Karen Henegar, Eric Pearson, Christopher Phillips, Brandon Walters, Peyton Webb

By Charlotte Underwood

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- On Thursday, the County’s Financial Management System Committee (FMS) announced the names of the five candidates vying for the county’s finance director position.

The FMS committee met briefly Wednesday evening, narrowing the applicant pool from 23 down to five. Interviews are expected to start in about two weeks.

The final five candidates, in no particular order for the Campbell County Finance Director position are:

1.    Brandon Walters

2.     Peyton Webb

3.     Karen Henegar

4.     Eric Pearson

5.     Christopher Phillips

At the July 9th FMS committee meeting, a motion was approved to interview the five candidates in about two weeks, with the interviews “tentatively” scheduled for July 22nd and July 24th.

FMS committee chair and county mayor Jack Lynch said references had been requested of applicants.

“We will check with applicants on their schedules for interviews and hopefully two weeks from now we can start interviews. That gives members time to get references and look them over,” Mayor Lynch said.

The FMS committee met twice in June to start the search for a finance director, after county finance director Jeff Marlow announced his resignation/retirement and that his last day will be Sept. 26th.  That is the last day for the county’s purchasing agent Lisa Bowlin and the county’s budget analyst Richard Terry.

July 22nd and 24th were tentatively set for interviews. The next FMS meeting is on July 22 at 6 pm at the county courthouse. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 7/11/2025-6AM)

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