Davidson County, TN August 5, 1999 Special
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Full Biography for Lee P. Domann

Candidate for
Council; District 6


This information is provided by the candidate

PROFESSIONAL

Lee Domann is a Community and Music Minister of the United Methodist Church. Lee presents worship leadership through "sermons in song" for churches and colleges throughout the United States and Canada. His community ministry is based in the 6th District of Nashville. For many years he was a staff songwriter for Marijohn Wilkin's 17th Avenue Music, and for BMG Music Publishing Co. His wife, Norma is a free-lance writer and editor. Both of them have offices in their home.

PERSONAL


Lee Domann is a community and music minister ordained by the United Methodist Church. Lee was born and educated in Oskaloosa, Kansas where he pastored rural and urban congregations. He arrived in Nashville, Tennessee in 1979 where he met his wife, Norma Wimberly, a native of South Carolina, who came to Nashville in 1968. After living in other parts of Nashville for many years, Lee and Norma knew they had finally come "home" when they moved to East Nashville in 1995. Both of them have a deep respect for the history of East Nashville, and feel blessed to live in the old T. C. Meadows home at 710 Shelby Avenue.
Lee has one son, William, who is a Nashville musician. Norma's sons now live in Memphis and Knoxville.

EDUCATION


Lee attended Oskaloosa, Kansas Public Schools and the University of Kansas. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas. He then earned his Master of Divinity from St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri.

WORK HISTORY


Community Minister; Letter Carrier; Mental health worker; Ordained United Methodist Pastor (seven years in local church); staff songwriter, BMG Music; Singer/Songwriter - Storyteller

COMMUNITY


Member, Historic Edgefield, Lockeland Springs, and East End, Eastwood, and Shelby Hills Neighborhood neighborhood Associations. Frequent guest at Cayce and Shelby Manor groups.


Member, Juvenile Court's Community Accountability Panel (a new program in which first-time offenders are held accountable to his/her own community; victims are involved in the process)


Coordinator, Spring-Fall Facelift (a twice-yearly cleanup and beautification campaign involving the area south of and including Shelby Avenue)


Co-Chair, Public Works Committee of Tying Nashville Together (TNT)


Graduate of Citizens Police Academy, 1998


Member, East Nashville Shalom Zone (an ecumenical church/community ministry)


Board of Directors, Reconciliation Ministries, Inc., support/assistance/advocacy for families of incarcerated persons


Steering Committee, PREP 2000, a city-wide community emergency preparedness group (current focus: Y2K)


Volunteer, Kirkpatrick School; meetings with teachers and administrators in area schools; financial contributor to Warner School for Uniforms.

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