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Voices for a Safer Tennessee

Voices for a Safer Tennessee (Safer TN) advocates for firearm safety policies and programs that both protect our communities and respect the Second Amendment.

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To help further guide and support the organization’s efforts, Voices for a Safer Tennessee (Safer TN) has convened an advisory board of prominent Tennessee leaders who have raised their hands in support of pragmatic firearm safety policies. This group represents influential leadership within the government,
healthcare, business, faith, education, music and philanthropy sectors and includes:

Michelle Augusty

Michelle Augusty

Founding member of Safer TN and former Communications SVP of LifePoint Health

Bill Carpenter

Bill Carpenter

Healthcare Executive and Chairman of the Board for FirstBank

Cathy Cate

Founding Executive Director, Leadership Tennessee

Carlie Cruse

Carlie Cruse

Founding member of Safer TN and former senior aide to Senator Bob Corker

Dr. Trey Eubanks

Dr. Trey Eubanks

President, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

Senator Bill Frist, M.D.

Senator Bill Frist, M.D.

Former United States Senate Majority Leader

Beth Holman

Beth McCabe Holman

President, RT Lodge

Milton Johnson

Milton Johnson

Former CEO, HCA Healthcare

Dr. Justin Robertson

Dr. Justin Robertson

Hamilton County Schools Superintendent

Ketch Secor

Old Crow Medicine Show founder and frontman

Teresa Sloyan

Teresa Sloyan

President, Hyde Family Foundation

Dr. Clay Stauffer

Senior Minister, Woodmont Christian Church

Dwayne Tucker

Dwayne Tucker

President, TSU

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