Eldridge, Waddell join MTAS

The University of Tennessee Municipal Advisory Service (UT-MTAS) has announced two new team members will be joining the service. 

Desiree Eldridge will be joining MTAS as a library associate in the Knoxville office while John Waddell will serve as a legal consultant in the Nashville office. 

Eldridge comes to MTAS from the UT Department of Nuclear Engineering where she served as an administrative specialist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in urban studies as well as a master’s in fine art and information science, both from UT Knoxville.  

Waddell comes to MTAS after serving as a senior associate counsel with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. Since 2015, he has worked in several state departments, including as deputy legislative director for the Department of Safety and general counsel and chief legislative officer with the Department of Veterans’ Services. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Lipscomb University and his law degree from the University of Mississippi.