Leadership

KATE RITCHIE

Chief Executive Officer kate@habitatsumnercounty.org

Kate comes to HFHSC with more than 20 years of experience in advocacy, fundraising, board development, event and program management, employee leadership and volunteer management. Before joining the HFHSC staff, she served as the TN State Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving and as a Learning for Life and Exploring Executive for Boy Scouts of America. She is an undergraduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and she earned her MBA at Middle Tennessee State University. Kate currently serves on the Habitat for Humanity International Advocacy Committee, Habitat for Humanity of TN Board of Directors and as the Vice President of Friends of Gallatin Miracle Park. She and her husband, Jeramie, and their three children live in Hendersonville, TN.

KELLY HENNESSY-PIERCE

Chief Operating Officer kelly@habitatsumnercounty.org

CIERA HOLMAN

Community Relations Director ciera@habitatsumnercounty.org

TAMSEN ORME

Construction Coordinator tamsen@habitatsumnercounty.org

GARRETT KEITH

Volunteer Coordinator garrett@habitatsumnercounty.org

KIM BRISSON

Development Director kim@habitatsumnercounty.org

MARY LOTEMPIO

Restore Manager mary@habitatsumnercounty.org

2023-2024 Board of Directors

Michael Lajoie - President

Melissa Rogers - Vice President

Mitch Healey - President-Elect

Ceagus Clark- Secretary

Chris Rippy - Treasurer

Trina Woodard - Human Resource Committee Chair

Bill Jacoby - ReStore Committee Chair

Donavan Degrie - Construction Committee Chair

Cal Gentry - Site Selection Committee Chair

Marcessa Palmer - Board Member

Alana Hibbler - Board Member

Josh King - Board Member

Melinda Walega - Board Member

Evan Jones - Board Member

Beth Deering - Board Member

Erik Thornton - Board Member

Troy Smith - Board Member

Tory Daughrity - Board Member