Dr. Andrea Dowdy Director of Clinical Services State of Tennessee; Benefits Administration Dr. Andrea Dowdy is the Director of Clinical Services with the State of Tennessee’s division of Benefits Administration. The division administers the state of Tennessee-sponsored insurance benefits for 290,000 state, higher education, local education and local government employees, dependents and retirees. Their mission is to deliver comprehensive, affordable, dependable and sustainable benefits. Dr. Dowdy has been in her role with Benefits Administration for over 9 years, developing, writing, and managing the medical and behavioral health contracts and advising on benefit design and the strategic direction of the health plans. Prior to Benefits Administration she worked for HP Enterprise services on the TennCare account performing compliance and contract management after almost 10 years in chiropractic practice. Dr. Dowdy has her Bachelor of Science degree in Anatomy and Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker University.