Board of Directors
Under the direction of our Board, Committees, and Tennessee's three bishops, the Tennessee Catholic Public Policy Commission will:
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Review and analyze the content and implications of all proposed legislation,
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Take positions on public policies and programs affecting the common good of all Tennessee citizens,
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Speak for the Roman Catholic Church before all branches of our state government and before groups concerned with social policy,
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Identify needs in areas of morality, health, welfare, education, religious freedom, human and civil rights, and determine ways to meet those needs, and
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Foster public understanding of the Church's teaching on social issues.
The TNCPPC board and committees are made up of clergy and lay persons selected from through out the state
Chairmen and Director
Bishop David P. Talley, M.S.W., J.C.D.
Diocese of Memphis
901-373-1217
Bishop Richard Stika
Diocese of Knoxville
865-862-5723
Bishop Mark Spalding
Diocese of Nashville
615-383-6393
Jennifer Murphy
TNCPPC Executive Director
615-356-8184
Board Members
Diocese of Memphis
Alma Abuelouf
Director of Community Health
901-373-1224
June 30 , 2022
Janet Donato
Superintendent of Memphis Diocesan Schools
901-373-1219
Therese Gustaitis
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
Deputy Executive Director
Director of Parish Social Ministry
901-722-4794
June 30 , 2022
Kelley Henderson
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of West TN
901-335-5051
Robert Hutton
Legal Council, Memphis Diocese
Diocese of Knoxville
Father David Boettner
Vicar General
865-862-5722
June 30, 2021
Edward Phillips
Attorney for Knoxville Diocese
856-525-5134
Sedonna Prater
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
865-584-3307
865-223-0244
Paul Simoneau
Vice Chancellor of Knoxville Diocese
865-862-5753
June 30, 2022
Deacon Sean K. Smith
Chancellor of Knoxville Diocese
865-862-5729
June 30, 2022
Very Reverend Douglas Owens, VG
Moderator of the Curia
865-531-0770
June 30 2022
Diocese of Nashville
Brian L. Cooper
Chief Administrative Officer and Vice Chancellor of Nashville Diocese
615-783-0759
June 30, 2022
Rebecca Hammel
Superintendent of Nashville Catholic Diocese Schools
615-540-1256
Gino Marchetti
Attorney for Nashville Diocese
615-320-3225
Rick Musacchio
Director of Communications and Editor in Chief of Tennessee Register
615-783-0768
Judy Orr, LMSW
Executive Director of Catholic Charities of TN
615-352-3087
May 1, 2019
Greg Pope
Chief Mission Integration Officer for St.Thomas Health | Ascension
615-284-7415
June 30, 2022
Deacon Hans Toecker
Chancellor of Nashville Diocese
615-783-0765
June 30,2022
