Board of Directors

John P. Sheahan
Chief Executive Officer/Treasurer

John P. Threadgill
Secretary

Carroll Van West
Historical – Center for Historical Preservation

Laura Holder
Historical – TN Civil War National Heritage Area

Gary Myers
Land Conservation and Management – TWRA

Joe Royer
Recreation – Outdoors, Inc.

John P. Sheahan
Management – Chairman of the Board

Kathleen Williams
Conservation – TN Parks & Greenways Foundation

John P. Threadgill
Economic Development - Management

Jim Bondurant
Chairman – Obion County Task Force Committee

Rosemary Bridges
Chairperson – Tipton County Task Force Committee

Peter Brown
Chairman – Dyer County Task Force Committee

Beauton Matthews
Chairperson – Lauderdale County Task Force Committee

Fred Wortman
Chairman – Lake County Task Force Committee

Larry Smith
Chairman – Shelby County Task Force Committee

Mary Schmitz
Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

Diana Threadgill
Executive Director – MS River Corridor – TN

Board of Advisors

Michael Butler
Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Mike Carlton
Tennessee State Parks - TDEC

Randy Cook
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jack Grubaugh
Meeman Biological Field Station/University of Memphis

David Hayes
Security Bank – Dyersburg

Marcia Mills
Chamber of Commerce – Tiptonville, Lake County

Mark Norris
Senator and Lawyer

Mack Prichard
State Naturalist – Tennessee

Jean Reid
Chamber of Commerce – Memphis/Shelby County

Tim Sharp
Rhodes College – Associate Dean/Fine Arts - Memphis

Greg Wathen
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Task Force Committee Members

SHELBY COUNTY

• Mayor AC Wharton, Jr.
• Charles Crawford
• John Dudas
• Ted Fox
• Kevin Kane
• Keith Kirkland
• Martha Lott
• Herman Morris
• Mary Schmitz
• Larry Smith
• Beverly Robertson
• Cristie Travis
• Edward Williams

TIPTON COUNTY

• Mayor Jeff Huffman
• Rosemary Bridges
• Leon Davenport
• David Gwinn
• Lee Johnston
• Terry Sneed

LAUDERDALE COUNTY

• Mayor Rozelle Criner
• Charles Anthony
• Bettie Davis
• Lisa Hankins
• Beauton Matthews
• Vernon McBride
• Sue McLemore

DYER COUNTY

• Mayor Richard Hill
• Eddie Anderson
• Peter Brown
• Paul Carson
• Bill Cloar
• David Hayes
• Allen Hester
• Nick Nunn
• Lori Vaughn
• Earl Willoughby

LAKE COUNTY

• Mayor Macie Roberson
• Marilyn Barnes
• Jan Boyd
• William Cantrell
• Danny Cook
• Kay Forrest
• Billy Gray
• Joey Hassell
• Fran Hearn
• Vanessa Henson
• Jim Johnson
• Patrick Johnson
• Bettye Lee
• Marcia Mills
• Daisy Parks
• Tony Wallace
• Sarah Woods

OBION COUNTY

• Mayor Gaylon R. Long
• Jim Bondurant
• Jim Cooper
• Jim Rippy

Executive Director

Diana Threadgill
Mississippi River Corridor
291 Kenilworth Place
Memphis, TN  38112
Ph:   (901) 278-8459
Cell: (901) 734-8912
Fax: (901) 725-5240
Email:  dianathreadgill@comcast.net