Staff

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

Bobby Watts.02.2024

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: aboyer@nhchc.org

Alexandra Kirade

Senior Grants Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 278
Email: akirade@nhchc.org

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Anne Williamson

Medical Respite Policy Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 445
Email: awilliamson@nhchc.org

Barbara DiPietro, PhD

Senior Director of Policy

Phone: (443) 703-1346
Email: bdipietro@nhchc.org

Beau Antonelis

Medical Respite Coordinator

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 275
Email: 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: bseymore@nhchc.org

Brandon Cook, Sr.

Sr. Medical Respite Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 273
Email: bcook@nhchc.org

Brett Poe, BS

Senior Events Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 242
Email: bpoe@nhchc.org

Caitlin Synovec, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH

Assistant Director

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 254
Email: csynovec@nhchc.org

Chad Hunter, MPH

Epidemiology Research Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 267
Email: 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. 334
Email: csignor@nhchc.org

Cindy Manginelli, BS

Director of Community Engagement

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 239
Email: cmanginelli@nhchc.org

David Wunsch

Senior Director of Administration

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 269
Email: dwunsch@nhchc.org

Devora Keller, MD, MPH

Director of Clinical Quality Improvement

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 277
Email: dkeller@nhchc.org

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Hannah Blanton

Intern, Clinical and Quality Improvement

Phone: (615) 226-2292
Email: hblanton @nhchc.org

Joseph Kenkel, BS

Research & Data Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 226
Email: jkenkel@nhchc.org

Julia Dobbins, MSW

Director of Medical Respite Care

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 232
Email: jdobbins@nhchc.org

Julia Gaines

Sr. Medical Respite Manager – California

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 276
Email: jgaines@nhchc.org

Kate Gleason-Bachman, RN, BSN, MPH

Clinical and QI Senior 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: kleague@nhchc.org

Kayla Ritchie

Community Engagement Coordinator

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 221
Email: kritchie@nhchc.org

Kelli Klein, BA

Clinical Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 247
Email: kklein@nhchc.org

Kevonya R. Elzia, MA, BS, RN

Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 270
Email: kelzia@nhchc.org

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Larayne Whitehead

Executive Assistant

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 251
Email: lwhitehead@nhchc.org

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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: lbrennan@nhchc.org

Laura Rabell

Website Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 212
Email: website@nhchc.org

Lauryn Berner-Davis, MSW, MPH

Director of Implementation Research

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 230
Email: lberner@nhchc.org

Lily Catalano, LMSW

Senior Clinical Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 234
Email: lcatalano@nhchc.org

Lindsey Turner

Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 281
Email: lturner@nhchc.org

Louisa Post

Associate Director for Development

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 231
Email: lpost@nhchc.org

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Melinda Graham

Director of Finance

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 280
Email: mgraham@nhchc.org

Melissa Lien

Director of Marketing and Communications

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 272
Email: mlien @nhchc.org

Meredith Mollica, LCSW

Consumer Engagement Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 268
Email: mmollica@nhchc.org

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Nikiya Cruz

Medical Respite Certification Specialist

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 282
Email: ncruz@nhchc.org

Samantha Marco, MA

Medical Respite Manager

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 266
Email: smarco@nhchc.org

Sandra Mooney, BS

Consumer Engagement Coordinator

Phone: (615) 226-2292, Ext. 264
Email: 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: tbieloh@nhchc.org