Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville builds new, quality, affordable homes for hardworking men and women in a five county area: Davidson, Wilson, Cheatham, Dickson and Robertson counties.

Habitat Homeowners
Future Habitat for Humanity homeowners qualify for Habitat's homeownership program, meet income qualifications, attend education classes and work with their sponsor(s) and volunteers to build their homes. Habitat homes are not free. Habitat homeowners pay an affordable mortgage made possible because of our funding partners.

Funding
Habitat relies on government, corporate, faith and individual partnerships to strengthen lives through the opportunity to purchase affordable homes. Homeownership builds thriving communities and makes it possible for people to live in the communities where they work. In December of 2022, Habitat welcomed its 1,000 homeowner, serving 3,482 family members, including 2,183 children since its inception in 1985. This includes all counties. Through Habitat's tithe funds to Habitat International, we have helped an additional 420 families around the glove find housing solutions.

Construction
Habitat of Greater Nashville has received numerous awards for neighborhood revitalization, green building practices, and sustainability, earning the 14th consecutive Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence in Affordable Housing from the EPA. Habitat is a 100% ENERGY STAR certified builder and has built more than 600 ENERGY STAR homes.

Social Enterprise | ReStore
Habitat for Humanity helps fund its mission through its social enterprise, the ReStore. The ReStore sells new and gently used office and household items at a fraction of the cost. Habitat of Greater Nashville operates ReStores in Davidson and Dickson counties. The Wilson ReStore is currently under construction.
 

Departments

Contact 615.254.4663

Danny Herron President and Chief Executive Office	Lucile Houseworth Chief Administrative Officer
Yvette Doran Chief Operating Officer	Shelly Dillow, CPA SVP of Accounting & Finance
Torin Dobson, CAPM Information Technology Director	Dana Swies Human Resources Director
Jeff Bennett Director of Regional Operations	Casey Campbell Hawkins Director of Homeowner Services
Chris Thompson Director of ReStores	Lauren Lane Payne Senior Vice President of Philanthropy
Sherry Stinson SVP of Brand Engagement, Marketing and PR	Paul Harvey Director of Construction
John Barfield Director of Research and Grants

 

 

Board of Directors

Executive
Cristina Oakeley, Chair Founder Caliente Consulting, LLC	Steve Cates, At-Large Founder Cates Builders
Laura Smith, Vice Chair Vice President General Counsel Nashville Electric Service	Kristy Hairston, At Large Regional Vice President Compass RE
Sam McAllester, Treasurer Of Counsel Spencer Fane Bone McAllester	Dan Rogers, At Large Vice President Executive Producer Grand Ole Opry
Sam Gupton, Secretary Executive Vice President, COO INSBANK	Chemeka Wachtler, At Large Siding Innovation Product Manager  LP Building Solutions
Alan Young, Past Chair Chairman & Chief Protection Officer Armor Concepts, LLC

 

Board Members

Kasar Abdulla  Consultant Valor Collegiate Academies  Tyler Allen  Business Banker  Bank of Tennessee  Michelle Balsley Office Managing Director Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC Lawrence Blank-Cook Retired Deloitte Steve Cates  Founder Cates Builders Glen Chambers Retired LoJac Minority Owner Daniel Clark  VP of Power Systems  Thompson Power  Kristen Covey CFO Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. J. Scott Gupton Executive Vice President, COO INSBANK Monica Hayes Managing Director & Partner KPMG Kristy Hairston  Regional Vice President Compass RE Mike Honious President and CEO GEODIS AMERICAS Ted Klee  Sr VP, Global Supply Chain Management, North America  Schneider Electric  Ken Kulaga  Director of Construction  HCA Healthcare  Michael Lindseth Senior Vice President Pi`nnacle Financial Partners Patrick Lowry  VP, IT Strategy & Analytics  HealthTrust Performance Group  Lethia Mann  Vice President  Community Development Manager  Regions Bank  Sam McAllester  Of Counsel  Spencer Fane Bone McAllester  David McGowan President Regent Homes

