Tom Cassada graduated from Bradley County High School in 1981. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lee University in 1992. Cassada currently serves as VP of Operations for ABCOR Packaging ( a company he co-founded). Previous roles included sales at Weyerhaeuser Company located in Cleveland, Tennessee and management of Life Care Centers of America in Brevard, North Carolina.
He is married to Denise. They have three children, Lauren (daughter) and Tommy Calfee, three grandchildren, Jackson Cassada and Kelsey Cassada.
Club/Boards Member of Kiwanis Club of Cleveland, Board of Directors- Cleveland Country Club from 2013 to 2016, Bradley County Board of Education from 2004 to 2008.
Cassada was elected to the Cleveland City Council and sworn in on September 12, 2016 representing District 3.