Commisioner Eddie Bryan
Personal Info:
- Born December 8, 1932
- Married: one daughter, two grandchildren
- Wife: Mary Kavanaugh
Career Background:
- Installer and Repair Man, South Central Bell, Nashville
- Elected Secretary- Treasurer in 1981 of the Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council position he still holds.
- Member of CW A Local 3808
- Labor Liaison, Nashville Area United Way
- Former member, Citizens Advisory Committee, Metro Urban Development Commission.
- Former Board member, Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare
- Former member, Veterans Administration Volunteer Services Committee
- Former Chairman, Board of Directors, CWA Plaza Apartments
- Served on Metro Transit Authority Board for 5 years (1981-1986)
- Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor, Nashville (1975-1979)
- Former Board Member, American Red Cross, Nashville
- Former member Public Service Advisory Committee, Tennessee State University, Nashville.
- Former Member, board and executive committee, United Way of Nashville
- Former Commissioner Davidson County Election Commission (8 years)
- Past Chairman Davidson County Election Commission
- Served 2 terms on Jury Commission once under Judge Birch and once under Judge Johns.
- Board Member Metro Parks and Recreation since August 1994
Other activities:
- Member, Observance Lodge 686
- Member, 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason
- Member Director's Staff, Al Menah Temple
- Member Capital City Golf Association
- Past president and a founder of Music City Golf Association
- Treasurer Music City Fishing Club
- Served two years as Machinist's Mate 3rd Class in U.S. Navy
- Co-Captain three years high school football team
Education:
- Graduated Hume-Fogg High School in 1954
- Completed twenty-four hours credit at University of Tennessee at Nashville