TCA Board of Directors

The Tennessee Cattlemen's Association (TCA) is led by a volunteer and member-elected Board of Directors. The TCA Board of Directors consists of 22 cattlemen and women, including the president, president-elect, and past president, a nine-member executive committee, and nine district vice presidents. Members of the executive board are elected to serve a three-year term. It is the job of each district vice president to represent the TCA members from within their district. District vice presidents are elected to serve a two-year term. The Board of Directors also consists of several other industry representatives and ex-officio members. 

The TCA Board of Directors take pride in representing the grassroots TCA members across the state. The TCA Board of Directors attend quarterly board meetings and are assigned to committees that relate to their interests and specialties. The TCA Board of Directors make every effort to attend county association meetings, industry events, Master Beef Producer meetings, etc. If you have an event coming up, contact the TCA Board of Director in your area, or the TCA office, to let them know.

Interested in serving on the TCA Board of Directors? Contact TCA Executive Vice President, Charles Hord, for more information


TCA Board of Directors Leadership

TCA President

Gary Dering - Fayette County


tca president-elect

Nick Patterson - Macon County


tca past-president

Dustin Pearson - Washington County



TCA Board of Directors

at-large

Todd Jackson, Rhea County

at-large

Luke Teeple, White County

at-large

Summer Terry, Chester County

at-large

Terry Snyder, Johnson County 

at-large

Kevin Posey, Lincoln County

at-large

Stacey Stricklin, Hardin County

at-large

Shane Williams, McMinn County

Region 1 - Blue Lake Farms - South Carolina, 2017 Region 2 - Blue Lake Farm - South Carolina

at-large

Shawn Puckett, DeKalb County

Region 1 - Blue Lake Farms - South Carolina, 2017 Region 2 - Blue Lake Farm - South Carolina

district 1

Peyton Pruett, Gibson County

district 2

Carolyn Smith, Lauderdale County

district 3

Mike Mayfield - Giles County

district 4

Stephen Carr, Cheatham County

district 5

Jim Bledsoe, Fentress County

district 6

Daryl Whitaker, Franklin County

district 7

Travis McConkey, Loudon County

district 8

James Acuff, Grainger County

district 9

Jerry Baker, Washington County.

Other Representatives

Agribition/Seedstock Representative - Zach Butler, Wilson County

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Representative – Linda Barnes, McNairy County

Tennessee CattleWomen's Association President - Madison Martin - Monroe County

University of Tennessee Animal Science Department Representative - Dr. Troy Rowan

Tennessee Department of Agriculture - Matthew Wade