Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Executive Director
| Executive Director | Rev. Stacy Rector |
|---|---|
| stacy@tennesseedeathpenalty.org | |
| Term Start | October 2006 |
| Stacy's Experience: The Reverend Stacy Rector is a native of Dyersburg, Tennessee, and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Religious Studies and Psychology from Rhodes College. She also was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1993. Reverend Rector attended Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta from 1993 to1996 on full scholarship where she received a Masters of Divinity, including special recognition in the area of Hebrew Bible. During her seminary years, Reverend Rector spent time at the Open Door Community in Atlanta, serving the homeless and advocating for an end to the death penalty. She served as an assistant chaplain in a women's correctional facility in Atlanta during the summer of 1995 and as a part-time staff member of the nonprofit Prison Ministries with Women. From 1996-1997, she served as a chaplain at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, especially focusing on those with severe mental illness. Reverend Rector was called as Associate Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Nashville in 1997 and was ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) on January 25, 1998. She became the Executive Director of TADP in 2006 and has served as on the boards of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, Community Shares of Tennessee, and UKIRK Nashville (Presbyterian Campus Ministry). She currently serves on the Social Justice Committee in the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee. | |
Staff
| Full Time Staff | 3 |
|---|---|
| Part Time Staff | 1 |
| Volunteers | 100 |
| Contractors | 0 |
| Retention Rate | 100% |
Plans & Policies
| Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? | Yes |
|---|---|
| Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? | Yes |
| Years Strategic Plan Considers | 1 |
| When was the Strategic Plan adopted? | September 2022 |
| 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? | No |
| Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? | No |
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 |
|---|---|
| Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network | 2006 |
| Community Shares | 2003 |
Awards
| Award / Recognition | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Best Middle Tennessee Blogs | Best Pro/Anti-Something | Tennessee Bloggers | 2006 |
| Host City Award | National Coalition to Abolish State Killing | 2003 |
| Moratorium Team Award | Equal Justice USA | 2004 |
| Social Justice Organization of the Year (Memphis) | Mid-South Peace and Justice Center | 2002 |
| State Affiliate Conference Activity Award | National Coalition to Abolish State Killing | 2005 |
