Historic Zoning Commissioners
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J.
Nicholas Arning, Chairman Arning
has actively supported preservation throughout his adult life, including
building renovations and historic research into the past of many historic
buildings. He was appointed to the Knoxville Historic Zoning Commission
in 1990, has served as a Board Member and Vice President and President
of Knox Heritage, Inc. and is a past president of the Forest Heights
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Sean Bolen Sean Bolen, a Knoxville native, has long been active in the Knoxville preservation community. With previous careers as a Financial Planner and a Cost Analyst, Sean has not only gained a strong financial and business background, but also a firm understanding of both preservation and architecture. His latest preservation project involved the moving of the Margaret F. Stuart House into the Old North Knoxville Historic District. Jack Neely of the Metro Pulse said this of the Stuart House, “Its move to this hilltop a couple of years ago was maybe the most impressive feat of its sort in the city’s history.” |
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Scott Busby As an architect, Scott brings over 18 years of experience with all project types, including historic renovation/preservation in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee. His office is in a renovated space on historic Market Square and his firm is currently involved in the rehabilitation of several downtown Knoxville buildings. Scott has served as the 2000 President of the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and was the 1998 National Chair of the Young Architects Forum. He currently lives in Holston Hills. |
Herbert Donaldson Donaldson is a TVA retiree, active in community service. In addition to being a member of the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, he has been active in the AARP, the UMCA, the East Knoxville Optimist Club and his neighborhood, Shangri-La Hills. He has received honorary awards from the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (1991) and the NAACP (1998). |
L. Duane Grieve As an architect, Grieve has overseen many of the restoration projects at Emory Place. He has also been the architect for projects in downtown Knoxville such as the Knoxville TVA Credit Union, and the KUB Miller’s Building, as well as other examples of restoration, rehabilitation and new construction respectful of historic buildings. Duane served as Chairman of the Mayor’s Task Force on Historic Preservation in 2002. He is involved in the neighborhood conservation overlay committee recently formed in Sequoyah Hills, and in neighborhood projects that worked to defeat the installation of a cell tower at the center of the neighborhood, and are now working towards a sympathetic development of the UT Ag Farm directly across the Tennessee River from Sequoyah Hills. |
Melissa McAdams I am a community volunteer and retired lawyer with an active interest in the environment, education, historic preservation and gardening/landscape design. Boards I have served on include the Sequoyah Elementary PTO, Ijams Nature Center , and the Knoxville Garden Club. I have assisted with several local fundraisers such as Zoofari for the Knoxville Zoo. I recently worked for two years as a Zone Representative for the Conservation and National Affairs and Legislation Committees of the Garden Club of America. Raised in Knoxville , I attended Brown University and Vanderbilt Law School . From 1979 to 1984 I was a Legislative Assistant on Senator Howard Baker’s staff in Washington , D.C. I have also worked as a staff attorney in Knoxville for the Office of Surface Mining, U.S. Department of the Interior, and as a citizen member of the Knox County Tax Equalization Board. My experience handling many restoration projects on the older homes I have lived in should help me as a volunteer on the Historic Zoning Commission. |
Sandra Martin Sandra Martin was born and raised in Knoxville and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Interior Design. She owns horses and loves to ride in the Smokies and other national parks. She has been or is currently on the boards of the Bijou Theatre, Knoxville Museum of Art, Shannondale Health Care Center, Overlook Foundation, Private Industry Council, St. Mary’s Health Dynamics Board, St. Mary’s Women’s Council, Knoxville Downtown Rotary member and Board, Tennessee Valley A & I Fair, United Way, Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership, Blount County Chamber of Commerce and American Marketing Association. She was a class member of Leadership Knoxville, Knoxville YWCA Tribute to Women finalist, Equal Business Opportunity Program and Executive Women’s Association. |
J. Finbarr Saunders, Jr. Saunders’ interest in preservation has led him to serve on the Board of Directors of Knox Heritage, Inc. and to participate in historic rehabilitation through the Park City Housing Rehab group. He is also a past Board Member and President of the East Tennessee Historical Society. He has been active in the Westwood Neighborhood Association, where he also served as President. He serves on the Inner City Ventures Committee of Knox Heritage. |
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Melynda Moore Whetsel Whetsel has served several terms as a Board Member of the Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Association, and was active on their historic overlay committee. She was also involved in the research and preparation of the nomination that successfully placed the Fourth & Gill neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, she has participated in the rehabilitation of residential and commercial historic buildings in the Fourth & Gill Neighborhood, and focuses her training as an art teacher on questions of historic rehabilitation. |
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Steve
Cotham Cotham
served on the Board of Directors of Knox Heritage from 1986-2001.
He is currently a Board Member of the East Tennessee Historical Society
and of Old Gray Cemetery. Steve is the President, and was instrumental
in the founding of, the Fairmont-Emoriland Neighborhood Association.
He was very involved in the project to complete a Neighborhood Conservation
overlay for that neighborhood in 2002. He also serves on the Rural
Heritage - French Broad Corridor Task Force. |
Linda Claussen My husband Pete and I have lived in Tennessee for 42 years. We have three grown children, who were raised in the Seven Islands Community of Knox County. I am a graduate of Hood College, Frederick, MD. I have been a member of several community and special interest organizations including the French Broad Preservation Association, Smoky Mountain Quilters, the American Quilt Study Group, and serve on the Board of the East Tennessee Historical Society. Pete and I formed the Seven Islands Foundation which helped in the development of the Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge. We also restored the James Park House in downtown Knoxville. |
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Dr. Charles H. Faulkner Dr. Charles H. Faulkner is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the UT Department of Anthropology where he taught for 41 years. Dr. Faulkner has specialized in the excavation and study of
historic houses in Knox County and East Tennessee and has been honored for
his contributions by receiving lifetime achievement awards from the Council
of Tennessee Archaeologists, the Eastern States Rock Art Conference, and the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, and the Ramsey Award for Lifetime Achievement from the East Tennessee Historical Society. He and his wife Terry have two daughters and two grandchildren |
Kenneth M. Gresham, Jr. An attorney, Gresham has been an active member of the Knox County Historic Zoning Commission for several terms, and was particularly instrumental in guiding the Village of Concord through its completion of Historic Overlay Zoning. |
Carole Montgomery Carol and her husband moved to Village of Concord several years ago, and have rehabilitated a historic house in Concord. Carol also brings her sensibilities as an artist to the Concord Historic District and the historic district. |
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