Staff
The principal office of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council is in Nashville, Tennessee. Staff and contractors pursue our ambitious agenda in research, training, education, organizing, and advocacy from offices in various locations. Staff members include:
Meet Our Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (615) 226-2292
Email: bwatts@nhchc.org
Bobby Watts, MPH, MS, CPH
Bobby Watts is the chief executive officer of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, which supports the 300 federally-funded Health Care for the Homeless programs and 100 medical respite providers with training, technical assistance, sharing of best practices, research, publications, and an active policy and advocacy program working to eliminate homelessness.
Bobby has 30 years of experience in administration, direct service, and implementation of homeless health services, beginning as a live-in counselor at the New York City Rescue Mission.
He spent most of his career prior to joining the Council at Care for the Homeless, which operates clinics and shelters and conducts policy analysis and advocacy in New York City.
Staff Directory
Browse our staff directory below, where team members are listed in alphabetical order by first name. If preferred, you can also select from the buttons below to narrow the list by organizational team.
- All Staff
- Administration
- Clinical & Quality Improvement
- Community Engagement
- Executive Team
- Implementation Research
- JEDI
- Marketing & Communications
- Medical Respite
- Policy & Advocacy
Alaina Boyer, PhD
Senior Director of Programs
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 233
Email:Â aboyer@nhchc.org
Alexandra Kirade
Senior Grants Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 278
Email: akirade@nhchc.org
Barbara DiPietro, PhD
Senior Director of Policy
Phone: (443) 703-1346
Email:Â bdipietro@nhchc.org
Beau Antonelis
Medical Respite Coordinator
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 275
Email:Â bantonelis@nhchc.org
Bobby Watts, MPH, MS
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (615) 226-2292
Email: bwatts@nhchc.org
Brady Seymore
Education Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 253
Email:Â bseymore@nhchc.org
Brandon Cook, Sr.
Sr. Medical Respite Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 273
Email:Â bcook@nhchc.org
Brett Poe, BS
Senior Events Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 242
Email:Â bpoe@nhchc.org
Caitlin Synovec, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH
Assistant Director
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 254
Email:Â csynovec@nhchc.org
Chad Hunter, MPH
Epidemiology Research Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 267Â
Email:Â chunter@nhchc.org
Chelsea Hardin-Hensley, MSP
Senior Membership & Database Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 255
Email: chardin@nhchc.org
Christa Signor, MSRLS CTRS
Medical Respite Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 234Â
Email:Â csignor@nhchc.org
Cindy Manginelli, BS
Director of Community Engagement
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 239
Email:Â cmanginelli@nhchc.org
David Wunsch
Senior Director of Administration
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 269Â
Email:Â dwunsch@nhchc.org
Devora Keller, MD, MPH
Director of Clinical Quality Improvement
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 277Â
Email:Â dkeller@nhchc.org
Hannah Blanton
Intern, Clinical and Quality Improvement
Phone: (615) 226-2292
Email:Â hblanton@nhchc.org
Joseph Kenkel, BS
Research & Data Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 226
Email:Â jkenkel@nhchc.org
Julia Dobbins, MSW
Director of Medical Respite Care
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 232
Email:Â jdobbins@nhchc.org
Julia Gaines
Sr. Medical Respite Manager – California
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 276
Email:Â jgaines@nhchc.org
Kate Gleason-Bachman, RN, BSN, MPH
Clinical and QI Nurse Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 225
 Email: kbachman@nhchc.org
Katie League, LCSW-C
Behavioral Health Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 257
Email:Â kleague@nhchc.org
Kayla Ritchie
Community Engagement Coordinator
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 221
Email:Â kritchie@nhchc.org
Kelli Klein, BA
Clinical Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 247
Email:Â kklein@nhchc.org
Kevonya R. Elzia, MA, BS, RN
Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 270Â
Email:Â kelzia@nhchc.org
Larayne Whitehead
Executive Assistant
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 241
Email:Â lwhitehead@nhchc.org
LaReace Carr
Senior Manager for Administration
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 274
Email: lcarr@nhchc.org
Laura Brennan
Senior Policy Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 279
Email:Â lbrennan@nhchc.org
Laura Rabell
Website Manager
Email: website@nhchc.org
Lauryn Berner-Davis, MSW, MPH
Director of Implementation Research
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 230
Email:Â lberner@nhchc.org
Lily Catalano, LMSW
Senior Clinical Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 234
Email:Â lcatalano@nhchc.org
Lindsey Turner
Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications
Email: lturner@nhchc.org
Louisa Post
Associate Director for Development
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 231
Email:Â lpost@nhchc.org
Melinda Graham
Director of Finance
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 280
Email:Â mgraham@nhchc.org
Melissa Lien
Director of Marketing and Communications
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 272
Email:Â mlien@nhchc.org
Meredith Mollica, LCSW
Consumer Engagement Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 268
Email:Â mmollica@nhchc.org
Samantha Marco, MA
Senior Medical Respite Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 266
Email: smarco@nhchc.org
Sandra Mooney, BSÂ
Consumer Engagement Coordinator
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 264
Email:Â smooney@nhchc.org
Stephen Wilder, LMSW
Senior Medical Respite Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 260
Email: swilder@nhchc.org
Tarryn Bieloh, MPH
Medical Respite Manager
Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 249
Email:Â tbieloh@nhchc.org