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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2025 · 49 MIN

Marie Williams on bringing heart to Tennessee’s bureaucracy

from This Is Nashville · host WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

Marie Williams came up through homeless services in Memphis and found her way to the state agency that oversees mental health and substance abuse services when Gov. Bill Haslam appointed her to lead the agency she’s now been a part of for 25 years. She talks about her life, her work and her philosophy that has guided her career trying to fight off the stigma of the heartless bureaucrat.

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