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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 550
By Darby
HJR0550
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A RESOLUTION to recognize Melinda Poteet Goode on the
occasion of her retirement.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the members of this General Assembly should honor
those citizens who have performed with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their
careers in public service; and
WHEREAS, Melinda Poteet Goode is one such estimable person, who has distinguished
herself as a professional of the greatest dedication, ability, and integrity; and
WHEREAS, after nearly forty-one years of exemplary service with the Northwest
Tennessee Development District and Human Resource Agency, Mrs. Goode will be taking a
well-deserved retirement on June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Melinda Goode has served in numerous capacities during her distinguished
tenure, most recently as the executive director of both agencies, a role to which she was
unanimously appointed by the board of directors in November 2020; and
WHEREAS, throughout her career, Mrs. Goode has dedicated herself to enhancing the
quality of life for the more than 250,000 citizens of Northwest Tennessee, working tirelessly to
provide resources, coordinate programs, and advocate for the needs of rural communities; and
WHEREAS, a native of Trenton, Melinda Goode is a proud graduate of Peabody High
School, and she furthered her education at the University of Tennessee at Martin and Bethel
University, where she earned a degree in organizational management in 2008; and
WHEREAS, she is a respected alumna of several esteemed leadership programs,
including Weakley County Leadership, WestStar Leadership, and the Delta Regional Authority
Leadership Program, and she also attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for
Leadership and Leadership Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, an esteemed member of her profession, Mrs. Goode has served as a
member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Development District Association and the
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Tennessee Association of Human Resource Agencies, and she received a congressional
appointment to serve as a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in both 1995 and
2005; and
WHEREAS, she currently serves on the Workforce Investment Board for eleven counties
in West Tennessee and contributes her insight and experience as a member of the Council of
Peers for the Southeast Regional Directors Institute; and
WHEREAS, Melinda Goode has also demonstrated her commitment to public service by
serving several years on the Weakley County Board of Education and participating in mission
trips to Honduras; and
WHEREAS, her many professional accomplishments aside, Mrs. Goode is grateful for
the love and companionship of her family—her husband, Bobby; two sons, Garner (Rachel) and
Crockett (Amy); and her beloved grandchildren, Harper, Mack, and Cohen; and
WHEREAS, throughout her estimable career, Mrs. Goode has demonstrated the utmost
professionalism, ability, and integrity, winning the unbridled respect and admiration of her
colleagues and the citizens she so ably served; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we extend to Melinda Poteet Goode our heartfelt wishes for a happy and
fulfilling retirement, offering our deepest gratitude for her many years of distinguished service
with the Northwest Tennessee Development District and Human Resource Agency and wishing
her every continued success in her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.