Carol Berz

Carol Berz, Chattanooga councilmember for District 6, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Dec. 11, 2024. Berz was first elected in a special election 2008 and was planning to run for re-election in 2025. The owner and chief executive of Private Dispute Resolution Services, LLC, Berz has held several roles in the Chattanooga area including as director of forensic services and executive director of the Joseph W. Johnson Mental Health Center, a visiting professor at UTC, and spending 11 years as a commissioner with the Chattanooga Human Rights/Human Relations Commission. She also served on numerous boards and commissions on the local and state level. She held a doctoral degree in social policy, a master’s degree in administration, and a bachelor’s degree in human services management from the University of Tennessee as well as a law degree from the Nashville School of Law.