Founders

Amy Alexander, LMFT

CEO, The Refuge Center for Counseling

Jennifer Thames-Hamilton, LMFT

Co-Founder

Board of Directors

Executive Committee


Kathy Speedy/Board President
Finance Manager,  Pinnacle Financial Partners

Gary McClure/ Vice President
Managing Director, Strategy, Thrivence Consulting

Chris Feemster/Treasurer
Commercial Banker | VP, WesBanco

Sara Sweat, MA/ Secretary
Founder & CEO, Mindshift Advisors

Eric Baer/Past President
Financial Advisor, Abound Wealth Management

Connia Nelson
Board Director, Star Equity Holdings
Former SVP & CHRO – Verizon, Lifeway

Loran Long

 

Doug Edwards/Board Member Emeritus
Chief Executive Officer, Jumpstart Health Investors

Valencia A. Breckenridge, MBA
Retired Nonprofit Executive, formerly CEO of GraceWorks

JC Elder
Principal, Bauer Askew Architecture, pllc

Greg Gamble
Owner, Gamble Design Collaborative

Jennifer Thames-Hamilton, LMFT/Life-Time Director
Co-Founder/Therapist Private Practice Counselor

Kelli Luallen
Co-Founder & CAO Hope Road Nicaragua

 

Trent Meriwether
Associate, Thompson Burton PLLC

McCall Milford
Manager, TA Technology HCA Healthcare

Eric Olson
Vice President, First Horizon Bank

Chance Scoggins
Master NLP Practitioner and Executive Coach

Dion Sheidy
CEO, Leveled 9 LLP

Dean Smith
Realtor, Keller Williams Realty (Current) – VP, Supply Chain (Retired)

Brad Winstead
Chief Financial Officer

Partnership Council

Our Partnership Council is made up of a special group of volunteers who donate up to 24 hours per year of service, in their area of expertise to advance our mission. The purpose of the Partnership Council is twofold:

  • To promote the Refuge Center for Counseling within our circles of personal and professional influence
  • To provide leadership and specific areas of training in several agency projects and endeavors.

Current Members of Our Partnership Council

The Partnership Council looks for individuals with skills in the following areas, as examples: Legal counsel; IT support; Event Planning; Capital campaigns; Marketing; Church Relations; Compassionate Care; Soul Care; Financial Planning; Interior Design; Landscaping ; Cooking/Baking; Hospitality; and others as needed.

Steve Abernathy
Community Volunteer

Dan Alexander
Physician and Provider Relations, HCA

Mitch Anderson
Certified Financial Planner, E Financial Alliance

Lauren Beers
Founder, LC Creative Studio & Marketing Consultant

Thomas H. Cabell, Jr., MD
Cardiologist, Centennial Heart at StoneCrest

Mary Collins
Chief Commercial Officer & SVP, Field Power Solutions

Kristy Cunningham
Community Volunteer

Ken Davis
Comedian, Motivational Speaker and Emmy Award Winning Entertainer

Brad Duke
Community Volunteer

Patty Eller
Community Volunteer, Former Director of Development at The Refuge Center

Dawn Garcia
Dawn A. Garcia, Attorney-at-Law

Tyler Golden

VP, Compliance & Privacy, Community Health Systems

Cherie Hammond, CPA
CFO – Storage Systems Unlimited

Bret Hanson
Church of the City Creative Team & Landscape Architect

Greg Huber
President, Financial Life Check, LLC

Mary Huber
Contract Furniture Professionals

Ally Huddleston
Office of the First Lady

Kim Jensen
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Christopher S. Knight
Chief Legal Officer, Lifeway

Chris Elrod-Laskey
Realtor, Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty

Robin McVey
CEO,  Credex Corporation

Dr. Ken Moore
Mayor of Franklin, TN, Physician

Michael Ren, CPA
Financial Consultant and Community Volunteer

Shelby Rawson
Writer, Editor

Carl Roberts

Keith Solomon
Attorney at Law, Solomon Parks Title & Escrow

Leah Stein
Community Volunteer

Amie Steinbach
Holistic Life Coach, Amie Steinbach Coaching

Matt Toy/Past President
Vice President of Marketing, D1 Training

Jason Wahler
Director of Development, Change Your Brain Foundation

Amy J. Ware, MHA, MEd, FACHE
Regional Vice President, Sarah Cannon Cancer Network

Brandy Whitehead
Co-Founder of Church of the City, M.S.S.W

Carlos Whitaker
Author, Speaker, Storyteller, and “Hope Dealer”

Ben Zobrist
Former MLB Player, Founder of Champion Forward