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 Manager tamsen@habitatsumnercounty.org
CARL TRIVETT
Restore Manager carl@habitatsumnercounty.org
GARRETT KEITH
Site Supervisor garrett@habitatsumnercounty.org
KIM BRISSON
Development Director kim@habitatsumnercounty.org
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Mitch Healey - President
Melissa Rogers - Vice President
Ceagus Clark- Secretary
Beth Deering - Treasurer
Troy Smith - Nominating Committee Chair
Trina Woodard - Human Resource Committee Chair
Bill Jacoby - ReStore Committee Chair
Donavan Degrie - Construction Committee Chair
Cal Gentry - Site Selection Committee Chair
Alana Hibbler - Board Member
Josh King - Board Member
Melinda Walega - Board Member
Evan Jones - Board Member
Erik Thornton - Board Member
Tory Daughrity - Board Member