Nolensville Vice Mayor

Elected to Tennessee Municipal League Board of Directors 

Jessica Salamida, Nolensville Vice Mayor, was elected to the 2024-25 board of directors of the Tennessee Municipal League (TML) during the League’s annual business meeting recently held in Knoxville. Paige Brown, Gallatin mayor, was elected President.

Vice Mayor Salamida was elected as one of eight district directors to represent her section of the state. She was nominated and elected during a district caucus of TML members from the Middle Tennessee region. “I am honored to join the TML Board of Directors as the District 6 Director. I look forward to collaborating with fellow board members to advance the interests of our communities while promoting effective governance across our district and the great state of Tennessee” said Salamida.

Founded in 1940 and based in Nashville, the Tennessee Municipal League advocates for the interests of 345 cities and towns across the state of Tennessee, and the citizens they serve. As a member of the TML board of directors, Salamida will propose and help determine legislative and policy priorities for the League. Nolensville Town Manager, Victor Lay added “I am very pleased that Vice-Mayor Salamida had interest and was elected by the TML District 6 representatives to fill this position and am confident that she will be an outstanding conduit of communication to and from the District 6 cities.”

Other board elections include two vice presidents: Julian McTizic, 1st Vice President and Bolivar Mayor; and Kevin Brooks, TML 2nd Vice President and Cleveland Mayor. TML vice presidents are traditionally in line to serve as president.

The TML board also includes, mayors of Tennessee’s largest cities, four at-large directors, and eight district directors.

The four urban mayors are: Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, Memphis Mayor Paul Young, and Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell.

The eight district directors, representing their section of the state, were nominated and elected during district caucuses. They are: District 1: Darrell Duncan, Kingsport Alderman; District 2: Gary Chesney, Morristown Mayor; District 3: Stefanie Dalton, Red Bank Vice Mayor; District 4: Keith Morrison, Algood City Administrator; District 5: Ann Schneider Williams, Springfield Mayor; District 6: Jessica Salamida, Nolensville Vice Mayor; District 7: Blake Walley, Savannah City Manager; and District 8: Bethany Huffman, Millington Alderwoman.

The four at-large directors were nominated by a six-member nominating committee composed of municipal officials statewide. They were then elected for a one-year term by a majority vote from member municipalities in attendance at the General Business Meeting. Those directors are: Roland “Trey” Dykes, Newport Mayor; Johnny Dodd, Jackson City Council; Tim Ellis, Goodlettsville City Manager, and Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts.

Kay Senter, Morristown councilmember and chairman of the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund also sits on the board. And a representative from an affiliate organization is also voting board member, David Smoak, Farragut city administrator and president of the Tennessee City Management Association.