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Troy
Bisby was elected Mayor in 2005 after serving
three years as Alderman. While Alderman, he served as
the Chairman for the Youth Development Committee/Drug
Task Force and was on the Internal Affairs Commmittee
and the Tullahoma Planning Commission. He represented
the Board on the Consolidated Communications Commission.
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Troy
is a senior engineer with ARES Corporation. He was formerly
employed by ATK-GASL as a Senior Program Manager. He also
served as Chief Systems Engineer for the development of
NASA's new X-43C Hypersonic Aircraft. He also directed
and managed the integration, assembly and testing of NASA's
Hyper-X Research Vehicle, which recently flew nearly ten
times the speed of sound and, in doing so, broke the world
speed record for an air-breathing aircraft. He has held
a wide variety of leadership positions during his 20-year
career, including program and resource management, engineering
supervision, and marketing. Mr. Bisby also started and
ran a small engineering consulting business where he developed
custom electronic designs for the medical industry.
Troy
enjoys being active in the community. He served as Cub
Master of Cub Scout Pack 142 for three years, and coached
youth Soccer, T-Ball, and Church League basketball. He
is an active member of the Tullahoma Kiwanis Club and
actively supports the Mayor's Youth Council.
Bisby
holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological
University and has completed graduate courses at the University
of Tennessee Space Institute. He has authored and presented
several professional papers for the Instrumentation Society
of America and the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force Interagency
Propulsion Committee. He has been recognized by the Air
Force and NASA on several occasions for his contributions.
He
and his wife Diane have two boys, Alan and Eric.
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Sandy
Lindeman was elected to the Tullahoma board of
Mayor and Aldermen in 2006. She represents the City as
Chairman of the Youth Development Committee and Tree Board
and chairs the Internal Affairs Committee. She previously
served on the Tullahoma Board of Education .
Lindeman
has served on the Coffee County Literacy Council board,
the Keep Coffee County Beautiful Board, and is a member
of the Tullahoma Chamber of Commerce. She is a former
Chairman of the Planning Commission. In addition, she
owned and operated a successful local newspaper for five
years.
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After
making what was intended to be a temporary move here from
Southern California in 1973, Sandy and husband Bob fell
in love with Tullahoma and decided to stay and raise their
two daughters here. Sandy immediately became active in
the community, volunteering for Bel-Aire Elementary School’s
reading program and chairing its fundraiser.
Sandy
was instrumental in the “Vision 2000” fundraising
effort that resulted in a beautiful new Senior Citizens
Center in Tullahoma. She currently is working on “Vision
2006” to raise funds for a much-needed addition
to this popular Center.
She
has been a Girl Scout leader, and was Camp director for
three years. She has also been a member and raised funds
for the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, the Hands-on Science
Center, and South Jackson Community Playhouse.
Sandy
is a 30-year member of the General Federation of Woman’s
Clubs, and currently serves as the Recording Secretary
for the state organization. She has been President of
all three Tullahoma GFWC Clubs, and has served on various
departments and on the Executive Board for the GFWC of
Tennessee.
She and Bob have two daughters, Dawn Durm
and Stacy Lynch. Dawn and husband Troy have three children,
Ashley, Justin and Erica, and reside in Lynchburg. Stacy
and husband Daniel have a daughter, Abigail, and live
in Tullahoma.
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James
D. Eads was
elected to the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen in
2007. He serves this session on the Policy Committee and
also as the Mayor’s representative to the Tullahoma Planning
Commission.
James
is a Tennessee native and graduated from Putnam County
Senior High School in Cookeville, TN. He
studied electronics at the State Area Vocational Technical
School in Livingston, TN before going to work in his
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family’s
business, Computer Service of Tennessee.
In 1991 he transferred to Manchester, Tennessee
with Nashville-based Data Processing Equipment Corporation.