Scott McWilliams  Co-Owner  Royal Range USA Lee Molette Owner Molette Investment Services Matthew Nicholson  Director of Construction & Operations  The Clear Blue Company   Jennifer Noe  Attorney  Balthrop, Perry, & Noe  Cristina Oakeley  Founder  Caliente Consulting, LLC  Jordan Osborne  President  Robertson County Chamber of Commerce  Maribel Paree Regional Vice President Lowe's Companies, Inc. Tom Parnin Business Banking Regional Executive U.S. Bank Dan Rogers  VP, Executive Producer  Grand Ole Opry Jessica D. Scouten  Managing Director  Healthcare Management Partners Laura Smith  Vice President – General Counsel  Nashville Electric Service  Charles Starks  President & CEO  Music City Center  Jorge Tarajano  Collaborating Consultant  SSA Consultants  Tina Tuggle Vice President of Community Impact Tennessee Titans Robert Turner  VP, Area Lending Manager  Bank of America  Chemeka Wachtler  Siding Innovation Product Manager  LP Building Solutions Jay Williams  Co-Head  WME Board Interns:  Weston Hall  Accenture  Austin Edelen Kimley-Horn

All members of the Board of Directors are are independent, voting members with terms current through December 31, 2023.       

Advisory Council

Kevin Bohman  Vice President  M2 Group, LLC  Anna Boon  Manager  Boon Consulting Group  Shannon Bryant  Executive Vice President  First Horizon Bank  Overton Colton Chief Administrative Officer and Risk Officer Truxton Trust Kebbyn Connell  Compliance Coordinator  Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority  Joel Cooper  Information Technology Services  Deloitte  Nathan Crossett  Home Mortgage Branch Manager State of TN  Wells Fargo  Troy Davis Land Development Project Manager Regent Homes, LLC Adam English General Manager & Chief Operating Officer Nashville Sounds Baseball Club Nicholas Fischer  Network Deployment and Operations Lead  Google Fiber  Lucia Folk  President and CEO  The Change Agent∙cy  Dennis Georgatos  Executive Vice President, General Manager Skanska  Sammie Griffin  Treasury Management Sales Analyst  Pinnacle Financial Partners  Rodney Harris Construction Manager  HCA Healthcare  Thomas Hunter Community Engagement Director Davidson County Sheriff's Office Kevin Kessinger  Technology Advisor David Mangum  Attorney  Law Office of David G. Mangum  Alan Mazer  General Counsel  Urban Housing Solutions  Mendy Mazzo  Corporate Senior Vice President,  National Business Development  Skanska  Philip McCutchan  Senior Vice President  Hancock Whitney

Chuck Merritt  Marketing Consultant  White Post Media  Debra Moore  Community Lending and Relationship Director  Renasant Bank  April Murray  CFO/Director of Finance  ENTEKRA LLC/Louisiana-Pacific Corporation  Rami Nofal  Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis  Promises Behavioral Center  Pam Pfeffer  President and CEO  Treemont Capital Inc.  Katie Prevost  Vice President of Business Development  UDig  Will Puckett  Vice President | Tennessee Area Sales Manager  Fifth Third Bank  Ann Rolman Retired, Pinnacle Financial Partners Doug Sloan  Attorney  Spencer Fane Bone McAllester  Lucy Smith  Realtor  Fridrich & Clark Realty  Benton Smothers  Vice President of Development  Holladay Properties  Jarron Springer  CEO  Greater Nashville REALTORS  Bryan Thacker  Senior Vice President & Regional Sales Manager  Wells Fargo Commercial Banking  Gregory Tidwell  Principal  Smith Gee Studio  Chris Tietz  Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer  CapStar Bank  Brian Tolbert  Benefits Practice Leader  Bernard Health  Mark Weber  Corporate Controller  Nashville Electric Service  Christie Wilson managing Partner/Broker The Wilson Group Real Estate Services Alan Young Chariman & Chief Protection Officer Armor Concepts, LLC

