Grants Coordination - Who's Who
Tiffy Barnett
While she joined the Finance Department in March 2001, Tiffy called Metro (specifically Social Services) home for 16 years prior to joining the Division of Grants Coordination. She has nearly always worked in grant-funded programs--primarily children's programs--and knows first-hand the joys and frustrations that involves. Tiffy's B.A. is from U.T. Nashville, and her Master's degree is from the U.T. College of Social Work. Originally from the Washington D.C. area, she has lived in Nashville since 1972. Within the Division of Grants Coordination, Tiffy handles DGC review and approval of grant applications and awards from the following departments:
District Attorney
Fire Department
General Services
Metro Action Comission
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville Career Advancement Center
Office of Emergency Management
Parks & Recreation
Planning Commission
Police Department
Public Library
Public Works
State Trial Courts
tiffy.barnett@nashville.gov
615-862-5443
Vaughn Wilson
Prior to joining the Division of Grants Coordination in April, 2005, Vaughn Wilson had 5 years of experience with Metro government. She joined Metro in 2000 when she was hired at Richland Village (Social Services) as a Program Specialist II. In 2002, she joined the Caring for Children staff, first as coordinator of the “Youth at Work” grant. (a collaboration between Caring for Children, the YWCA, and Metro Nashville Advancement Center to assist at-risk youth with job training and placement), and then as a case manager for at-risk children and families.
Before coming to Metro, she worked for three years as a Grants Review Officer at Meharry Medical College. At Meharry she reviewed grant applications, examined budgets, wrote and reviewed subcontracts, maintained webpages and databases, and hunted for grant opportunities in the Federal Register and Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance. Vaughn received her Associate Degree (Cum Laude) from Edmondson Junior College and her B.A. (also Cum Laude) from Tennessee State University.
In the Division of Grants Coordination, Vaughn handles DGC review and approval of grant applications and awards from the following departments:
Arts Commission
Election Commission
Farmer’s Market
General Sessions Court
Health Department
Historical Commission
Human Relations Commission
Human Resources Information Systems
Justice Inegration Service
Juvenile Court
Mayor's Office
Public Defender
Sheriff
Social Services
Water & Sewer
vaughn.wilson@nashville.gov
615-862-6726
Dennise Meyers
Dennise is new to the Division of Grants Coordination. Prior to her current assignment, she spent 2 years as Contract/Operations Coordinator for the Division of Real Property Services, also in the Department of Finance. In this position, Dennise worked with the Construction Project Managers, Interior Designers/Space Planners and Real Estate Department to build new and renovate existing facilities for Metro Government. She also worked closely with the Procurement Department to initiate new vendor contracts, as well as amend existing ones.
Dennise grew up In Ohio, but also lived in Kentucky and Michigan, prior to making Nashville her home in 1983.
She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of Findlay (Findlay, Ohio).
Prior to joining Metro, Dennise worked for 28 years in the national retail sector, the first 5 in store retail management, the last 23 on the corporate side for Service Merchandise Co., Tractor Supply Co. and Shop At Home Network.
In the Division of Grants Coordination, Dennise serves as the DGC “portal of entry”. She reviews all GTFs and grant documents received from the departments to insure they are complete and accurate prior to sending them to Tiffy or Vaughn for approval. Dennise tracks the documents’ movement through the approval process (including Council approval), assists departments in identifying grant opportunities, and approves Business Unit # setup once grant awards are accepted by Metro. Dennise also assists Tiffy with the Mayor’s Office Direct Appropriation and Community Enhancement Fund programs.
dennise.meyers@nashville.gov
615-880-2640
Contact Grants Coordination
Metropolitan Government of Nashville And Davidson County
Department of Finance
Division of Grants Coordination
222 3rd Avenue, North, Suite 650
P.O. Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219
E-mail: DGC@nashville.gov