Mending Hearts, Inc.
Board Chair
| Board Chair | Ms. Kim James |
|---|---|
| Company Affiliation | Young Leaders Council |
| Term | July 2023 to June 2024 |
| kim@youngleaderscouncil.org |
Board Co-Chair
| Board Co-Chair | Ms. Abby Sparks |
|---|---|
| Company Affiliation | Nashville Bar Association |
| Term | July 2023 to June 2024 |
Board of Directors
Board Members| Name | Affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Gerring | Ernst &Young | Voting |
| Bryan Heckman | Meharry Medical College | Voting |
| Kim James | Young Leaders Council | Voting |
| Chris Jenkins | Voting | |
| Kristina Kalb | Voting | |
| Jaime Leddin | Voting | |
| Alex Moon | Thrivent | NonVoting |
| Abby Sparks | TN Department of Human services | Voting |
| Yvonne Sullivan | Voting | |
| Dew Tinnen | Voting | |
| Ginger Wells | TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) | Voting |
| Haley Zapolsky | Jumpstart Foundry | Voting |
Advisory Board Members
| Name | Affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Floyd-Buggs | Mayor's Office | NonVoting |
| Satish Kedia | University of Memphis - Professor | NonVoting |
| Dr. Stephen Loyd | Medical Director of MAT clinics | NonVoting |
| Jardyn Morgan | Community Advocate | NonVoting |
| Kristy Seaton | Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) | NonVoting |
| Jim Thiltgen | Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) | NonVoting |
| Michael White | Community Advocate | NonVoting |
Governance
| Board Term Lengths | 3.00 years |
|---|---|
| Board Term Limits | 2 |
| Board Meeting Attendance % | 84% |
| Does the organization have written Board Selection Criteria? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a written Conflict of Interest Policy? | Yes |
| Percentage Making Monetary Contributions | 100% |
| Percentage of Board Members making In-Kind Contributions | 100% |
| Does the Board include Client Representation? | Yes |
| Number of Full Board Meetings Annually | 6 |
Standing Committees
| Advisory Board / Advisory Council |
| Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts |
| Ethics |
| Executive |
| Finance |
Risk Management Provisions
| Automobile Insurance |
| Directors and Officers Policy |
| General Property Coverage and Professional Liability |
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| Letter from the Board Chair and Founding CEO After enduring a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all had to face numerous difficulties. Our women are used to facing enormous challenges every day. Before coming to Mending Hearts, the typical client has faced homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and the loss of their family due to their addiction. Once they enter our program, they leave those challenges behind but face a whole new set of different challenges; working through the traumas or events that led them to addiction. Through intensive therapy, they learn how to deal with their traumas, recognize their triggers, and learn new tools to deal with those triggers to avoid relapse. They learn how to overcome their past, regain their self-worth, and move forward to a new life. With over 70% of our incredible staff at Mending Hearts in recovery themselves, they walk beside these women and support them every step of the way. At Mending Hearts, we overcome. Facing the difficulties of a COVID-19 world, we pushed forward and accomplished our primary goals for the year: *We found funding to fill the financial gap caused by increased building costs and broke ground on our newest residential home on campus, which will house eight women. *We started a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). This intensive daily therapeutic program allows us to treat more women as we can provide it on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. *We increased the number of classes we provide for Intensive Outpatient Therapy (IOP), a step-down program from PHP, to serve more women. *We started a national day of recognition, "Women Touched by Addiction." This day seeks to remove the stigma of addiction by bringing together all women touched by addiction (mothers, wives, daughters, friends) to start the conversation that addiction is a disease, not a moral failure. Our goals for the upcoming year are ambitious, but since its founding, Mending Hearts has always dreamed big. In 2022 we plan to: *Double the size of our detox program from 4 beds to 8 beds to serve women when they are at that crucial point of deciding to take the first step towards sobriety. *Start a Career Pathways program for our women to help them map out a career plan based on their interests and natural abilities and then assist them in getting the education or job skills necessary for their chosen career path. *Due to the significant increase in rental rates in Nashville, we are exploring building a multi-family affordable housing project with wrap-around services. This project would provide our alumni and other women in recovery with affordable independent living apartments surrounded by a community of other women in recovery. None of what we do could happen without the support of donors, sponsors, and volunteers. We hope you will join us on our journey to help more women escape the bonds of addiction and get their lives back. At Mending Hearts, we overcome! Sincerely, Yvonne Sullivan , Board Chair Trina Frierson, Founding CEO/President |
