Executive Director

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Executive Director	Mr. Bobby Watts MPH, MS, CPH
E-mail	bwatts@nhchc.org
Term Start	March 2017
Bobby's Experience: A nationally recognized advocate and leader in meeting the health needs of people without homes, Bobby Watts has more than 25 years of experience in administration, direct service, and implementation of homeless health services. He began his work with people experiencing homelessness as a live-in staff member of the New York City Rescue Mission in Manhattan. Watts served as the executive director of New York City's Care for the Homeless from 2005-2017. A long-time New Yorker before his transition to Nashville, Watts is the former Finance Officer of the New York City HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council. As a member of the Steering Committee of the New York City Medicaid Managed Care Task Force, Watts helped to develop safeguards for people without homes under New York City's Medicaid managed care program. He also has served as a member of the New York State Interagency Council on Homelessness, co-chairing its Health Committee. In addition, he has served on multiple boards of membership organizations and governmental task forces such as the HIV Planning Council's Health Workgroup, the U.S. Public Health Service's Bureau of Primary Health Care Data Workgroup, and an NHCHC workgroup which published recommendations on outcome measures for HCH programs. Watts is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, Cornell University, and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, from which he holds a Master's in Public Health in health administration and a Master's of Science in epidemiology. He also holds a Certification in Public Health (CPH). At Mailman, Watts was a Columbia University International Fellow and received the Gorman Humanitarian Award for founding Homelessness Concern, which mobilized medical and public health students and faculty to volunteer at a shelter for men without homes. He also holds a Certificate of Theological Studies from Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, NY.

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Darlene Jenkins DrPH	Senior Director of Programs
Barbara DiPietro	Senior Director of Policy
Dorothy (Dott) Freeman	Senior Director of Advancement
Melanie Harper	Director of Finance and Administration

Staff

Full Time Staff	24
Part Time Staff	2
Volunteers	80
Contractors	3
Retention Rate	88%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Under Development
Years Strategic Plan Considers	5
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?
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
American Public Health Association (APHA)	2007
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network	2011
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)	2007
National Council of Community Behavioral Health Organizations	2017
National Low-Income Housing Coalition	2007
Tennessee Primary Care Association	2016

Awards

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Award / Recognition	Organization	Year
Health Care Advocate/John Lozier	Nashville Business Journal: Health Care Heroes	2016
The Healing Trust Catalyst for Change - Finalist	Center for Nonprofit Management: Salute to Excellence	2016