Tennessee Bass Nation (TBN) 2016
2016 TBN Officers
These are the elected and appointed members to lead us through the 2015 year of exciting bass fishing in the State of Tennessee.
Dave Uskavitch
President
David is a physician in the Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University. He has been married for more than 30 years and has one son. His outside interests include bass fishing, golf, and gardening.
Jeff Giarrizzio
Vice President
Jeff Giarrizzo, past President, has been a tournament angler for over 10 years. He has been a member of 3 different federation clubs and has served as a board member for 2 of them. While serving as VP for CENTEX Bass Hunters, he helped coordinate an aquatic vegitation program in Lake Belton, TX. While serving as Tournament director for MCBC, he promoted fishing education and broadening fishing experiences to build and promote strengths of all anglers.
David Lowrie
Youth/HS Director
Dennis Delaney
Interim Editor
David began directing tournaments in 2007 for the National Bass Fishing Trail (NBT) in the Tennessee District and remains as director. He has served on the national board of directors for NBT since 2011. He founded the GCHS Bass Team at Grundy County High School in 2011 and serves as their coach.
David served in the US Army, 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, 63rd Chemical Company, He is a Desert Shield/Storm Veteran and has been married 22 years to Missy. David is father to Hank 19, stepfather to Jill, and grandfather to Julianna, Trinidy and Lincoln. He spent 25 years covering high school sports in Grundy County: print, on the radio, cable access, and the Internet. His father and both grandfathers instilled in him the love of fishing. David's hobbies are fishing, hunting, and hosting Army reunions.
Brian Nelson
Treasurer
Jeffray Gooch
Secretary
Brian currently works for the City Of Clarksville where he is the Traffic Supervisor. He also Owns Prostripe, a pavement markings company specializing in Roadway, Parking lot, and Airfield markings, and is a member of the Tuckasee Bass Anglers. When he is not busy at work he enjoys spending time with his daughters, Brianna and Ellie and his soul mate, Courtney. Besides Fishing he enjoys Hunting, building long range firearms and reloading and the outdoors in general.
Jeffray is a member of the Henderson County Bass anglers and has been fishing all his life. He started out with ponds and creeks fishing with his dad to anywhere he can get his boat into the water. He is married to Angie and has three sons, Shawn, Tyler and Jacob, two daughters Shawnee and Courtney two grandchildren Callie and Jeffray. Hobbies other than fishing include golfing, camping, watching informational videos on fishing and trying to keep up with his young daughter.
Danny Sutton
Conservation
Danny works for Tennessee Department of Agriculture Food and Dairy Division as an Inspector of food and dairy manufacturers. Owner of Cardan Enterprises-Building Management company. He is married to Carmen and has three children,Gabriella, Guille and Elijah. Danny's hobbies are working on boats and cars. He has been fishing sine he was four. Once he landed his first bass he knew that he loved fishing and has been doing it ever since.
Dennis is a retired air traffic controller. He spent five years in the USAF as a combat controller with tours in Viet Nam. He has loved fishing since he was a boy but today plays a lot of golf.