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Interview With Assistant State Naturalist Holly Taylor, Tennessee State Parks, Episode 97
May 12, 2023Today we chat with Assistant State Naturalist Holly Taylor from our Tennessee State Parks.
Holly works on a statewide basis, offering programs directly to the public (groups). She also provides training to seasonal and fulltime State Park staff. Her knowledge about Tennessee natural history is extraordinary, ranging from birds to native plants and ecosystems and even insects (native bee species and fireflies).
Today we talk about her work and about the Tennessee Naturalist Program which is available to citizens with a desire to expand their knowledge of Tennessee Natural History.
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October 7, 2022About Mark
Mark Thomas Fraley is a lawyer (now retired) in Nashville, Tennessee (USA). Prior to starting law practice in 1987, Mark was active in the field of Parks and Recreation. He was the first Parks and Recreation Director for the cities of Gatlinburg and Sevierville Tennessee. He was the founding program administrator for the Parks and Recreation Technical Advisory Service (PARTAS) and served as Assistant Commissioner of Conservation and Director or Parks and Recreation for the State of Tennessee.
Mark practiced law in Nashville Tennessee from 1987 until retirement in 2017. He had a general practice with an emphasis on Social Security Disability claims. He was a faculty member of the Nashville School of Law ( 1997-2009) teaching the course on Social Security Law.
Education
University of Cincinnati, 1974, Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)
Nashville School of Law, 1983, Doctor of Jurisprudence
Licensure
License to Practice Law, Tennessee Supreme Court (1983) BPR# 10448
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (1987)
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, (1994)

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