Your Family Resources

Family Assistance Centers (FAC)

State family programs in serving soldiers from all branches and their families.

John Patterson

Office:

(615) 313-0682

Cell:

(615) 707-0580

E-mail:

john.patterson20@us.army.mil

Family Programs

Assists the service members and the families of the National Guard and all other branches of service with information and referral sources available.

LTC Cliff Carver

Office:

(615) 313-0685

Cell:

(615) 598-0968

E-mail:

robert.carver@us.army.mil

Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA)

Provides guidance, assistance, and day-to-day support and continuity for the Commander’s Family Readiness Program, operations, and initiatives.

Joy Scott

Office:

(615) 313-0757

Cell:

(731) 336-0190

E-mail:

joy.g.scott@us.army.mil

Military and Family Life Consultants

Provide free, mobile-solution-focused counseling to service members and family members.

Director of Psychological Health

Noel Riley-Philpo

Office:

(615) 313-0729

Cell:

(615) 574-3933

Email:

noel.riley-philpo@ceridian.com

Air Guard

Military Funeral Honors

Provides military funeral honors upon request of the family, to honor the dedicated service of Tennessee military Veterans from all services.

Donald Koonce

Office:

(615) 355-3700

Cell:

(615) 351-9586

E-mail:

donald.koonce@us.army.mil

Military One Source

1-800-342-9647

militaryonesource.com
Offers free, convenient access to resources and referral support for service members and their families. 

Operation Military Kids

This is a collaborative effort with America’s communities to support the children and youth impacted by deployment.

Carrera Romanini

Cell:

(865) 974-9724

Email:

carrera@utk.edu

State Youth Programs

Provides local camps and activities for military youth of the Tennessee National Guard.

State Family Readiness Council

Delivers assessments and provides for the needs of National Guard families as well as assists commanders in family readiness.

Joy Scott

Office:

(615) 313-0757

Cell:

(731) 336-0190

E-mail:

joy.g.scott@us.army.mil

Survivor Outreach Services

Provides guidance and assistance to the family in regard to survivor benefits, entitlements, and local resources.

East Tennessee:

Donald Grindstaff

Office:

(423) 467-2131

Cell:

(423) 328-6894

E-mail:

donald.grindstaff@us.amry.mil

Middle and West Tennessee:

Russ Maxey

Office:

(615) 313-0886

Cell:

(615) 278-4810

E-mail:

james.maxey@us.army.mil

Transition Assistance Advisor

Provides support for returning service members to assist with benefits, education assistance, employment, and any other issues.

Mike Goodrich

Office:

(615) 313-3096

Cell:

(615) 517-0967

E-mail:

charles.goodrich@us.army.mil

Wing Family Programs Coordinator

Provides guidance, assistance, and day-to-day support and continuity for the Commander’s Family Readiness program, operations, and initiatives.

Sherri Weathers

Office:

(615) 660-8012

Cell:

(615) 566-8248

E-mail:

sherri.weathers@ang.af.mil

Betty Gaskins

Office:

(901) 291-7125

Cell:

(901) 734-1950

Stephen Latham

Office:

(865) 985-3107

Cell:

(865) 387-2453

Yellow Ribbon

Works hand-in-hand with family programs to ensure service members and families receive information on the services available to them throughout the deployment cycle.