Employee Relations Advisory Board

The system-wide Employee Relations Advisory Board serves as an advisory group to the president with respect to University policies, programs and practices.

The board meets quarterly—either in-person or by video conference—and consists of Employee Relations Committee members elected by their committee peers. Follow the board’s discussions here and contact representatives with questions.

Employee Relations Advisory Board Representatives

Tom Anderson, Knoxville-ERC University Operations
Office Phone: 865-974-5514
Email: tander13@utk.edu

Doree Brown, ERC-System Administration & IPS-ERC
Office Phone: 865-974-4615
Email: doree@tennessee.edu

Shannon Bruce, Knoxville-ERC Administration & Student Life
Office Phone: 865-974-6089
Email: sbruce@utk.edu

Laura Horton, UT Space Institute-ERC
Office Phone: 931-393-7462
Email: lhorton@utsi.edu

Debbie Hunter, Martin-ERC
Office Phone: 731-881-7250
Email: dhunter@utm.edu

Katora Jones, UT Health Science Center-ERC
Phone: 901-222-1600
Email: kjone151@uthsc.edu

Jamie Neill, UT Knoxville-ERC Academic Affairs & Research
Phone: 865-974-6514
Email: jneill3@utk.edu

Dorothea Owens, UT Health Science Center-ESC
Office Phone: 901-448-3275
Email: dowens22@uthsc.edu

Jackie Parreco, UT Foundation
Phone: 865-974-2575
Email: jparreco@utfi.org

Carla Phillips, Institute of Agriculture-ERC
Phone: 865-974-7108
Email: cphill62@utk.edu

Charles Primm, UT Knoxville-ESC
Office Phone: 865-974-5180
Email: charles.primm@tennessee.edu

Melita Rector, UT Chattanooga-ERC
Phone: 423-425-5250
Email: melita-rector@utc.edu

Chris Sherbesman, UT Chattanooga-ESC
Phone: 423-425-4467
Email: christopher-sherbesman@utc.edu