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.
2020 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: Applications are available here and are due by December 1, 2019. Notifications for selection will be sent by December 18, 2019.
- 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 dates of the monthly meetings are listed on the application and the Circle Process is used during each meeting.
A full commitment to attend each gathering is expected.
2021 Leader Peer Circle Program (LPCP)
- Eligibility: Applicant must be on the leadership team of an agency that has had an active grant from The Healing Trust in the previous calendar year and cannot be the CEO/Executive Director of the organization.
- Application and selection process: Applications will be available in the Fall of 2020. Please check back in early Fall for dates.
- Time Commitment and Expectations: The program begins with a half-day retreat, followed by 11 monthly gatherings (2.5 hours each). The Circle Process is used during each meeting.
A full commitment to attend each gathering is expected.
Participants
EPCP
2020 Cohort
Cindy Sims – Center of Hope
Jeff Fladen – NAMI TN
Juliana Ospina Cano – Conexion Americas
Kathryn Norbeck – Child Advocacy Center of the 23rd Judicial District
Margie Quin – End Slavery TN
Maridel Williams – Doors of Hope
Megan Schwalm – Tennessee Respite Coalition
Rachel Freeman – Sexual Assault Center
Terri Sabella – The Mary Parrish Center
Mary Kiger – Tennessee Primary Care Association
Trina Frierson – Mending Hearts
Yvette Hanshaw – AWAKE TN
Lynn Blumfield – Partners for Healing
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
2019 Cohort
Amy Shurden – Park Center
Anita Pringle – Refuge Center
Carol Smith – Insight Counseling Center
Collen Mayer – Safe Haven Family Shelter
Jessica Hoke – Nashville CARES
Joel Alex – Family & Children’s Services
Kinika Young – Tennessee Justice Center
Laura Camp – Siloam Family Health Center
Loria Hubbard – The ARC
Mary Beth Heaney-Gárate – Sexual Assault Center
Richard Neal – Catholic Charities
Shatiqua Jamerson – Tennessee Primary Care Association
Tara Tidwell – Davis House
Tevin Peterson – Men of Valor
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