Board

Deanne DeWitt was appointed by Governor Bill Lee to represent the 6th Congressional District. She currently serves as President of the Preservation Foundation of Sumner County as well as a volunteer in numerous community initiatives.

She received her degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering with a Business minor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She spent over 15 years with IBM’s Business Consulting practice.

Miles Burdine was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents on December 14, 2017, by Governor Bill Haslam to fill the 1st congressional district seat and was reappointed for another six year term by Governor Bill Lee.

Burdine is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee, and is the President and CEO of the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce.  One of the chamber's main focus efforts under Burdine's leadership for many years has been education and workforce development. 

Danni Varlan was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents on September 29, 2010, representing the second congressional district. She was reappointed to serve a second term in 2013 and a third term in 2019.

Shane Hooper was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents to represent the fourth congressional district. Shane is President/CEO of the Shelbyville-Bedford Partnership, a local economic development organization focusing on industrial recruitment and retention, workforce development, and community development. He graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School and Lipscomb University. After graduation, he served his country as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Shane earned a Master's in Economic Development from the University of Southern Mississippi.