LEND Advisory Council

Kara Adams
Director
Family Voices Tennessee
Nicole Bardett, B.S.
Associate Program Manager, Vanderbilt Consortium LEND
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Tonya Bowman
Lead Trainer/Statewide Family Voices Resource Specialist
Family Voices of Tennessee
Cynthia R. Chambers, Ph.D.
Associate Director, LEND (East TN)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Special Education
East Tennessee State University
Alicia Cone, Ph.D.
Director of Grant Program
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Nina Coyle, BSPH
Program Manager, Vanderbilt Consortium LEND
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Sherry Cummings, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Social Work
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Malessa Fleenor
Executive Director
The Arc Washington County
Rachel Goode, M.D.
Associate Director, Vanderbilt Consortium LEND (Middle TN)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Neonatal Developmental Follow-up Program
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Jacqueline Johnson
Director, CYSHCN
Tennessee Dept. of Health, Division of Family Health and Wellness
Evon Lee, Ph.D.
Director, Vanderbilt Consortium LEND (Middle TN)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Psychology, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Elise McMillan, J.D.
Director, UCEDD
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Sheila Moore
Chief Executive Director
The Arc of Davidson County
Julie Sears, M.Ed./EAL
Coordinator, Vanderbilt Consortium LEND
East Tennessee State University
Cathy R. Taylor, Dr.PH, MSN, R.N.
Dean, Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing
Belmont University
Babs Tierno, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Autism Tennessee
Egbhai Uriri
Director of Education & Outreach
Autism Tennessee
Adelaide Vienneau
Manager, Junior League Family Resource Center
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Carol Westlake, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Tennessee Disability Coalition
Lynn Williams
Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Professor
East Tennessee State University
Wanda Willis
Executive Director
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

VCL Director

Evon Batey Lee, Ph.D.

Staff

Associate Director (Johnson City): Cynthia Chambers, Ph.D.
Associate Director (Nashville): Rachel Goode, M.D.
Manager: Nina Coyle, B.S.P.H.
Associate Manager: Nicole Bardett, B.S.
Coordinator: Julie Sears, M.Ed./EAL

Email us at LEND@vumc.org

The Vanderbilt Consortium LEND is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number T73MC30767. Content herein should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.