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.
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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
margaret.scott@cc.cdom.org
901-373-1217
Bishop Richard Stika
Diocese of Knoxville
865-862-5723
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Bishop Mark Spalding
Diocese of Nashville
bishop.mark.spalding@dioceseofnashville.com
615-383-6393
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Julie Perrey
Deputy Director
julie.perrey@dioceseofnashville.com
615-783-0753
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Rick Musacchio
Executive Director
615-783-0768
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Board Members
Diocese of Memphis
Alma Abuelouf
Director of Community Health
alma.abuelouf@cc.cdom.org
901-373-1224
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Kelley Henderson
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of West TN
kelley.henderson@acc.cdom.org
901-335-5051
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Robert Hutton
Legal Council of Memphis Diocese
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Sondra Morris
Principal of St. Benedict, Auburndale and Acting Superintendent
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Rick Ouellette
Director of Communications of Memphis Diocese
Diocese of Knoxville
Father David Boettner
Vicar General
865-862-5722
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Edward Phillips
Attorney for Knoxville Diocese
856-525-5134​
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Sedonna Prater
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
865-584-3307
865-223-0244
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Paul Simoneau
Vice Chancellor of Knoxville Diocese
psimoneau@dioknox.org
865-862-5753
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Deacon Sean K. Smith
Chancellor of Knoxville Diocese
865-862-5729
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Very Reverend Douglas Owens, VG
Moderator of the Curia
fatherdougowens@gmail.com
865-531-0770
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Diocese of Nashville
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Brian L. Cooper
Chief Administrative Officer and Vice Chancellor of Nashville Diocese
brian.cooper@dioceseofnashville.com
615-783-0759
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Gia Riney
Chief Marketing Officer of Nashville Diocese
gia.riney@dioceseofnashville.com
615-760-2788
Rebecca Hammel
Superintendent of Nashville Catholic Diocese Schools
rebecca.hammel@dioceseofnashville.com
615-540-1256
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Gino Marchetti
Attorney for Nashville Diocese
615-320-3225
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Rick Musacchio
Executive Director of TNCPPC
Director of Communications of Nashville Diocese and Editor in Chief of Tennessee Register
rick.musacchio@dioceseofnashville.com
615-783-0768
Judy Orr, LMSW
Executive Director of Catholic Charities of TN
615-352-3087
Julie Perrey
Deputy Director of TNCPPC
Vice Chancellor and Chief Mission Integration Officer of Nashville Diocese
julie.perrey@dioceseofnashville.com
615-783-0753
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Greg Pope
Chief Mission Integration Officer for St.Thomas Health | Ascension
gpope@ascension.org
615-284-7415
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Deacon Hans Toecker
Chancellor of Nashville Diocese
hans.toecker@dioceseofnashville.com
615-783-0765
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