By its charter, the Metropolitan Drug Commission is a private, non-profit corporation formed by a joint resolution by the City of Knoxville and Knox County. The mission of the Metropolitan Drug Commission of the City of Knoxville and Knox County is to mobilize all segments of our community to individually reject and, as a community, reduce youth use and adult abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
Programs at a glance
History of the Metropolitan Drug Commission
20th Anniversary Celebration
2007 - 2008 Board of Directors:
Executive Board
President
GENERAL RANDY NICHOLS , Knox County District Attorney's Office
Vice President
DICK MORAN , Knox County Information Technology
Treasurer
SUZAN PUHL MURPHY, UT College of Business Administration
Secretary
JOHN GILL, Knox County District Attorney's Office
Past President
TIM WRIGHT, AAA of East Tennessee
Board at Large Representative
COMMISSIONER TANK STRICKLAND, City of Knoxville
Board Members:
ASHLEY CARRIGAN, Knox County Sheriff's Office
MIKE FLEMING
JOHN GRIESS, Holrob Commercial Realty, LLC
HON. H. BRUCE GUYTON, United States Magistrate Judge
CHARLES K. HANNON, JR, First Tennessee Bank
TRE HARGETT, Tennessee Regulatory Authority
SHOBHNA HASSANADKA, Walgreens Pharmacy
MARY LOU HORNER, Community Volunteer
HON. TIM IRWIN, Knox County Juvenile Court
RUSS JENSEN, 311 Communications/Government Relations
SHERIFF JIMMY J.J. JONES, Knox County Sheriff's Office
MARK JONES, Knox County Health Department
Dr. PARINDA KHATRI, Cherokee Health Systems
MAYOR BILL HASLAM, City of Knoxville
TERRY UPSHAW MORGAN, Baptist Health System Foundation
PAM MOULTRY, Knox County Juvenile Court
Dr. ROGER NOOE, Office of the Public Defender
CHIEF STERLING OWEN, IV, Knoxville Police Department
MAYOR MIKE RAGSDALE, Knox County
COUNCILWOMAN MARILYN RODDY, Knoxville City Council
CAROL ANN ROUTH, Student
P.D. MARK STEPHENS, Office of the Public Defender
DONALD B. WAKE, Norfolk Southern Corporation
DONNA WRIGHT, Knox County Schools Assistant Superintendent