Margaret Norris, executive director, joined MTAS in February 2001. She became executive director in August of 2017. She holds a master's degree in public administration and bachelor's degrees in psychology and spanish. Prior to joining MTAS as an employee, she once worked for the agency as a graduate intern. Her other experience includes work in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Kansas City, Missouri; South Pittsburg Tennessee; and Lumberton, North Carolina.