ABOUT THE MEETING: Advocating for Our Profession: How to Talk to Your Tennessee State Legislators

The first step of advocating for our profession is knowing how to do it! Please join us for an informative session with two great leaders from the TN House of Representatives, Rep. Darren Jernigan (D- Nashville) and Rep. Sam Whitson (R- Franklin). They will join ICFTN members to share the Why, What, and How's of Communicating With Your State Legislature. We hope this session helps ICFTN prepare for any future legislative or regulatory issues which may arise.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Rep Darren Jernigan & Rep Sam Whitson

Rep. Darren Jernigan (D- Nashville)

Darren Jernigan was born on Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1969 while his father served during the conflict in Vietnam. The family moved back home to Tennessee six months later and has been in the Hermitage/Old Hickory area since 1979.

Darren grew up all over District 60 and has been a resident here for over 40 years. He attended Dodson Elementary in Hermitage before transferring to DuPont Elementary in Old Hickory in 1981. Darren continued through the public school system attending DuPont Hadley and DuPont High School until it closed and graduating the 2nd class from Hunters Lane High School in 1988. Darren's higher education continued at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN.

Rep. Sam Whitson (R- Franklin)

He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he represents the 65th District (Williamson County). Whitson graduated from the Glencliff High School in Nashville, Tennessee in 1972. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Middle Tennessee State University, where he joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program in 1976. He subsequently earned a master in public administration from the University of Oklahoma.

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