Leadership Programs
Being a CEO/ED or a member of a leadership team can be a challenging and sometimes isolating experience. We offer two types of programs to address the unique challenges of both groups.
The Executive Peer Circle Program (EPCP) and the Leader Peer Circle Program (LPCP) are 12-month programs that support exceptional nonprofit leaders in our community.
These programs are grounded in the Circle Process, which makes them different from traditional skill-development or networking programs.
Leaders learn how to combat the executive isolation, personal and organizational mission creep, vicarious trauma and burnout that successful nonprofit leaders often face.
Participants leave these gatherings renewed and better able to support their organizations.
Please note that the programs occur in alternating years and a new class of LPCP began in 2017.
Executive Peer Circle Program (EPCP)
- Eligibility: Applicant must be the Executive Director/CEO of an agency who has had an active grant from The Healing Trust within the last three years.
- Application and selection process: Letters of invitation will be sent in the Fall of 2017. Please check back in early Fall for dates.
- Time Commitment and Expectations: There are 12 participants in each EPCP cohort. The program begins with a half day retreat, followed by 11 monthly gatherings (2.5 hours each). The Circle Process is used during monthly gatherings.
A full commitment to attend each gathering is expected.
Leader Peer Circle Program 2017 (LPCP)
- Eligibility: Applicant must be on the leadership team of an agency that has had an active grant from The Healing Trust within the last three years.
- Application and selection process: Invitations to nominate participants were sent October 5, 2016. Interested participants were nominated by the Executive Director or Board Chair of the nominee’s employer. Applications were due December 1, 2016. Notifications for selection were sent December 15, 2016.
- Time Commitment and Expectations: There are 12 participants in each LPCP cohort. The program begins with a half day retreat, followed by 11 monthly gatherings (2.5 hours each). The Circle Process is used during monthly gatherings.
A full commitment to attend each gathering is expected.
Participants
EPCP
2018 Cohort
Brian Haile – Neighborhood Health
Chandler Means – AGAPE
Cindy Siler – Mercy Community Healthcare
Jacy Warrell – Tennessee Health Care Campaign
Jennifer Abernathy – Tennessee Respite Coalition
Julieanna Huddle – CASA Nashville
Karen Lampert – Domestic Violence Program
Katina Beard – Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center
Mary Katherine Rand – The Mary Parrish Center
Mary Kiger – Tennessee Charitable Care Network
Michelle Carmack – Partners for Healing
Pam Brown – Insight Counseling Centers
Pamela Russo – Catholic Charities of Tennessee
Rondy Smith – Rest Stop Ministries
Steve Fleming – Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
2016 Cohort
Tatum Allsep- Music Health Alliance
Brandi Burdette- Kid’s Place/A Child Advocacy Center
Sara Figal- Nashville Conflict Resolution Center
Kellye Gilbert- Haven of Hope
Laura Hobson- Faith Family Medical Center
Dawn Killman- The Exchange Club/Stephens Center
Rebecca Leslie- Nashville Academy of Medicine
Jim Mallory- Rocketown
Wade Munday- Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors
Amanda Peltz- Nurses for Newborns
Joyce Prusak- Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center
Wanda Strayhorn- CASA Bedford, Coffee, Franklin counties
2017 Cohort
James Bush-STARS Nashville
Joshua Kravitz– Dispensary of Hope
Carolyn Evans – Davis House
Rachel Freeman – Sexual Assault Center
Kyle Duvall – Welcome Home Ministries
Erika Borg– Monroe Harding
Andrea Stilwell – Interfaith Dental Clinic
Sarah Evans – Thistle Farms
Anna Claire Lowder– Tennessee Voices for Children
Emily Nourse – Family and Children Services
Claire Wisely– Nashville Academy of Medicine
Gloria Morrison– Nurses for Newborns
Jeney Slusser– Centerstone
Debbie Rutland – Begin Anew
Susan Veale – Tennessee Health Care Campaign
2015 Cohort
Curt Campbell – Men of Valor
Frances Anderson – Nashville International Center for Empowerment
Shelia Biddy – Music Health Alliance
Nina Borum – Preston Taylor Ministries
Veronica Clark – You Have the Power
Kristi Sylvester -GraceWorks Ministries
Jennifer Trail -The Family Center
Anne Calton – Christian Women’s Job Corp of Middle Tennessee
Patience Long – CASA Nashville
Katherine Pace Snyder – Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee
Jamie Staggs – Kid’s Place/A Child Advocacy Center
Taylor Cochran – Insight Counseling Centers
Jenn Garcia – Oasis Center
Robert Adams – Nashville CARES
Nikki Ringenberg – Hearing Bridges
Sharon Crawford – Tennessee Primary Care Association