01/25/2017

Good Morning,

I’m pleased to let you know that Abb Oglesby will be our next Training and Development Manager. Abb, who has served as our Municipal Court Specialist for the past year, has devoted most of his adult life to public service. Prior to his appointment as the Municipal Court Specialist, Abb served as a Special Assistant Attorney General; Municipal Court Prosecutor; Juvenile Public Defender; Guardian Ad Litem ; and as a member of the Ocean Springs, Mississippi Planning Commission. Throughout his career in public service, Abb has actively sought out opportunities to train others. Over the past thirteen years, he has provided training to court clerks, police officers, state workers and to the public at-large. As an instructor, Abb consistently receives high marks on his evaluations; and as a consultant, he regularly receives praise from customers.

Abb’s official start date as the Training and Development Manager will be February 1 ^st , 2017. Please join me in congratulating Abb on his promotion.

Rick

Richard A. Whitehead, Assistant Director
UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service
1610 University Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921-6741
Office: (865) 974-9856 Cell: (731) 426-4598

Rick.Whitehead@tennessee.edu