COOKEVILLE – A total of 145 candidates have applied to be Cookeville’s next city manager.
The deadline for resumes was Friday. The City of Cookeville is looking to replace long-term City Manager Jim Shipley, who celebrated his retirement last week. Mike Davidson, finance director, is fulfilling Shipley’s duties in the interim; he did not formally apply for the position.
But other notable local contenders include former Putnam County Executive Kim Blaylock, Cookeville’s J. Mark Hutchins and Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison, among others.
- Tinedca Alphabet
- William (Bill) Mitchell
- Wanda C. Corbin
- Zee M. Gilbert
- Michael K. Chesney
- Chequawkia (Cece) T. Graham
- Matthew Crawford
- Bobby Petty
- Anthon Zephir
- Dennis R. Sparks
- Warren Brown
- Karenann Lollis
- Bert Yaklin
- B. Stefan Jarvis
- Tina M. Treece
- Sammy J. Ragsdale
- Holly M. McGrath Rosas
- Turquoise Whitfield
- Brent Brown
- Tom Farrell
- Raymond Caddell
- Gary Palmer
- Chris Edgens
- Evis J. Brinson
- Ross C. Olson
- Shawna D. Burkhart
- Scott S. Randall
- Raymond West
- Jackie Underwood
- Col. Robert (Ed) Lowe
- Rebecca C. Polizzotto
- Thomas J. Russ
- Kendra L. Maples
- Rachel Gregory
- Sara Williams
- Charles Steve Foote
- Nathan Burd
- Tisha Emberton
- Rico Davis
- Michael S. Parousis
- Elke Doom
- Charles Covington
- Jeffrey P. Duvall
- Raenita Hibbard
- Vincent J. Capell
- David Seales
- Christopher S. Fuller
- Carol Venea Abney
- Cara Phillips
- Eugene D. Anderson, Jr.
- Kenton Crockett
- Kelly Ward
- Melissa Little
- Danielle Jones Ware
- Alan L. Grindstaff
- Matthew Alan Ernst
- Darryl R. Roberts
- Lacie Walk
- Aaron W. Gladd
- D. Eric Bostwick
- Grayson Belvin
- Melissa Conn
- Doreen Graves
- Rick Smith
- Jannette Cole
- Scott L. Wheeler
- Kerri Clemons
- John Waltbillig
- Mark A. Kutney
- David Mata
- Tracey L. Hubbard
- Jimmy Eller
- Michael Keaton
- Jonathan Smith
- Ashutosh Chaudhary
- Eddie Irwin, Jr.
- Todd L. Whitehurst
- Charles A. Sheffey
- George J. Ducas
- Travis E. Lowe
- Justin E. Sherrell
- Santus E. Gore
- Don A. Hoyt
- Robert R. (Dan) Collins
- Vincent D. Pastue
- Jonathan T. King
- Everett Warren
- Cole S. O’Donnell
- James H. Patrick
- Sheri Kaye Ross
- Vernon S. Brown
- Kevin Christopher
- Heather K. Payne
- Joshua A. French
- Mautez Yafi
- Robert F. Myers
- James L. Wheeler Jr.
- Kirk Douglas
- Austin H. Edmondson Jr.
- Jeffrey W. Dill
- Dr. William H. Kraus
- Michael B. Stout
- William Seth Flores
- Keith Goss
- Kim Roller
- Tabitha Boggs
- Kerri L. Collins
- Amanda Hall
- David L. Dellinger
- Jimmy McDonald
- Keith Ramsey
- Matt F. Carden
- Christopher J. Dorsey
- Tobias J. Tempelmeyer
- Jerry Dennis Myers
- Michael Chase Carrier
- William H. Reynolds
- Laci C. Rollins
- Gregg R. Griffin
- Nadira Massengill
- Shannon Hough
- Daniel E. McGregor
- Calvin L. Anderson
- Jenny Hendricks
- James Tyson (Ty) Ross
- Michael Brillhart
- Brent E. Herron
- William R. Whitson
- John R. Cleghorn
- C. Seth Sumner
- Scott D. Aiken
- Pamela S. Caskie
- Gerald Horton
- Tammie A. Hyder
- James A. Slaughter
- Brian J. Redshaw
- Kim Blaylock
- J. Mark Hutchins
- Keith Morrison
- Teresa Hall
- Brian L. Strunk
- Frank N. Stovall
- Amy Fularz
- Steven R. Pyles
- Randall Dowling
The Municipal Technical Advisory Service-provided list of applicants did not provide additional specifics such as current city and job title. Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton said MTAS will score the above candidates and narrow the list down to roughly 10 finalists. The city council will meet with MTAS toward the end of the month to discuss.
