Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission

Board of Directors

The TNFLC Board of Directors is chaired by Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. and consists of public- and private-sector leaders across Tennessee.

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The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt non-profit corporation operating primarily through donations from businesses and individuals dedicated to improving the financial culture of Tennessee.

Board of Directors Members

Ex-Officio Members

Member Title/Department Location
David H. Lillard, Jr., Chair State Treasurer Nashville, TN
Commissioner Greg Gonzales Department of Financial Institutions Nashville, TN
Commissioner Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds Department of Education Nashville, TN

Board Members

Member Title/Department Location
Jim Rieniets, Vice Chair
InsBank
Nashville, TN
Garry McNabb, Secretary
CPA/Investor Cookeville, TN
Melvin Davis
Retail Grocer Crossville, TN
Brian K. Dauphin Ingram Content Group Brentwood, TN
Ron Gambill
Education Loan Finance Franklin, TN
Christy Malone
Fifth Grade Teacher, East Side Elementary
Elizabethton, TN
David McKinney
AutoZone Memphis, TN

Board Meetings

Upcoming Board Meetings


Previous Board Meetings

Board of Claims Meeting

The Board of Claims will meet at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on December 12, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37243.

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Board of Claims Staff Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
Tennessee Tower
Conference Room A
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN  37243

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  Rodney Escobar may be contacted by mail at 502 Deaderick Street, Andrew Jackson Building, 13th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243; by phone at (615) 741-9957; or by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, October 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board will consider the following:

  • Review of Minutes of October 12, 2023 meeting;
  • Consideration of the purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
  • Opportunity for Public Comment; and
  • Other Business.

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Tennessee Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, October 23, 2023 at 9:00 AM CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board will consider the following:

  • Review of Minutes of October 12, 2023 meeting;
  • Consideration of the purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
  • Opportunity for Public Comment; and
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Tennessee Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM CT

Location
Cordell Hull State Office Building
Volunteer Conference Center, 2nd floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, TN

The Board will review the following:

  • Minutes of August 8, 2023 Board of Claims meeting
  • The negotiated settlement in the matter of Gerald Dean Morgan v. Sandra Garrett, U.S.D.C. Middle District, Docket No. 3:21-cv-00274
  • University of Tennessee Insurance Purchase
  • Property Insurance Renewal
  • Opportunity for Public Comment
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 10:30 AM CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Conference Room E
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims Staff will review the following:

  • Minutes of August 8, 2023 Board of Claims meeting
  • The negotiated settlement in the matter of Gerald Dean Morgan v. Sandra Garrett, U.S.D.C. Middle District, Docket No. 3:21-cv-00274
  • University of Tennessee Insurance Purchase
  • Property Insurance Renewal
  • Opportunity for Public Comment
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims Staff at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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The Board of Claims will be meeting at 8:30 A.M. (Central Time) on August 8, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville, TN 37243. The Board of Claims will review the following:

  • Minutes of June 23, 2023 Board meeting;
  • The settlement entered in the matter of Roberts v. Gibbs, USDC EDTN, 3:20-cv-00322;
  • Opportunity for Public Comment; and
  • Other Business

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The Board of Claims Staff will be meeting at 11:00 A.M. (Central Time) on August 3, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville, TN 37243. The Board of Claims Staff will review the following:

  • Minutes of June 23, 2023 Board of Claims meeting;
  • The settlement entered in the matter of Roberts v. Gibbs, USDC EDTN, 3:20-cv-00322;
  • Opportunity for Public Comment; and
  • Other Business

Documents to download

Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 23, 2023 at 10:45 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Volunteer Conference Center, 2nd floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims will review the following:

  • Minutes of February 16, 2023 Board meeting;
  • The court costs’ order rendered in the matter of Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz, et al., No. 2:17-CV-02847-TLP-TMP;
  • The Report and Recommendation from the Administrative Judge in the matter of Howard Gentry, in his official capacity as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County v. State of Tennessee, APD Case No. 35.00-220407J;
  • The Report and Recommendation in the Adam Braseel exoneration matter;
  • Cyber Liability and All Other Lines of Insurance Renewal;
  • Purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
  • Purchase of commercial liability insurance for Tennessee Tech University; and
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Conference Room A, 3rd floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims Staff will review the following:

  • Minutes of February 16, 2023 Board meeting;
  • Cyber Liability and Other Lines of Insurance Renewal;
  • Purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
  • Purchase of commercial liability insurance for Tennessee Tech University; and
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

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Board of Claims Meeting - CANCELLED

This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board will consider the following:

  • The minutes of the February 16, 2023 Board of Claims meeting;
  • The court costs’ order rendered in the matter of Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz, et al., No. 2:17-CV-02847-TLP-TMP;
  • The Report and Recommendation from the Administrative Judge in the matter of Howard Gentry, in his official capacity as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County v. State of Tennessee, APD Case No. 35.00-220407J;
  • The Report and Recommendation in the Adam Braseel exoneration matter; and
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Tennessee Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Documents to download

This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims staff will review the following:

  • The minutes of the February 16, 2023 Board of Claims meeting;
  • The court costs’ order rendered in the matter of Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz, et al., No. 2:17-CV-02847-TLP-TMP;
  • The Report and Recommendation from the Administrative Judge in the matter of Howard Gentry, in his official capacity as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County v. State of Tennessee, APD Case No. 35.00-220407J; and
  • The Report and Recommendation in the Adam Braseel exoneration matter;
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Documents to download

Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CT

Location
State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims will review the following:

  • Review of Minutes of February 10, 2023 meeting;
  • Payment of Judgment and Order Awarding Attorney’s Fees Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz U.S.D.C., Western District of TN, Docket 2:17-CV-2847; and
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Documents to download

Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. CT

Location
State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims will review the following:

  • Review of Minutes of December 6, 2022 meeting;
  • Procurement of Insurance for University of Tennessee Athletics; and
  • Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Documents to download

Board of Claims Meeting

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, February 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Tennessee Tower
Conference Room E, 3rd floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243

The Board of Claims staff will review the following:

• Review of Minutes of December 6, 2022 meeting;
• Payment of Judgment and Order Awarding Attorney’s Fees Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz U.S.D.C., Western District of TN, Docket 2:17-CV-2847; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation. You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Documents to download

The Board of Claims will meet at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) on December 6, 2022 in Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee. The Board of Claims will consider the items listed in its meeting notice.

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The Board of Claims Staff will meet at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) on November 29, 2022 in Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee. The Board of Claims Staff will review the items listed in its meeting notice.

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Contact Us

Have questions about financial education?  We're here to help!

Bill Parker, Director

(615) 532.5892

tn.flc@tn.gov

Mailing Address

Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission
P.O. Box 198782

Nashville, TN  37219-8782