John Drinnon
John Drinnon, owner of John Drinnon Realty in Germantown, was elected Alderman for Position 2 in 1994 and re-elected in 1998, 2002 and 2006.
He serves as liaison to the Senior Citizen Advisory Commission, Library Board, Planning Commission and the Personnel Advisory Commission. Alderman Drinnon received his doctorate of pharmacy from the University of Tennessee and has completed additional course work in business law, finance and real estate from the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis.
Alderman Drinnon is a member of the Tennessee Municipal League, the Memphis Area Board of Realtors and the Tennessee Association of Realtors. He is a member and past chairman of the board of trustees for Union University. Alderman Drinnon is vice chairman of the board of directors for the Great Southern Corporation and a member of the finance committee at Germantown Baptist Church where he is an active member.
A retired pharmacist and former owner of a retail drug business, Alderman Drinnon has owned and operated his real estate company for 20 years. He and his wife Pat have lived in Germantown since 1973. They have three children, Diane, Steven and David.
Carole Hinely
Carole Hinely was elected as Alderman for Position 1 in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. A Germantown citizen for 26 years, she has two children and two grandchildren and her husband Jim Fegley works for International Paper.
She is an active member of Holy Apostles Episcopal Church and is a volunteer for many organizations and activities including Les Passes, Youth Villages, the 19th Century Club and the Germantown Garden Club.
In her professional career as a full time realtor associate she has served the community for 28 years. For the City of Germantown, she has been a member and chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals, a member of the Germantown Neighborhood Task Force and was appointed to the Arts Commission.
As an Alderman, Hinely is the liaison to the Education, Historical and Public Safety Commissions and the Germantown Performing Arts Committee. Alderman Hinely has been a director of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Multi-Million Dollar Club and voted Realtor Associate of the Year.
Mark Billingsley
Alderman Mark Billingsley, elected in 2008, is serving his first four-year term in Position 4.
He has lived in the Memphis area his entire life and has called Germantown home for more than twenty years. He is the Director of Major Gift and Planned Giving for the Methodist Healthcare Foundation. He has spent twenty years in the non-profit sector including serving as executive director of a major non-profit organization.
He serves as Alderman liaison to the Parks and Recreation, Public Safety Education and Neighborhood Preservation Commissions. He is a 2003 graduate of Leadership Germantown and currently serves on its Board of Directors.
Alderman Billingsley has been an active volunteer for a number of organizations including United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South, Boy Scouts of America, Knights of Columbus, Special Olympics, Germantown Reserve Police Officers, and Habitat for Humanity. In 2002, he was selected as a “Top 40, Under 40” business leader by the Memphis Business Journal.
He is a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. He and his wife, Diana, have two children, Connor and Hannah.
Mike Palazzolo
Elected in 2004, 
Mike Palazzolo is serving his second four-year term as Alderman in Position 3 and served as Vice Mayor in 2007.
He has lived in the Memphis area most of his life and has called Germantown home since 1977. He has spent the last 20 years in the banking industry serving in various positions including retail, executive, small business and commercial banking.
He serves as Alderman Liaison to the Beautification, Environmental, Design Review and Youth Commissions. He is also a past member of the Economic Development Commission, Financial Advisory Commission, Germantown Athletic Club Commission, Planning Commission and Retirement Benefits Commission. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce and is a former Chairman of the Board for the chamber in 2000.
Alderman Palazzolo is a member of the following organizations; Liberty Bowl Board of Directors, Tennessee Municipal League, Leadership Germantown Alumni Association, Riggs/Arthur Neighborhood Association, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and Riverdale PTA. He is a 1986 graduate of Rhodes College, a 2002 graduate of the Rhodes Institute for Executive Leadership and was chosen a Top 40 Under 40 business leader by the Memphis Business Journal in 1998. He has a teenage daughter, Jena Palazzolo.
Ernest Chism
Alderman Ernest Chism, elected in 2004, is serving his second four-year term in Position 5.
He has lived in Germantown since 1974 and is well known as the former principal of Germantown High School where he served generations of students during his 28 years of service. After 40 years with Shelby County Schools, the long-time principal retired in 2002.
He continues to be an advocate by serving on the Shelby County Schools Board of Education. In addition, he is Alderman Liaison to the Beautification, Environmental, Telecommunications and Parks and Recreation Commissions.
Alderman Chism is a member of the Mid-South Fair Board of Directors, Germantown Chamber of Commerce, Germantown United Methodist Church and is also an Al Chymia Shrine member. He and his wife, Alyce, have two children, George and Lee-Ann Kight, four grandchildren and a dog named Maggie.