy Giles Pellissippi State Technical Community College Knoxville |