2023 Emeritus Members

Fabian Bedne  Planner, Neighborhood Development, Infrastructure  Metropolitan Government, Nashville and Davidson County  Dan Bedore  Southern Square Homes  Custom Builder  Lee Blank  Market Executive  Regions Bank  Kent Cleaver  Senior Loan Officer  Pinnacle Financial Partners  Rob Crichton  Retired  Tom Curl  Market Executive  Simmons Bank  Kurt Denny  Avenue 11 Development, LLC  Jack Fleischer  President  Hermitage Design Center  Gil Fuqua  Senior Partner  FINN Partners  Ken Gerdesmeier  Retired  Deloitte  Patrick Gilbert  Retired  Gresham Smith and Partners   John Gillespie Retired Gillespie Land Development

Carla Jarrell Retired, Pinnacle Financial Partners Jack King  Attorney  Butler Snow  Don Klein  Don Klein Consulting  Paul Kleine-Kracht  President & CEO InfoWorks Steve Lainhart  General Manager  Thompson Machinery  Dan Martin  Retired  Ingram Barge  Mekesha Montgomery  Attorney  Frost Brown Todd  Larry Morton  Retired  Crowe  Carson Salyer  Retired  Westminster Presbyterian Church  Mandy Wachtler  Realtor  Pilkerton Realtors  Ward Wilson  Regional President  US Bank  Nancy Zoretic  Retired  Pinnacle Financial Partners

Financials and policies

Affordable homeownership continues to challenge our vibrant city with more than 200,000 residents unable to afford housing. Habitat’s homeownership program is one pathway to more empowered, stable and secure financial futures. Currently, 85 cents of every dollar donated to Habitat of Greater Nashville goes toward providing a Habitat family the life-changing opportunity to purchase and own a home.

 

2020
990 for 2019
Financial Statement for 2020
2020 Annual Report

2021
990 for 2020
Financial Statement for 2021
2021 Annual Report

2022
990 for 2021
Financial Statement for 2021
2022 Annual Report

 

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About Habitat for Humanity International

 

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.

Founded in Americus, Georgia, USA, in 1976, Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate and repair more than 600,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people worldwide. 

In Tennessee, Habitat for Humanity affiliates generate a total annual economic impact equivalent to more than 1,500 full-time full-year jobs. Habitat’s total annual earnings impact in Tennessee is estimated to be approximately $55.7 million.
 

Habitat’s Mission statement
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

Mission principles
Demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ.

We undertake our work to demonstrate the love and teachings of Jesus, acting in all ways in accord with the belief that God’s love and grace abound for all, and that we must be “hands and feet” of that love and grace in our world. We believe that, through faith, the miniscule can be multiplied to accomplish the magnificent, and that, in faith, respectful relationships can grow among all people. Focus on shelter.

We have chosen, as our means of manifesting God’s love, to create opportunities for all people to live in decent, durable shelter. We put faith into action by helping to build, renovate or preserve homes, and by partnering with others to accelerate and broaden access to affordable housing as a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. Advocate for affordable housing.

In response to the prophet Micah’s call to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God, we promote decent, affordable housing for all, and we support the global community’s commitment to housing as a basic human right. We will advocate for just and fair housing policy to eliminate the constraints that contribute to poverty housing. And, in all of our work, we will seek to put shelter on hearts and minds in such powerful ways that poverty housing becomes socially, politically and religiously unacceptable. Promote dignity and hope.

We believe that no one lives in dignity until everyone can live in dignity. We believe that every person has something to contribute and something to gain from creating communities in which all people have decent, affordable places to live. We believe that dignity and hope are best achieved through equitable, accountable partnerships. Support sustainable and transformational development.

We view our work as successful when it transforms lives and promotes positive and lasting social, economic and spiritual change within a community; when it is based on mutual trust and fully shared accomplishment; and when it demonstrates responsible stewardship of all resources entrusted to us.

Non-proselytizing policy
Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations will not proselytize. Nor will HFH work with entities or individuals who insist on proselytizing as part of their work with HFH. This means that HFH will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must adhere to or convert to a particular faith or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.

For more information about Habitat International's vision and mission, click here

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