East Region

Karen Binkley

Coordinator

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.2088
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: kbinkley@utk.edu
Terenia Schumann

Assistant Coordinator

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.1365
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: tschuman@utk.edu


Patty Bowlin

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.4908
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: pbowlin@utk.edu
Patty serves providers in the following counties/zip codes: Knox County - 37914, 37922, 37934.

Donna Carver

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.4062
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: dwcarver@utk.edu
Donna serves providers in Blount County.

Crystal Cromwell

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996
Phone: 865.974.4049
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: ccromwe6@utk.edu
Crystal serves providers in the following counties/ areas: Morgan County, Scott County, *Roane County and School Age Programs in Anderson County  and Knox County.

Victoria Galyon

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.946.1865
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: vgalyon@utk.edu

Vicky serves providers in the following counties/ zip codes: Knox County - 37919, 37917, 37902; and Jefferson County.


Kathy Highfill

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.0969
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: khighfil@utk.edu
Kathy serves providers in the following counties/zip codes: Roane County, Claiborne County and Knox County- 37931, 37932.

Leona Kitchings

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.0957
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: lkitchin@utk.edu
Leona serves providers in the following counties/cities: Anderson County (Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs) and Loudon County.

Michael Lantz

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.1971
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: mlantz@utk.edu
Michael serves providers in the following counties/zip codes: Sevier County, Cocke County and  Knox County - 37998.

Caryn Paul

Health and Safety Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.1022
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: paul@utk.edu
Caryn serves providers in the following counties: Anderson County, Blount County, Loudon County, Roane County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Sevier County , and portions of Knox County.

Latasha Pridgen

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.1363
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: lpridgen@utk.edu
LaTasha serves providers in the following counties: Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Scott, Union, and portions of Knox County.

Tiffany Robbins Hatcher

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.1303
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: trobbin1@utk.edu
Tiffany serves providers in the following counties/zip codes: Knox  County– 37909, 37923, *37921-In-home providers and Monroe County.

Tracy Scarborough

Data Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.7750
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: tscarbor@utk.edu

Sandi Snapp

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.2123
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: ssnapp1@utk.edu
Sandi serves providers in the following counties/zip codes:  Knox County - 37849, 37938, 37721, 37918, 37949 and Grainger County.

Jessica Strouss

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.2761
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: jstrouss@utk.edu
Jessica serves providers in the following counties/zip codes:
Knox County - 37912, 37806, 37871, 37916, 37996, 37924 .

Allison Wentz

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.3571
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: awentz1@utk.edu
Allison serves providers in the following counties/zip codes: Knox – 37920 and Hamblen County.

Sally Zurcher

Data Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.946.1866
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: szurcher@utk.edu

Rhonda del Carmen

Resource and Referral Specialist

600 Henley Street UT Conference Center
Suite B045
Knoxville, TN  37996 - 4102
Phone: 865.974.0942
Fax: 865.974.1357

Email: rdelcarm@utk.edu
Rhonda serves the following counties/areas: Anderson County (Clinton, Lake City, Norris), Campbell County and  Union County.



Providing Child Care Resources, Referral Services, and Specialists for Tennessee's Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union counties.

All child care providers in each listed county should use the contact information on the East Region Home Page to get additional information. The Register for Training page provides descriptions of and links to online registration for available training courses for these child care professionals.