Cliff Swoape

Certified Utility Safety Administrator (CUSA)

Executive Director

Tennessee Gas Association

Regular Member

Member Since: 2025

Professional Bio

Tennessee Gas Association
Executive Director
Woodbury, TN, United States
November 2024 - present
www.tngas.org

Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Director of Human Resources & Communications
Smithville, TN, United States
January 2020 - October 2024
www.mtng.com

MIddle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Manager, Safety & Training
Smithivlle
June 2005 - December 2019
www.mtng.com

MIddle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Safety & Training Coordinator
Smithville
October 1996 - May 2005

MIddle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Customer Service Representative
Smithville
April 1995 - October 1996

MIddle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Service Technician
Woodbury
March 1990 - April 1995

MIddle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Meter Painter / Property Maintenance / Part-time Service Technician
Sparta
June 1987 - March 1990

Organization

Tennessee Gas Association

3319 Ragsdale Avenue
Nashville, TN 37229

Regular Member

Education:

North Pulaski High School 1985 Diploma

Hendrix College 1989 BA in History

Middle Tennessee State University 2023 MS in Management, Organizational Leadership

Awards:

1989 T.S. Staples Award, Hendrix College History Dept.

1998-1999 Woodbury Lions Club Lion of the Year

2003 MTNG Community Volunteer of the Year

2007 Woodbury Lions Club Lion of the Decade

2008 Tennessee Lion of the Year

2009, 2020 & 2024 Lions Clubs International Leadership Award

2015 APGA Safety Management Excellence Award

2018 Melvin Jones Fellow, LCI

2018 & 2020 Lindsey-Jennings Fellow

2019 TGA Silver Flame

2024 Tennessee Lions Hall of Fame

2024 MTLSS Knight of Sight

Volunteer Work:

Middle Tennessee Lions Club

First United Methodist Church of Woodbury