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Dr. Sanmi Areola is a veteran in public health, having served in leadership positions in Nashville, Johnson County, Kan., and in Prince George’s County, Md., before returning to Nashville in 2025 to lead the Metro Public Health Department (MPHD).
The Metro Human Relations Commission (MHRC) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Rev. Davie Tucker has served as the executive director of the Metro Human Relations Commission since 2022.
Metro’s Fire Chief William Swann, who also oversees the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will celebrate 30 years of service to the Metro Fire Department on Sept. 1.
The executive order moves away from a Housing First approach and encourages the institutionalization of people experiencing homelessness.
I do not believe in forced treatment as a solution to homelessness, and see it as the usual Band-Aid approach.
Quatrece McKinney is well known in the nonprofit sector for her engagement in the community.
Metro released a comprehensive Unified Housing Strategy (UHS) earlier this year, which outlines seven strategies, 43 action steps, and an accompanying implementation plan.
In early June, we conducted conversations with Rosanne Haggerty, the CEO of Community Solutions, and Dr. Sam Tsemberis, the founder of the Housing First approach. You can read the interview with Haggerty on page 4 and the one with Tsemberis was printed in our last issue.The questions we asked were developed by several members of the Vendor Leadership Team. Shawn Lesley served as their representative and conducted the in-person interviews with assistance from Judy. After talking to both experts, we felt extremely energized. Since then several members of the Vendor Leadership Team asked us about our impressions, and we decided to share those with all our readers.