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, founding member of Safer TN and former Communications SVP of LifePoint Health
- Dr. Dave Bhattacharya, MD, Pediatric Surgeon, Children’s Hospital at Erlanger (Chattanooga)
- Dr. Michael Burcham, Executive Partner, Shore Capital Partners
- Bill Carpenter, Healthcare Executive and Chairman of the Board for FirstBank
- Carlie Cruse, founding member of Safer TN and former senior aide to Senator Bob Corker
- Senator Bill Frist, M.D., Former United States Senate Majority Leader
- Vince Gill, Musician and singer/songwriter
- Amy Grant, Christian and pop recording artist, and philanthropist
- Milton Johnson, Former CEO, HCA Healthcare
- Teresa Sloyan, President, Hyde Family Foundation
- Dr. Clay Stauffer, Senior Minister, Woodmont Christian Church
- Dwayne Tucker, CEO, Lead Public Schools
- Jamie Woodson, Founder and Principal, TriStar Strategies, and former State Senator