About us
What we do
The Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Care Association is a non-profit organization that functions as an advocacy support group for resource parents throughout the state of Tennessee. We encourage and motivate foster and adoptive parents, as well as any other interested member of the community, to work together to promote the general welfare of foster children. We assist in communications between foster and adoptive parents and others concerned with the growth and development of foster children. First and foremost, we are spokespersons for foster and adoptive parents and the children under their care and custody.
Membership is open to all foster or adoptive parents, employees of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, and citizens concerned about the wellbeing of foster and adoptive parents and children. If you would like to become a member of the TFACA, please complete an application for membership. Active members must pay annual dues, and will have the right to vote and be eligible for election as officers or directors of the TFACA.
Who we are
Executive
Board
Executive Director
Grace Davis 615-268-1167
gracedavis.tfaca@gmail.com
President
Marion Rhines 865-824-8699
tfacapresident@gmail.com
Vice President- Vacant
Immediate Past President
Myra Cooper 615-405-4692 mcoop6180@gmail.com
Treasurer
Trisha Sholar 615-854-9092
trisha.sholar@yahoo.com
Secretary
Chris Cook 423-544-9208
tfacasecretary@gmail.com
Member- At -Large
Dr. Susan Pneuman 615-981-4430 susanpneuman@gmail.com
Member- At -Large Vacant
Board Liaisons
DCS Liaison
Odessa Krech
615-253-6906
odessa.krech@tn.gov
TNCSA Liaison
Jennifer McGhee, Program Director
865-314-9422
jennifer.mcghee@tncsa.com
Annual Conference Liaison
Ronya Faulkner,
DCS Resource Parent Training
(615) 806-1272
Ronya.R.Faulkner@tn.gov
Regional Directors
Mid Cumberland Region
East Region
April Meyers tfacaeast@gmail.com
TN Valley Region
Sandra Holder 423-596-0861 tfacatv@gmail.com
Davidson County Region
Maria Troche 205-541-8233 tfacadavidson@gmail.com
Knox Region Danielle Bernard tfacaknox@gmail.com
Upper Cumberland Region
Candace Gossett 423-618-2669 tfacauc@gmail.com
South Central Region
Tammy Titus 931-575-0405 tfacasc@gmail.com
South West Region
tfacasw@gmail.com
Northwest Region
Jean Southall 731-335-4800 tfacanw@gmail.com
Northeast Region
Kiana Johnson 317-258-4607 tfacane@gmail.com
Shelby County Region
Troy Wallach tfacashelby@gmail.com
Smoky Mountain Region
Susan Spalding 865-407-7091 fosterfamiliesofbc@hotmail.com
Advocate Contacts
Shelby Advocate
Sean Burke
(901) 258-4699
sburke@tnadvocate.org
Northwest Advocate
Shirley Brock
(731) 819-7022
sbrock@tnadvocate.org
Southwest Advocate
Lou Miller-Fields
(731) 433-8130
lfields@tnadvocate.org
Mid Cumberland Advocate
Nancy Woodall
(615) 351-9462
nance13054@aol.com
Davidson Advocate
Gary Brown
(615) 917-5051
gbrown@tnadvocate.org
Upper Cumberland Advocate
Lee Copeland
(615) 587-6350
lcopeland@tnadvocate.org
South Central Advocate
Christy Phillips
(931) 581-7854
cphillips@tnadvocate.org
Tennessee Valley Advocate
(Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie)
Johnetta Lane
(423) 443-0558
jlane@tnadvocate.org
Tennessee Valley Advocate
(Bledsoe,Rhea, Meigs, McMinn, Bradley, Polk)
Peggy Carroll
(423) 462-5808
pcarroll@tnadvocate.org
Knox Advocate
Megan Young
(865) 437-0514
myoung@tnadvocate.org
Smoky Mountain Advocate
Cindy Peters
cpeters@tnadvocate.org
Northeast Advocate
Mark Hickman
(423) 480-8456
mhickman@tnadvocate.org
East Advocate
Angel Daugherty
(423) 494-4948
adaugherty@tnadvocate.org
Tennessee Community Services Agency
201 Center Park Dr. Ste 1080 Knoxville 37922
(m) 865.314.9422 (f) 423.815.9555
Jennifer McGhee - Program Director
Resource Parent Advocacy & Mentorship Program
(C) 865-314-9422 Jennifer.mcghee@tncsa.com
Advocate Relations Specialists
Joanna Crutcher
(Covering Shelby, Northwest, Southwest, Mid-Cumberland, Davidson, Parts of S. Central)
(731) 358-9642
jcrutcher@tnadvocate.org
Becky Hawk
(Covering Upper Cumberland, Tn Valley, PArts of S. Central, East Smoky, Knox, Northeast)
(865) 333-0686
bhawk@tnadvocate.org