Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare
Executive Director
| Executive Director | Ms Paula Foster LCSW |
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| pfoster@tcsw.org | |
| Term Start | August 2016 |
| Paula's Experience: Paula D. Foster, MSW, LCSW, received her Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Louisiana College in 1986 and her Master's degree from the City University of New York, Hunter College School of Social Work in 1993. During her 13 years in NYC, Paula worked in a variety of culturally diverse settings throughout the city including the NYC public hospital system and a number of non-profit organizations. After receiving her Master's degree, Paula began working in the field of HIV/AIDS, continuing this work after moving to Nashville in 2001 as the Director of Emotional & Practical Support for Nashville CARES, Tennessee's leading provider of community based social services for people living with HIV/AIDS. She has also served as a Co-chair of the Ryan White Part A Planning Council for the Metro-Nashville Transitional Grant Area, providing input regarding the funding of services to the HIV/AIDS service community. Paula has been an adjunct instructor in the Social Work department at Tennessee State University and an adjunct instructor and field liaison for the University of Tennessee's School of Social Work, Nashville campus. Paula has also been a practicing faculty member at Vanderbilt's School of Nursing, for the Vanderbilt Program in Inter-professional Learning. Paula's experience spans a variety of service areas including advocacy, healthcare, mental healthcare, substance abuse, hospice and homelessness. She is a past President of the Board of Directors for NASW-TN and has served as the Region VII Representative to the national board of directors of the National Association of Social Workers in Washington, DC. Paula is a trainer with the HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project of NASW and has developed extensive educational workshops for social workers throughout the state of Tennessee. In 2011, she was honored as NASW-TN's Social Worker of the Year. Most recently, Paula was appointed by Mayor Megan Barry to the Metropolitan Nashville Homelessness Commission. | |
Staff
| Full Time Staff | 1 |
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| Part Time Staff | 0 |
| Volunteers | 15 |
| Contractors | 0 |
| Retention Rate | 100% |
Plans & Policies
| Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? | No |
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| Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? | Yes |
| Years Strategic Plan Considers | 3 |
| When was the Strategic Plan adopted? | February 2014 |
| Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? | No |
| Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? | |
| Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? |
Evaluation
| Is there a formal evaluation for... | Frequency (if applicable) | |
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| CEO/Executive Director | Yes | Annually |
| Senior Management | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Management | N/A | N/A |
Affiliations
| Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|
| Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network | 1995 |
| Community Shares | 1999 |
| Greater Nashville Area Agency on Aging and Diability | 2000 |
| Nashville Area Association for Young Children (NAAYC) | 1998 |
| Nashville Coalition for the Homeless | 2006 |
| Nashville Prevention Partnership | 1997 |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) | 1999 |
| National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) | 2005 |
| National Association of Social Workers | 1965 |
| OIC America | 2006 |
| Rural Health Association of Tennessee | 1999 |
| Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations | 2001 |
| Tennessee Association of Senior Citizens | 1999 |
| Tennessee CASA Association | 2002 |
| Tennessee Chapter of Children's Advocacy Centers | 2000 |
| Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence | 2001 |
| Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability | 2003 |
| Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare (TCSW) | 1913 |
| Tennessee Council on Children and Youth | 1985 |
| Tennessee Disability Coalition | 1996 |
| Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition | 2006 |
| Voices for America's Children | 1999 |
