Tom joined CTAS as an Environmental Management Consultant in November 2024 after a long career in public planning and development services in Tennessee. He began as a staff planner in Hendersonville in 1996, became planning director in 2001, and served as Wilson County’s planning director from 2001 to 2017. He was also the floodplain administrator and development services director, overseeing multiple divisions. Tom is an AICP Certified Planner, Registered Landscape Architect, and Certified Floodplain Manager. He holds a bachelor’s in landscape architecture from Auburn University and a master’s in city and regional planning from the University of Memphis.