Davis House Child Advocacy Center Welcomes New Board Members
Davis House Child Advocacy Center welcomes six new members to its board of directors. Board members serve three-year terms.
Marquis Gough, BrandMETTLE
Jason Hull, Walmart
Rachel Oliver
Kevin Townsel, City of Franklin
Ken Whitaker, Holladay Properties
Susan Whitaker, Whitaker Travel & Tourism Strategies
Amanda Ferrara, Show Hope
Amanda Ferrara, Show Hope, will also join the board of directors for one year as a board intern.
“Our incoming board members truly run the gamut of non-profit and professional experience,” shares Davis House Board Chair Jaclyn Ledbetter. “We have seasoned, serial non-profit board members and others who are joining us for their very first board experience. We have some with a background in construction management, others in sales and marketing, and then also HR and clinical therapy.
“Ultimately, what they all have in common is a shared passion and commitment for child advocacy. For our board, that’s what matters most – especially this year with so many big plans ahead of us.”
New board members will join the following returning: Jessica Borne (Board Secretary), Crosier Hudson Family Law; Carolyn Evans (Ex-Officio), Davis House Child Advocacy Center; Jennifer Harris, Ascension; Maureen Kelly, HCA; Melissa Killoren; Jaclyn Ledbetter (Board Chair), Roundtable Software; Sean Moorhead, Jackson; Katie Myers (Board Vice Chair I); Lena Graham Rayfield, H&R Hardware and Lumber; Mary Beth Richards; Mike Schenck (Board Past Chair); Luis Sura, Better Options TN; Bishakha Van Voris, State of Tennessee; Andy Voyles (Board Past Chair), Guaranty Home Mortgage Corporation; Nicole Wick (Board Treasurer), Southern Veterinary Partners; and Keith Wilschetz (Board Vice Chair II), Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.
A 501c3 non-profit, Davis House Child Advocacy Center provides a safe, supportive, child-focused, and trauma-informed service environment for child victims and their caregivers reporting child sexual abuse, significant physical abuse, or trauma in Williamson, Hickman, Lewis, and Perry Counties. Davis House serves the community as part of and in coordination with a state-mandated, multi-disciplinary Child Protective Investigation Team with the shared focus of the protection of the child and the pursuit of justice. Services include forensic interviewing, child and family advocacy, trauma therapy, and prevention awareness. To learn more about Davis House, visit www.davishousecac.org.
