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