Behind the Scenes: About TSPMA
Discover Our Mission, Vision, and the Passionate Professionals Driving School Facility Management Forward
We Partner With Industry Leaders
Collaborating with the foremost experts in educational infrastructure, technology, and management to bring our members the pinnacle of facility operations.
Our Founding Story
In 1978, school plant managers and other supervisory personnel from across the state of Tennessee were invited to attend the fifth annual SSPMA convention in Gatlinburg. During this conference, approximately 40 Tennesseans under the leadership of Dr. Nile McCrary organized and chartered the Tennessee School Plant Management Association on May 4, 1978.
Conference and Mission
Training and Certification Milestones
Thus far, TSPMA has held an annual conference in the following Tennessee Cities: Murfreesboro, Nashville, Pigeon Forge, Chattanooga, Memphis, and Gatlinburg. TSPMA has training in various areas to certify school plant managers. TSPMA has school plant managers certified as TSPMA Plant managers one and two. TSPMA worked to bring the Building Operator Certification to Tennessee in conjunction with Pellissippi State Community College. Fourteen plant managers completed the eight-month course and received their certification as BOC 1 from the BOC and from TSPMA.
The TSPMA will continue to serve the school plant managers of Tennessee by offering training, networking, and guidance to keep the school plants of Tennessee School in shape to serve the children and educators of the great state of Tennessee.
Annual Conferences
Decades of Impact
Training Modules Offered
Memberships Across Tennessee
World-Class Facility Management for Every District
TSPMA offers world-class resources and training, designed to elevate your team’s skills and your school’s operations to unprecedented levels of excellence.
Core Certification Program
Annual Conferences
Day Conferences
Advocacy & Influence
Networking Opportunities
Operational Resources
Meet Our Experienced Leadership
Introducing the TSPMA Board – a team dedicated to your district’s success.
2025-2026 TSPMA Executive Board
Debbie Shedden
Executive director
Hawkins County Board of Education Vice-Chairman 423-921-2652/C debbiegshedden@att.net
Andy Brown
President
Director of Facilities and Operations, Sumner County Schools 615-451-5255 Ext. 76906/Office andrew.brown@sumnerschools.org
David Sewell
President Elect
Supervisor of Maintenance Services, Kingsport City Schools 423-366-5252/C dsewell@k12k.com
Allen Thacker
Immediate Past President
Supervisor of Maintenance and Operations, Oak Ridge Schools 865-809-5078/C rathacker@ortn.edu
Robert Leslie
Treasurer
Contract Services Coordinator, Williamson County Schools 615-533-2585/C robertl3@wcs.edu
Thomas Hatfield
Historian
Retired Director of Maintenance, Metro Nashville Public Schools 615-484-5161/C thomas.hatfield74@gmail.com
2026-2027 TSPMA Board of Directors
A State-Wide Leadership Team Committed to Serving Every District
Debbie Shedden
Executive Director
Hawkins County Board of Education, Vice-Chairman
423-921-2652/C
debbiegshedden@att.net
Andy Brown
President
Director of Facilities and Operations, Sumner County Schools
615-451-5255 Ext. 76906/Office
andrew.brown@sumnerschools.org
David Sewell
President-Elect
Allen Thacker
Immediate Past-President
Robert Leslie
Treasurer
Contract Services Coordinator, Williamson County Schools
615-533-2585/C
robertl3@wcs.edu
Thomas Hatfield
Historian
Retired Director of Maintenance, Metro Nashville Public Schools
615-484-5161/C
thomas.hatfield74@gmail.com
Bill Shedden
TSPMA By-Laws & Training Coordinator,
Retired Director of Maintenance, Kingsport City Schools
423-921-2686/C
billshedden54@gmail.com
Randy Hill
TSPMA Vendor Recruiter
Maintenance Supervisor, Hardeman County Schools
731-212-1734/C
hillr4@hcsedu.org
Dolly Shedden
Executive Assistant
Randy Mauldin
TSPMA Vendor Representative - TRANE
615-717-5799/C
randy.mauldin@trane.com
Greg Carmichael
TSPMA Vendor Representative - Skilled Services
865-244-9312/C
greg@skservicesllc.com