2012 Board of Directors - Officers

Bob Alvey

Robert (Bob) Alvey, Jr., served as the 2011 President-Elect and the 2009-2010 Southwest District Director on the TSBA Board of Directors. A resident of Jackson, Bob has been a member of the Jackson-Madison County Board of Education since 2002. He has served as his School Board Chairman, TLN Representative,  FRN Representative, and a member of the TLN Board of Directors for 5 years. He has achieved Level V/Master Board Member status in the TSBA Boardsmanship Program. He was named to the All Tennessee School Board for 2010, and has received the NSBA Distinguished Service Award. Bob is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University with B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Electrical Engineering. Bob works for the Procter and Gamble Company in the Duracell Personal Power business in the Household Care Business Unit. He currently serves as the Board Chairman for the Smiles and Blessings Dental Ministry, and serves as a Director for the Jackson Area Wide Soccer Association. Bob attends Englewood Baptist Church where he serves as a Deacon and Youth Sunday School Teacher. Bob is married (Amy) and has two children: Meredith, a 2010 graduate of Auburn University, and Rob, a senior at Union University. 

 

Renea Jones-Rogers

Renea Jones-Rogers served as the 2011 Vice-President and in 2009-2010 as the Northeast District Director on the TSBA Board of Directors. She has been a member of the Unicoi County Board of Education since 2002, and she currently serves as its chairman. A Level V/Master School Board Member in the TSBA Boardsmanship Program, she was a member of the 2007 All-Tennessee School Board. She has served as an FRN Representative and as a member of the TLN Board of Directors. Renea holds a B.S. Degree in Horticulture and a Master’s Degree in Crop Science, both from North Carolina State University. She is a self-employed tomato farmer.  In addition to her work on the school board, Renea is the Unicoi County Farm Bureau Chairman, a Sunday school teacher, the Calvary Baptist Church Puppet Director, and a Girl Scout troop leader. She has two children: Nick and Laura.

 

Carolyn Holt

Carolyn Holt served as the 2011 Treasurer on the TSBA Board of Directors. She has been a member of the Hamblen County Board of Education since 1998. In 2003, the Board was named Tennessee School Board of the Year, and Carolyn was named as a member of the All Tennessee School Board. Carolyn is a Level V/Master School Board Member and she has received the Scholars Circle award in the TSBA Boardsmanship Program. She is a TSBA Ambassador for Education having achieved the Certified Ambassador designation. She has served the Board as its Chair, Vice-Chair, and a member of the Poilcy and Safety Committees. Having earned M.S. and B.S. Degrees from the University of Tennessee, she is a registered licensed dietician and serves on the Executive Board of the School Nutrition Services DPG of the American Dietetic Association. Carolyn has represented the Tennessee Dietetic Association in the ADA House of Delegates for five years, and served as President and Treasurer of both the Tennessee and Knoxville District Dietetic Association. She is a recipient of the Tennessee Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award. She is a Hamblen County P-16 Council Co-Leader and a two-time winter of the NSBA Recognition Award. She and her late husband, Lynn C. Holt, are the parents of a son, Matthew, a student at East Tennessee State University. She is a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
 
 

Susan Lodal

Susan Lodal has been a member of the Kingsport Board of Education since 2003 and served as 2004-2008 Vice President and 2008-2010 President. Susan has achieved Level V/Master Board Member status in the TSBA Boardsmanship Program, was named to the All Tennessee School Board/C. Hal Henard Distinguished Service Award for 2010 and has twice received the NSBA Distinguished Service Award (2007, 2010). Susan served as an At-Large Member (Chair of the TLN Board) on the TSBA Board of Directors in 2007 and 2008 after being involved with the TLN through various positions since 2003 and serving on the Kingsport Area Chamber Legislative Affairs Committee since 2004.  Susan holds a B.S. Degree in Medical Technology from Purdue University.  In her community, she also volunteers in the Waverly Road Presbyterian Church Food Pantry and as a long-time tutor in two elementary schools.  She currently chairs the United Way’s Food Security Task Force.   Susan is married to Peter and they have three grown children: Erik, Nicholas, Genevieve.
 
 

Nancy Williamson

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Nancy B. Williamson served as the 2011 TSBA President and the 2010 TSBA Vice-President. She serves as chairman of the Oneida Special School District Board of Education, a position she has held since 2006. A retired educator in K-12 and higher education, she has been a member of the Oneida Board since 2004. Nancy achieved Level V/Master School Board Member status in 2009. She was named to the All Tennessee School Board in 2010. Nancy holds a B.A. Degree from Georgetown College in Kentucky and M.S. and Ed.D. Degrees from the University of Tennessee. She is a member of the Scott County Scholars Program Steering Committee and the Advisory Council TTC Health Science Program. She has served as Chairperson of the East Tenn. Supervisors Study Council and was a member of the State Supervisor Steering Committee. She and her late husband, Lynn A. (Blackie) Williamson, are the parents of two children.