TENNESSEE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
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2020-2021 TAPT Board & Advisory Committee
Michael D. Lee
2021-2022 TAPT President
Michael is the Executive Director of
Transportation in Metro-Nashville
336 Woodycrest Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
Office: 615-313-0404
Cell: 615-336-8347
michael.d.lee@mnps.org
Metro-Nashville is a school board
owned transportation system.
Dawn Cox
Chairperson of the TAPT Board
TAPT Region 5 Director
Dawn is the Pupil Transportation Coordinator for Loudon County Schools
100 River Road, Loudon, TN 37774
Office: 865-458-5411 ex 1014
Cell: 865-740-4818
coxd@loudoncounty.org
Loudon County Pupil Transportation service is outsourced to several private contractors.
Tim Maynard
TAPT Region 1 Director
Tim is the Transportation Supervisor
for Obion County Schools.
802 C. C. Gurien Drive Suite 1
Troy, TN 38260
Office: 731-536-4694
Cell: 731-225-7987
Obion County is
a School Board owned
Transportation System.
Obion County Web Site
Becky Haley
2021-2022 TAPT President-elect
Becky is the Pupil Transportation Supervisor for Carroll County Schools
409 High Street
Huntingdon, TN 38344
Office: 731-986-3093
Cell: 731-415-7144
rhaley@carrollschools.com
Carroll County is a school board owned
transportation system.
Dewayne Ferrell
TAPT Director-at-Large
TAPT Trade Show Coordinator
Fleet Operations Manager
Metro-Nashville Schools
336 Woodycrest Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
Mobile: 615-456-1719
Metro-Nashville is a school board
owned transportation system.
Eric Watkins
TAPT Region 2 Director
Transportation Director
Stewart County Schools
1031 Spring Street, Dover TN 37058
Office: 931-232-7342
Mobile: 931-249-4921
ericwatkins@stewartcountyschools.org
Stewart County is a school board owned transportation system.
Tracey Richardson
TAPT Region 3 Interim Director
Transportation Route and Operations Manager/ Special Education
Sumner County Schools
Larry Riggsbee Support Services Building 1500 Airport Rd
Gallatin, TN 37066
Office: 615-452-1520
Mobile: 615-566-2337
tracey.richardson@sumnerschools.org
Sumner County is a
school board owned
transportation system.
Sherry Dotson
TAPT Region 6 Interim Director
Transportation Director
Jefferson County Schools
207 W. Dumplin Valley Rd
Dandridge TN 37725
Office: 865-397-2139
Mobile: 865-680-5901
sdotson@jcboe.com
Jefferson County is a
school board owned
transportation system.
Jefferson County Schools Web Site
Derek Henderson, CSPT
Transportation Supervisor
Roane County Schools
105 Bluff Road
Kingston TN 37763
Office: 865-590-0153
Mobile: 865-399-6051
Roane County is a
school board owned
transportation system
Roane County Schools
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Ricky Phillips
TAPT Advisory Board
Vehicle Maintenance Manager
Montgomery County Schools
621 Garcey Avenue
Clarksville, TN 3740
Office: 931-358-4214
Mobile:
email: ricky.phillips@cmcss.net
Montgomery County is a
school board owned
transportation system.
Elizabeth Kong
Assistant Student Transportation
Driver Safety Manager
Clarksville/Montgomery County
(931) 358-4216
elizabeth.kong@cmcss.net
Montgomery County is a
school board owned
transportation system.
Gary Bradford
AV/IT Specialist TN Tech
Millard Oakley STEM Center
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN
Direct (931) 372-3786
Office Main (931-372-6573
Gary is the AV/IT Specialist for our Annual Conference & Trade Show Presentations.
Kim Bradford
TAPT Region 4 Director
Transportation Director
Putnam County Schools
515 E. Veterans Dr.
Cookeville TN 38501
Office: 931-526-9342
Mobile: 931-252-4677
kbradford@pcsstn.com
Putnam County is a
school board owned
transportation system.
Putnam District Web site
Diane Elder
Region 7 Director
Director of Schools
Pickett County Schools
2141 Skyline Drive
Byrdstown, TN 38549
Office: 931-864-3123
Mobile: 931-510-6510
Pickett County is a
school board owned
transportation system.
Dr. Tammy Knipp
Principal
Pleasant Hill School
486 Main Street
Crossville, TN 38578
Office: 931-277-3677
tknipp@ccschools.k12tn.net
Cumberland Country
is a school board owned
transportation system.
Cumberland County Web Site
Ryan Dillingham
Director of Transportation
Knox County Schools
Andrew Johnson Building
4th Floor
912 Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Office: 865-594-1532
Cell: 865-385-2401
ryan.dillingham@knoxschools.org
Knox County is a
Private Contractor
Transportation System
Knox County
Melissa Garton
Immediate-Past President
Melissa is the Pupil Transportation Coordinator for Dickson County Schools
113 Sylvis Road
Dickson, TN 37055
Office: 615-740-5970
Cell: 615-642-9027
mgarton@dcbe.org
Dickson County is a school board owned
transportation system.
Larry Riggsbee-Executive Director
TENNESSEE STATE GOVERNMENT
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
Ex Officio Members of the TAPT Board (Non-Voting)
Lieutenant Raymond Gaskill
TAPT State Advisor
Director of Pupil
Transportation Services
TN Department of Safety
& Homeland Security
1228 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
Business: 615-743-4990
raymond.gaskill@tn.gov
Josh Wickham, Director
Student Transportation
Office of School Safety
and Transportation
Andrew Johnson Tower
10th floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
josh.wickham@tn.gov
(615) 532-1699
Alex Spann, Consultant
Student Transportation
Office of School Safety
and Transportation
Andrew Johnson Tower
10th floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Alex.Spann@tn.gov
(615) 532-1699