Office of Justice Programs

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Tennessee

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Agency Head

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Patricia B. Dishman
Director
Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
312 Eighth Avenue North
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 12th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
615-741-8267 (telephone)

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Bill Scollon
Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
312 Eighth Avenue North Suite 1200
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
615-532-2983 (telephone)
bill.scollon@state.tn.us (FAX)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Dave Goetz
Commissioner
Department of Finance and Administration
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
312 Eighth Avenue North, Suite 1200
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
615-741-2401 (telephone)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Bill Scollon
Program Contact
615-532-2983 (telephone)
615-532-2989 (FAX)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
DMC Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Ron King
Commission on Children and Youth
Andrew Johnson, Tower, Ninth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0800
615-532-1581 (telephone)
615-741-5956 (FAX)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Beverly Cosley
Minority Issues Chairperson
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
800 Pine Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2555
423-763-7163 (telephone)
423-855-4765 (FAX)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

John Hall
Chairman
Statewide DMC Task Force
205 North Claybrook
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
901-416-6259 (telephone)

EUDL Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Vicki Taylor
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Andrew Johnson Tower, Ninth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0800
615-741-0342 (telephone)
615-741-5956 (FAX)

FACJJ Member

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Cindy Durham
Legal Aid Society
300 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
615-361-6608, ext302 (telephone)
615-361-6698 (FAX)

JABG Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Debrah Stafford
Commission on Children and Youth
Gateway Plaza, 9th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0800
615-532-1574 (telephone)
615-741-5965 (FAX)

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Debrah Stafford
Commission on Children and Youth
Gateway Plaza, 9th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0800
615-532-1574 (telephone)
615-741-5965 (FAX)

OJJDP State Representative

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Andrea Coleman
Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-514-1319 (telephone)
202-307-2819 (FAX)

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Cindy Durham
Development Coordinator
NAMI Tennessee
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 605
Nashville, Tennessee 37217
615-361-6608, ext302 (telephone)
615-361-6698 (FAX)

State Planning Agency

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Linda O'Neal
Executive Director
Commission on Children and Youth
Andrew Johnson Tower, Ninth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0800
615-741-2633 (telephone)
615-741-5956 (FAX)

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC Victim Assistance for Tennessee

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

615-741-8277 (telephone)
615-532-2989 (FAX)

OVC Victim Compensation for Tennessee

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

615-741-2734 (telephone)
615-532-4979 (FAX)