Executive Director

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Executive Director	Ms. Jennifer Core
E-mail	jccore@tennesseehistory.org
Term Start	October 2020
Jennifer's Experience: Jennifer C. Core is the executive director of the Tennessee Historical Society. At THS, she was previously the director of membership and programs and the state coordinator of Tennessee History Day. Core is a folklorist and educator by training with masters degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Indiana University, Bloomington. She formerly held positions at the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Grand Ole Opry archives. She is co-founder and director of the Tennessee Sampler Survey, a not-for-profit devoted to documenting Tennessee's needlework heritage. Her areas of research have included Tennessee outsider and folk art, Middle Tennessee baskets, and West Tennessee Choctaw crafts. As a folklorist specializing in historical ethnography and material culture, she combines methodology from the fields of folklore and history. Core is a former classroom teacher, a native of Knoxville, a resident of Nashville since 2001, and a proud Volunteer.

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Nikki Ward	Director of Membership & Programs
Dr. Frances Turnbell	Editor, Publications

Staff

Full Time Staff	2
Part Time Staff	1
Volunteers	200
Contractors	2
Retention Rate	100%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	May 2020
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	Under Development
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	No	N/A

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
American Association for State and Local History	1980
Center for Nonprofit Management CEO Network	2010
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network	1991
Inter-Museum Council of Nashville	2000
National Council for the Social Studies	2020
Tennessee Association of Museums	1990
Tennessee Council for History Education	2010
Tennessee Council for the Social Studies	2010