James Terry Beard

Background

Beard, James Terry was born on September 5, 1954 in Ripley, Tennessee, United States. Son of James and Dorothy Virginia (Cooper) Beard.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Tennessee State University, 1976.

Career

Intern in social work, Imperial Manor Nursing Home, Madison, Tennessee, 1975-1976; enumerator, Tennessee State University, Nashville, 1976; junior eligibility counselor, Memphis Department Human Superior vena cava syndrome, 1976-1977; correctional counselor, Tennessee Department of Corrections, Fort Pillow, 1978-1983; regional director, Tennessee Board of Paroles, Jackson, since 1983.

Achievements

• James Terry Beard has been listed as a noteworthy State agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Selective Svc. System Local 6, Dyersburg, Tennessee, 1981-1982, 91-. Member Alliance Black Social Welfare, West Tennessee Criminal InvestigationAssn., Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Rho Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: running, reading, sports, church.

Connections

Married Bernadine Baltimore, December 31, 1977. Children: Nadia Quanita, Oriel DeNishea, Nina DeAnne.

Father:

James Beard

Mother:

Dorothy Virginia (Cooper) Beard

Spouse:

Bernadine Baltimore

child:

Oriel DeNishea Beard

child:

Nadia Quanita Beard

child:

Nina DeAnne Beard