Conexion Americas
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2195 Nolensville Pike
Nashville, TN 37211
Organization Details

Executive Director


Executive Director Ms. Tara Lentz
E-mail tara@conexionamericas.org
Term Start July 2021
Tara's Experience:

Co-Executive Director


Co-Executive Director Ms. Martha Silva
E-mail martha@conexionamericas.org
Term Start July 2021
Martha's Experience:

Senior Staff


Name Title
Ms. Martha Silva Co-Executive Director
Ms. Tara Lentz Co-Executive Director
Ms. Ariel Safdie Director of Development and Strategic Growth
Ms. Maria Paula Zapata Director of Programs

Staff

Full Time Staff 28
Part Time Staff 3
Volunteers 150
Contractors 2
Retention Rate 63%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers 3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted? June 2022
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? Yes
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? Yes
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Yes

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for... Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director Yes Annually
Senior Management Yes Annually
Non-Management Yes Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation Year
Alignment Nashville 2008
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network 2002
Community Shares 1994
Leadership Nashville 2004
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce 2002
Tennesseans for the Arts 2014
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition 2002
UnidosUS - Affiliate 2004
United Way Member Agency 2003

Awards


Award / Recognition Organization Year
Affilliate of the Year, Eastern Region National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC 2009
Best Entrepreneurial Venture--Best of Nashville The Nashville Scene 2003
CFO of the Year- Jose Gonzalez Center for Nonprofit Management 2015
Family Strengthening Award Annie E. Casey Foundation/National Council of La Raza 2007
Innovations in Homeownership Award NeighborWorks, Washington, DC 2005
Neighborhood Builder Bank of America 2007
SKANSKA Educational Enhancement Award Center for Nonprofit Management 2016
Example of Excelencia for the Community-Based Organization Excelencia in Education 2021
Leaders in Diversity Award - nonprofit sector Nashville Businesss Journal 2023

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments


As Nashville welcomes more and more immigrants and refugees into our community, coordinated services are needed to address the complex and interlocking challenges facing these new arrivals as well as to help them maximize the opportunities our city affords them. Conexion Americas has established the Casa Azafr?n Community Center, a nonprofit collaborative that seeks to bring groups that serve immigrants together under one roof to help meet this need.