About TEC

The mission of the Tennessee Environmental Council is to educate and advocate for conservation and improvement of Tennessee's environment, communities and public health.  

For more than thirty years, TEC has been working daily to protect the environment in Tennessee.  TEC's efforts have been successful in protecting the Great Smoky Mountains, cleaning up the Pigeon River, reducing pollution from TVA's coal-fired power plants, and preventing degradation of high quality streams and the globally significant Rumbling Falls Cave system. 

Our authority comes from those we represent -- the citizens of this state.  Whether in your community or in the State capitol, TEC speaks for thousands of Tennesseans all across the state.  Your membership ensures that those voices are heard and respected every day in public hearings, during legislative debates, and by policy makers.  

TEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1970.

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2007/2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Immediate Past President: Robert Diehl

Chairman: Donnie Safer

VC Finance: Phillip Nappi

TEC STAFF

John McFadden
Executive Director

Claudia Schenck
Office Director

Kyle Duvall
Organizational Advancement Director

Melissa Starnes
Administrative Assistant