NASHVILLE – Two Chattanoogans appointed by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on the Tennessee Board of Regents and Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission hope to bring unique perspectives to their new roles.
Tom White, a Chattanooga-based senior vice president for investor relations at Unum Group, recently was confirmed by the state Senate to the Board of Regents, which oversees 13 community colleges including Chattanooga State and Cleveland State, as well as 27 colleges of applied technology.
And Tony Sanders, a certified public accountant in Unum’s group financial benefit consulting and host of a popular Chattanooga radio outdoors program, last week became the newest member of the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission, which governs the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
White said he feels “really honored to be on that [TBR] board.”
He already serves on the Chattanooga State Community College Foundation, is incoming chairman of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, serves in leadership positions at United Way of Chattanooga and is a past chairman of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.