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Charles
M. Traughber
Chairman
Charles Traughber started his criminal justice career as an
institutional counselor in the Department of Correction in 1969. In 1972 he
was appointed Chairman of the Board of Paroles and served until June, 1976. He
served as a member of the Board from 1976 until July, 1977, when he was
reappointed Chairman and served in that capacity through June, 1979. He again
served as a member until December, 1985. From that date until December, 1987
he served as a consultant with a private correctional company. He was
reappointed Chairman of the Board of Paroles in January, 1988 and has served
as Chairman since that date. He was reappointed to six year terms on the Board
in 1994 and again in 2000. Mr. Traughber is a graduate of Tennessee State
University. He is a member of the Tennessee Correctional Association, the
American Correctional Association, and serves as vice-president of the
southern region of the Association of Paroling Authorities, International.
He has served on the Tennessee Sentencing Commission and on various committees
addressing prison capacity issues.
James H.
Austin
James H. Austin
was appointed as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole
effective January 22, 2004. He is a Gallatin native. Austin has
an extensive background working in law enforcement and state government. Having
worked more than 31 years for the State of Tennessee, he worked most recently as
manager of the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance in the Tennessee Department
of Health. From 1987 to 1990, he worked in the Tennessee Department of Correction,
first as a director of county programs and then as executive director of youth
and community services. From 1980 to 1987, Austin worked as a counselor and then
administrative assistant for the Davidson County Metro Sheriff’s Department, serving
through that time as a liaison between the Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee
Sheriff’s Association. Austin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts
from Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Miss., and earned a master’s
degree in educational psychology from Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville.
Patsy
Bruce
Patsy
Bruce, a native of Nashville, was appointed as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole effective March
26, 2004. Prior to joining the Board, Bruce operated a number of event management and
marketing companies, including Patsy Bruce Productions, Inc., a film and
television production company, and Events Unlimited, an award-winning event
management company. In addition to her business endeavors, Bruce is heavily
involved in her community, where she organized the West Nashville Presidents
Council, a community advocacy group.
Ronnie
Cole
Ronnie Cole was appointed as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole effective
January 22, 2004. He was born in Milan, Tenn.,
and has lived in Dyersburg for more than 30 years. He is a retired vice
president of the Dyersburg paving and bridge building contractor, Ford
Construction Company, where he worked for 34 years. He also served in the
Tennessee House of Representatives in the 98th through 102nd General Assemblies.
Cole earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Memphis State
University. In addition to his experience working in road building and as
a state legislator, he is a past president of the Tennessee Road Association and
past president of the Contractor’s Division of the American Road and
Transportation Builder’s Association. In addition, he is a former member
of the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors.
Yusuf Hakeem
Yusuf A. Hakeem was appointed to the Board of
Probation and Parole effective January 23, 2006. He is a graduate of Howard High
School and Chattanooga State Technical Community College. He is currently earning a
bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is serving his fifth
term on the City Council of Chattanooga as a representative of Chattanooga's district 9,
which consists of seven precincts. He was elected chairman of the council in 1996,
2000, and 2001.
Joe Hill
Governor Bredesen appointed Joe Hill of Union City to the Board of Probation & Parole in April of 2008. Hill came to BOPP following his retirement from the staff of Eighth District Congressman John Tanner, whom Hill served as District Director for 20 years. Hill is a native of Henry, Tennessee. He is a 1964 graduate of Henry High School, and he earned his BS degree from Bethel College in McKenzie in 1968. He served for four years as Project Director for the Northwest Tennessee Development District. He was twice elected to the Henry County Commission. He was a member of the Democratic Executive Committees in Henry and Gibson Counties. In 1973, Hill joined the staff of the late U.S. Representative Ed Jones as Field Assistant, and later served as District Director until Jones’ retirement. In 1988, Hill managed John Tanner’s campaign for Congress and in 1989, he joined Tanner’s staff as District Director, where he served for almost two decades. When he retired in 2008, Hill was the longest-serving Congressional district aide in Tennessee history. He is an avid outdoorsman and member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Goodwill Shrine Club, the Elks Club, the Tennessee Wildlife Federation and the Methodist Church.
Lisa Jones
Lisa Jones was appointed to the Board of Probation & Parole in March of 2008. An educator, Jones’ previous professional experience includes 12 years in teaching at Savannah High School. She also taught for two years at Jackson State University’s Savannah campus and she served a term as a member of the Unemployment Security Board of Review. Jones is a graduate of the University of North Alabama, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
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