Gregg McAlister, Business Manager

Gregg McAlister joined the Law Enforcement Innovation Center in November 2007. In his role as business manager, McAlister and his staff assist in monitoring sponsored program budgets and compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines for grant and contract policy. McAlister also manages the budget and funding process for the department which includes monitoring compliance with UT and funding agency fiscal requirements, continual analysis of work methods and fiscal processes, supervising support staff, providing financial reports and projections utilizing the SAP/IRIS system, strategic planning, program reviews, and consultation with program managers.

Prior to joining LEIC in 2007, McAlister spent more than 18 years working in the Oak Ridge City Schools Business Office monitoring federal and state grants including those under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Project Head Start programs. He also spent five years with Knoxville's Community Development Corporation (KCDC) in the Controller's Office and prior to moving to Tennessee in 1981 served as a Department of the Army civilian in the Central Accounting Office at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. McAlister has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Georgia Southern University.

Contact Information

1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Suite 101
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Phone: (865) 946-3205
Toll Free: (866) 449-5342
Fax: (865) 946-3214
gregg.mcalister@tennessee.edu