Executive Director

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Executive Director	Ms. Nancy Denning-Martin
E-mail	nancy@bridgesfordeafandhh.org
Term Start	June 2016
Nancy's Experience: Results-driven and innovative, Nancy is a nonprofit leader with twenty years of experience in nonprofit leadership, including fundraising, program development, staff development and management, partnership building, resource management, strategic planning, public relations, and advocacy. She has served as Executive Director or CEO of three local nonprofit organizations, MADD Tennessee, Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville and Project Reflect, as well as in senior leadership positions at Crisis Intervention Center and Monroe Harding Children's Home. Nancy's deep commitment to her community is reflected in her ongoing volunteer service which has included terms on the Board of Directors of the Mid-Cumberland Council on Children & Youth, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, and the Davidson County Foster Review Board. She has also contributed her time and talents through volunteer work with Book 'Em, Room in the Inn, and various other church and civic programs. In 2014, Nancy co-founded Transformation Nashville, an organization serving children and families living in poverty. She received a MBA from Western Governors University, an MA from the University of Memphis, and her BA from Lipscomb University. She lives in East Nashville with her husband, jazz musician and professor Danny Ray Martin, and their three children, Danielle, Jeremy, and Sophia.

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
J. Workman	Vice President & Director of Programs
Mike Helms	Director of Adult Education & Outreach
Mimi Fondren	Director of Development

Staff

Full Time Staff	21
Part Time Staff	10
Volunteers	50
Contractors	45
Retention Rate	91%

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?	May 2017
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
Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle Tennessee	1999
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network	2002
Chamber of Commerce	2004
Deaf Senior Citizens	1994
Nashville's Table	2003
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)	1980
Second Harvest Food Bank	2000
Sertoma Club of Nashville	1985
Tennessee Association of the Deaf	1975
United Way Member Agency	1950

Awards

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Award / Recognition	Organization	Year
Board Member of the Year - Gregory Pease	Center for Nonprofit Management	2013
Community Partnership Merit Finalist	Mutual of America	2008
Healing Trust Catalyst for Change Finalist	Center for Nonprofit Management	2018
Healing Trust Compassionate Care Winner	Center for Nonprofit Management	2019
Memorial Foundation Leadership Award Winner	Center for Nonprofit Management	2012

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

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Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has a talented, passionate, and dedicated staff. We are mission focused and tireless in our efforts to serve. We see Bridges as the hub of services and programs for the Deaf and hard of hearing communities, and we want to provide excellent, innovative programs that touch lives from birth through elder years. We also want to collaborate with other agencies to remove barriers and to improve access for those we serve and to ensure efficacy and efficiency in the work we do. We have high expectations of ourselves, our work and our professionalism, yet everything we do is rooted in the idea of community and relationship.