Our Team

The mission of the Tennessee Principals Association is to support, empower, and connect Tennessee Principals.
Executive Board Members

Patrick
Certion

President
certionpl@scsk12.org

Dr. Jesse
Goins

President-Elect
goins_jesse@hcde.org

Dr. Christopher
Murrah

Vice President
murrahc@scsk12.org

Darla
Young-Berry

Past-President
youngdd@scsk12.org

Shay
Siler

NAESP State Representative
shay.siler@knoxschools.org

Dr. Terrence
Brittenum

Secretary
brittenumtd@scsk12.org

Chelsea
Lee

Co-Treasurer
leec@jcschools.org

DR. Stacy
Edwards

Associate Director
stacy.edwards@tnprin.org

DR. BRIAN
PARTIN

Executive Director
brian.partin@tnprin.org

Membership Directors

Shannon
Cotton

West, District 1
cottonse@scsk12.org

Sharonda
Rose

West, District 1
srose@bartlettschools.org

Tracey
BELL

Northwest, District 2 & 3
tracey.bell@wcsk12tn.net

Andrew
Holt

North Central, District 4 andrew.holt@mnps.org

Fred
Hewitt

North Central, District 4
frederick.hewitt@mnps.org

TiffanY
Mckie

North Central, District 4 tiffany.mckie@mnps.org

David
Golden

North Central, District 5
dgolden@lcdoe.org

Debra
Beaty

Cumberland, District 6
beatyd@ccschools.k12tn.net

Ruth
Pohlman

Southeast, District 7
pohlman_r@hcde.org

Suzanne
Parham

East, District 8
suzanne.parham@knoxschools.org

LUKE
Douthat

Upper East, District 9
douthatl@btcs.org

Special Board Appointments

Dr. Ashley Aldridge
Wilson

Director of Advocacy (Federal & State)
wilson_ashley@hcde.org

DR. HOLLY
FLORA

Co-Treasurer
hflora@k12k.com

Dr. Amanda
Binkley

Editor/Private School
abinkley@goodpasture.org

Dr. Janice
Irvin

Exhibit Hall Coordinator
jirvin@k12k.com

Shelley
Archuleta-Smith

Retired & Aspiring Principals
sarchuletasmith@gmail.com

NAESP Board Members

Dr. Anne Marie
Gleason

NAESP President-Elect
ann-marie.gleason@mnps.org

Business Office

Cathy
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COO / CFO
financial@tnprin.org

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The mission of the Tennessee Principals Association is to support, empower, and connect Tennessee Principals.

Goals

  • SUPPORT Tennessee Principals to enhance professional skill level
  • EMPOWER Tennessee Principals to build leadership capacity
  • CONNECT Tennessee Principals to expand professional networks
  • DEVELOP long-term financial infrastructure to enable TPA to become the premier education leadership association for Tennessee Principals

Benefits

  • Professional Membership
  • Professional Liability Coverage ($2 million)
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • Advocacy in Washington
  • TPA Publications: TN Principal Journal & TNPRIN News
  • NAESP Publications: Principal Magazine, Communicator e-newsletter, Principal Insights
  • Professional Networks
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