Management
Candace Vannasdale, P.E., has served as the General Manager for Harriman Utility Board since May 2018. Prior to this role, she served as the Manager of Gas, Water & Sewer (GWS) Administration & Engineering. Before beginning her career for HUB in 2014, she gained over 5 years of civil and environmental engineering consulting experience in Nashville and Knoxville and worked during college for both the Jackson Energy Authority in Jackson, TN and the White House Utility District in White House, TN.
Born and raised in McMinnville, TN, Candace holds a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tennessee and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tennessee Technological University. She is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee.
Candace has completed the Certified Power Executive (CPE) Program through the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA) and the Level I Municipal Management Academy through the Municipal Technical Advisory Service’s (MTAS) Institute for Public Service.
Candace is involved with several professional organizations, covering the electric, natural gas, water and wastewater industries. In addition to TVPPA, she is involved in the East Tennessee Economic Development Association (ETEDA), Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD), Tennessee Gas Association (TGA), American Public Gas Association (APGA), Natural Gas Distributor’s Association of East Tennessee (NGDAET), American Water Works Association (AWWA), and Water Environment Association (WEA).
Candace is also a certified Grade II Distribution System and Grade II Wastewater Collection System Operator in the State of Tennessee.
Mr. Lewis graduated from Harriman High School and attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2004.
He worked as a Production Supervisor for General Shale, and a Process Engineer for Exedy America before joining HUB in 2010 as the Electrical Engineer. He was promoted to the Manager of Electric in 2017.
In this role, he reports to the General Manager, and is responsible for aspects of engineering, design, construction, and operation of the HUB electric system. In addition, he provides overall supervision of scheduling of the work of the Line and Right of Way crews. These functions include coordinating new service and system upgrades, as well as regular maintenance of all substations and associated equipment.
Administratively, Mr. Lewis provides leadership to the Electric Department, ensuring compliance with all policies and regulations, and advising both the General Manager and Board of Directors. He also provides overall supervision of HUB’s Warehouse Clerks and Dispatchers.
He has completed TVPPA’s Certified Power Executive (CPE) program focusing on strategic and organizational skills critical to management of public utilities. Additionally, he is a certified Power Distribution Engineer via TVPPA.
Frankie Davis serves as the Gas, Water, and Sewer (GWS) Manager for HUB. After graduating from Harriman High School with several years’ experience working in his father’s welding shop, Frankie gained experience in the construction industry before coming to work for HUB as a cashier in 1986. He quickly progressed within the company becoming a tree trimmer, utility man, meter reader, wastewater plant operator, welder, GWS foreman, GWS superintendent, and eventually the GWS Manager. During his time in GWS, Frankie has managed many major projects including the recovery from the TVA Coal Ash Spill Disaster, acquisitions of neighboring systems, and TDOT Utility Relocations and system extensions throughout the HUB service area. Mr. Davis was also instrumental in starting the Roane County Utility Forum, which allows all utility providers in Roane County to meet quarterly to discuss current projects and issues/concerns with one another.
Michael Lambert graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1982.
He has over forty years of highly successful experience in all phases of accounting, finance, IT and administration. His career started as an Auditor for Pugh & Company, CPAs. He then became the controller for Cardinal Health (Chapman Drug Co) for a period of 10 years. From there, he worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a law firm known as Baker, Worthington, Crossley & Stansberry. This experience led him back to Pugh & Company, CPAs as their Firm Administrator for an interval of 10 years. After that, he took his experience back to his hometown of Loudon, TN, where he worked for 11 years for Loudon Utilities as the Assistant Manager and Finance Officer. Before joining HUB, he worked as the Senior Accountant for Volunteer Energy Cooperative for 5 years.
Michael provides support and direction to the various groups of the Administrative Departments of HUB, which includes Human Resources, Accounting, Billing, Customer Service, and Information Technology.