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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 29, 2022

Yesterday, Gov. Bill Lee announced that Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey will depart government service on May 31 to enter the private sector. Lee said he would name a successor in the coming weeks. Piercey joined the administration in January 2019. As commissioner, she served as a member of the Governor’s Unified Command Group during the COVID-19 pandemic, spearheaded efforts to innovate public health operations across the state and bolstered the healthcare workforce pipeline. “Lisa led our state’s health response through one of the most challenging crises Tennessee has faced, and I commend her faithful service to Tennesseans,” Lee said in a statement.