Having relocated to Tullahoma in 1995, James started his
own company, Parity Hardware Services here in 2003. Parity
specializes in on-site computer hardware maintenance including
laser, thermal, and other printing technologies.
James
holds numerous certifications from such notable vendors
as Hewlett Packard, Lexmark and Toshiba as well as a CompTIA A+ certification in Personal Computers. In addition,
James has experience in IBM and Honeywell mainframe systems
operations, HVAC installation, retail and internet sales,
and was certified by Tecumseh as a small engine mechanic
at the age of 14.
The
Eads family built and opened Eads Coin Laundry on Carroll
Street in 2005. His parents continue to operate the laundry
as James liquidated his interest in the business in order
to devote his time and energy to the office of Alderman.
James
and his wife Nancy have four children. Their youngest,
Jessica, is a 2007 graduate of Tullahoma High School this
year and is enrolled at the University of Memphis. James
is a member of Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma, where
he is a regular soloist in the Celebration Choir. He has served as Chairman of the Building and
Grounds Committee, and he and Nancy co-chaired the Furnishing
and Fixtures Committee for a recent $2.6 Million expansion
project.
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Michael
Norris was
elected to the Board of Mayor and Alderman in 2007. He serves
as the Board’s representative to the Tullahoma City School
Board, Tullahoma Airport Authority, and the Policy Committee.
Mr.
Norris has been employed in the financial services industry
for over 27 years. Mike
worked fifteen years for PNC Financial, in Louisville,
KY as Senior
Vice President of mortgage administration, managing 250
employees and a mortgage portfolio of over$50 billion.
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After
leaving PNC in 1993, Mike joined Trans Financial Bank
and formed the Trans Financial Mortgage Company located
in Tullahoma TN
serving as President. Trans Financial Mortgage originated
over $2 billion of mortgages a year and serviced a mortgage
portfolio over $20 billion.
Mr.
Norris has recently retired from US Bank as an Executive
Vice President and Chairman of the Board of a wholly owned
subsidiary, The Leader Mortgage Company in Cleveland
OH. His most recent responsibilities included working
with State and Local Housing Authorities to provide mortgage
financing to low to moderate income families.
Norris
was born in Louisville
KY and graduated from
Thomas Jefferson
High School
32nd in a class of 375 students. Mike holds
a BS from Western Kentucky
University
in Business Administration with an area of concentration
in management.
Mike
resides with his wife, Judy, and his daughter, Sarah, here in Tullahoma.
His son, Jeff, is currently attending Tennessee
Technology University
in Cookeville.
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Jonathan
James was elected to the Tullahoma Board of Mayor
and Aldermen in 2006. He currently represents the Board
on the Tullahoma Utilities Board and serves on the Internal
Affairs Committee. He has previously served on the Planning
Commission, Policy Committee, and Airport Authority.
Upon
his 2005 retirement from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel,
he and his wife Dawn wanted to relocate in Tennessee. Finding
Tullahoma, they loved it and chose it to be home.
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son of U.S. missionaries, Jonathan was born in Japan. He returned
to the United States as a young adult and located in Chattanooga,
TN, where he met and married Dawn. He enlisted in the Army
in 1984, prior to becoming an Air Force officer. His Air Force
experience included operations, testing, political-military
affairs, command and control, and information operations.
James holds a
BA from Tennessee Temple University and a MS in administration
from Central Michigan University. He has done additional
course work in business law, economics, tax and accounting.
His military training includes Air War College, Armed Forces
Staff College, and Air Command and Staff College. James
was also a distinguished graduate of both Squadron Officer
School and Officer Training School. James co-authored an
award-winning article on “The Future Employment of
UAV’s,” which was published in the Joint Force
Quarterly, Summer 1999, Volume 22.
Though
military life has required they move many times over the
years, the Jameses have always been active in the local
community and church. They have also served as foster parents
and Jonathan is a lifetime member of DAV (Disabled American
Veterans). They belong to Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma
where they are involved in the music ministry.
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