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   Louis J. "Jody" Baltz III was appointed city administrator in January 1999.  Mr. Baltz has over twenty years experience in municipal government.   He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Memphis State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from Tennessee State University. 
  
Prior to his appointment to Tullahoma, Mr. Baltz was employed in the private sector as the general manager of a fire safety firm in Nashville, Tennessee.  He previously held the position of Assistant to the City Manager/Director of Public Works for the City of Brentwood, Tennessee.
   From 1987-97 he served on the Tennessee Municipal League Environmental Resources Committee.  In 1992 he was selected to participate in the University of Virginiaís Center for Public Service Senior Executive Institute.  In 1996-97 he served as president of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.
   He holds membership in the International City Management Association, the Tennessee City Managerís Association, the American Public Works Association and the American Society for Public Administration.


   Rosemary Womack assumed the responsibilities of Director of Finance and Administration on September 18, 2006 . Mrs. Womack previously served as the City's Assistant Finance Director and Purchasing Officer.

Rosemary has a Bachelor's degree in Finance with a minor in Business Administration from Illinois State University. She received her Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) accreditation while working for the City of Tullahoma. She is a 2000 graduate of the Coffee County Leadership and was top in her class.


Paul BlackwellPaul was appointed Tullahoma Chief of Police on June 4, 2007. Blackwell has 24 years of experience in law enforcement, including 14 years with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and prior experience with the Tullahoma Police Department. He most recently was an administrative captain with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and has also served with the Norman, Oklahoma Police Department and the Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, FL.

Blackwell has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and a master’s degree in criminal justice management and administration from Central Oklahoma State University.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1974 – 1976 and is now a sergeant major for emergency services in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Blackwell and his family, wife Lenore and children Meghan and Jonathan, have lived in Tullahoma since 1992.


 

Richard Shasteen was appointed Fire Chief in July 2007. He has been employed with the City of Tullahoma since 1986, becoming a full time fire department employee in 1988. Shasteen has held every rank in the Department, beginning as a Volunteer.

Shasteen holds an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Fire Science from Chattanooga State.

He completed his Emergency Medical Technician certification at the University of Alabama/Huntsville and is certified as a Journeyman-Instructor-Officer Level by the TN Fire Commission. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the International Association of Fire Chiefs?

Shasteen is a life-long Tullahoma resident and graduated from Tullahoma High School in 1983. He is married to Pam and they have one son, Jackson.


Kurt Glick was appointed Director of the Parks and Recreation Department on September 25, 2000. He graduated from Tullahoma High School in 1980 and received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Tennessee in 1984. Kurt is a certified Leisure Professional, the National Recreation and Parks Association's highest level of certification. He also is a NRPA Certified Playground Safety Inspector and a member of both the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association and National Recreation and Parks Association. He has been employed by the City of Tullahoma for fifteen years and served as Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation prior to being appointed Director.


Wayne Limbaugh - Wayne Limbaugh has been employed by the City of Tullahoma for twelve years. He served as the Purchasing Officer and the Director of Municipal Services prior to being promoted to Public Works Director. Mr. Limbaugh oversees forty three city employees in Public Works. He also serves as the administrator for the City computer system. He served as the co-interim City Administrator in the absence of a City Administrator in 1998. Mr. Limbaugh holds an Associate of Science degree in Business Technology from Motlow State Community College and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems from Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to employment with the City of Tullahoma, he worked in private industry. He is a member of the American Public Works Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the Coffee County Senior Citizens, the Regional Solid Waste Planning Committee, and the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority.


Casta C. Brice was appointed Director of Personnel on August 10, 2004.  Ms. Brice is the current President of the Tennessee Chapter of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources and has served on the board since 1999.  Ms. Brice is also active in the local and state chapters of the Society of Human Resource Management.   She was President of the Highland Rim chapter in 2001 and 2002 and an At-Large Director of the Tennessee State Council in 2003. 

Ms. Brice received her Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the State University of New York in Stony Brook and was certified as a Professional in Human Resources through SHRM in 2000.  Ms. Brice has eleven years experience in the banking and brokerage industries in New York City and Long Island, New York.   She has handled the City’s personnel function since 1997.  Ms. Brice is also a 2003 graduate of the Coffee County Leadership Program and is a leader in its alumni and youth leadership programs.  Ms. Brice has also served on the United Way Allocations Committee, MTAS Advisory Board and is an Ex-Officio member of the Tennessee Municipal League Board.


Dwayne Hicks was appointed to the position of Director of Planning and Codes in January of 2007. Prior to his appointment he was employed by the State of Tennessee Fire Marshal’s Office, first as an instructor for the Fire Service and Codes Academy, and later as the Director of Manufactured Housing Division. He served for over eleven years as Assistant City Manager / Director of Public Works, Planning and Building Codes for the City of La Vergne, Tennessee. Dwayne is certified as a Chief Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Inspector as well as holding Certifications in Plans Examination in the above fields. He is attending Middle Tennessee State University to obtain his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a Pre-Law Concentration. He has been married to his wife, Suzanne, for nineteen years and has five children. He is a member of Turning Point Assembly of God in Murfreesboro and the Sam Davis Masonic Lodge #661 in Smyrna Tennessee.