SASEF Board

Who we are

The SASEF Board consists of members from the community who are passionate about the science fair. This includes business people, teachers, professors, and researchers. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please contact us.

Current Board Members

Officers and Directors
Gary M. Lessman* (Director) – University of Tennessee
David Bragg (President) - SAIC Oak Ridge
Al Hazari (Vice President) - University of Tennessee
Joanne Logan* (Treasurer and Immediate Past President) – University of Tennessee
Teresa Fulcher (Secretary) – Pellissippi State Technical Community College

Members-at-Large
William H. Andrews, Jr.* – Oak Ridge National Lab
James D. Caponetti – University of Tennessee and Tennessee Valley Pharmacists Association
Jan Coley, Teacher, Jefferson County High School
Henry A Fribourg* – University of Tennessee, retired
Arlene Garrison* – University of Tennessee
Kimberly D. Gwinn* – University of Tennessee
Ralph C. Harvey – University of Tennessee
Brian Hornback - Knox County Schools (retired)
Rayford P. Hosker, Jr. – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dan Hurst – Strata-G, LLC
Thomas Kubota, MD – Covenant Health and Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Wayne W. Manges* – Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
Bonnie Ownley - University of Tennessee
Marvin L. Poutsma – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, retired, and American Chemical Society
Marsha Sega – St. Mary’s School, Oak Ridge
Peter Xiques - Science Applications International Corporation
James P. Zonar - BWXT Y-12

* past presidents

Contact

Julie Werner, Fair Manager
Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair
2506 EJ Chapman Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4531
Phone: (865) 974-5158
Fax: (865) 974-5158
Email: jwerner2@utk.edu