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Trustees

David Jones - Chairman
David Jones-Chairman
At-Large Representative
 
David has served on the Hancock County Board of Education since 1980, and has been chairman of that board since 1999.  He was appointed to the UCT Board of Trustees in 1986 and served as the vice-chairman for several years.  In 2005, he became the first at-large representative elected by the membership.  He became Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 2007.  David is the general sales manager for B-J Motor Company in Pennington Gap, Virginia.  He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the TNRMT.  He served as president of TSBA in 1999 and served on the TSBA Board of Directors for ten years.  He is the former chief of the Sneedville Volunteer Fire Department, and also served as the Chairman of the Deacons at the First Baptist Church of Sneedville.

Don Weathers - Vice-Chairman
Don Weathers-Vice-Chairman
Middle Tennessee Representative
 
Don has served on the Wilson County Board of Education since 2004.  He was appointed to the UCT Board of Directors in 2006 and became Vice Chairman in 2007.  Don is a managing partner for Anchor Resource Management, LLC in Nashville.  He is the current president of the Tennessee Turnaround Management Association, serves on the national and international Board of Directors of the Turnaround Management Association.  He and his family are members of Center Chapel Church of Christ in Lebanon.

Joey Cooper - West Tennessee Representative
Joey Cooper
West Tennessee Representative
 
Joey has served on the Benton County Board of Education for 19 years and has served both as vice-chairman and chairman of the board. He was first appointed to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Board of Trustees in 2006. In 2007, he was elected to a three-year term by the membership of the Trust.  He is a DCS Technologist at Dupont in New Johnsonville.  Joey is very active in his church where he teaches a co-ed Sunday school class and is a deacon.  He is on the United Way Board of Directors, Drug Court Advisory Committee, and has been on the Eagle Review Board of the Boy Scouts.

Perry Dykes - East Tennessee Representative
Perry Dykes
East Tennessee Representative
 
Perry has served as a member of the Hawkins County board of education since 2002 and became vice-chairman in 2008.  He was first appointed to the UCT Board of Trustees in 2008. Perry is the county director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency in Hawkins and Hancock counties.  He is an active member of the community where he serves on several committees including Executive Committee Member National Association of USDA County Office Employees, Surgoinsville Parks and Recreation Board, Surgoinsville Regional Planning Commission, Clay Masonic Lodge, Hawkins County Farm Bureau, Hawkins County Cattlemen's Association, and he volunteers as a Surgoinsville Youth Basketball and Softball Coach.

Roger Greene - East Tennessee Representative
Roger Greene
East Tennessee Representative
 
Roger has been a member of the Hamblen County Board of Education since his election in 1985 and was appointed to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Board of Trustees in 1991. He served as chairman of the Unemployment Compensation Trust for 13 years. He was elected to a three year term by the membership as an East Tennessee Representative to the Board of Trustees in 2006.  Roger owns Davy Crockett Realty in Morristown, TN.  He is a trustee at the Russellville United Methodist Church and past president of the Lakeway Board of Realtors.

Jasper Taylor - West Tennessee Representative
Jasper Taylor
West Tennessee Representative
 
Jasper has been a member of the Crockett County Board of Education since his election in 1990 and currently serves as chairman of the board. He was appointed to the UCT Board of Trustees in 2005. In 2007, he was elected to a one year term and in 2008, he was elected to a three year term by the membership of the Trust.  Jasper is currently the city attorney for Bells and county attorney for Crockett County.  He is a trustee, deacon and Sunday school director for Alamo First Baptist Church.  Jasper serves as director of ASPELL Manor, Boy Scouts, Carl Perkins Center, and the Crockett County Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the county ethics committee, County Industrial Board, County Technology Committee, Constitution and Bylaws Committee of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, County Park and Recreation Committee and the Lions Club.

Regina Waller - Middle Tennessee Representative
Regina Waller
Middle Tennessee Representative
 
Regina has served as a member of  the Trousdale County Board of Education since 2006.  She was elected to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Board of Trustees in 2008. She is the activities director for Lebanon Health & Rehab and owns Doodle Bugs, an art studio where she teaches children's classes.  She has served as the PTO President at her son's school and is a graduate of the inaugural Leadership Trousdale class through the Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves as the chairperson for the communications committee for non-certified staff.