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Tennessee Leadership<\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=”Matt Robertson” position=”Executive Director” image_url=”https:\/\/nursesfornewborns.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Matt-R.-Edited.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ position_font=”|600|||||||” position_text_color=”#615D59″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_member_image=”max-width:275px;” border_radii_image=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style_image=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal_image=”-15px” box_shadow_vertical_image=”15px” box_shadow_color_image=”#DD5061″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_member_image_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_member_image_phone=”margin-bottom:30px;” custom_css_member_image_tablet=”max-width:275px;”]<\/p>\n

Matt provides overall strategic and administrative leadership to the Tennessee Office of NFN. Starting on NFN\u2019s Development Team in 2017, he now serves as our Executive Director. He has strong experience in leadership development and program management with organizations focused on serving the community and vulnerable populations. Matt earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville and his master\u2019s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before working at Nurses for Newborns, his family had been clients of NFN, after his daughter was born 6 weeks early and spent 20 days in the NICU.<\/p>\n

Email Matt<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Carianna Johnson” position=”Director of Nursing” image_url=”https:\/\/nursesfornewborns.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Carianna-J.-Edited.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ position_font=”|600|||||||” position_text_color=”#615D59″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_member_image=”max-width:275px;” border_radii_image=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style_image=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal_image=”-15px” box_shadow_vertical_image=”15px” box_shadow_color_image=”#7D5787″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_member_image_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_member_image_phone=”margin-bottom:30px;” custom_css_member_image_tablet=”max-width:275px;”]<\/p>\n

Carianna oversees our home visiting staff in the delivery of our program while also directly working with NFN clients. As a Registered Nurse, she has over 30 years\u2019 experience as a Labor and Delivery and High-Risk Obstetrical nurse and an ADN from Tennessee State University.. Carianna has also been heavily involved with international medical support teams since 2003 and has led surgical units, helped establish medical clinics, and provide orphan support in seven different countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Email Carianna<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Catherine Birdsong” position=”Development Director” image_url=”https:\/\/nursesfornewborns.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/518aba1c-100d-a2fd-a651-f56d1ddff36e.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ position_font=”|600|||||||” position_text_color=”#615D59″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_member_image=”max-width:275px;” border_radii_image=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style_image=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal_image=”-15px” box_shadow_vertical_image=”15px” box_shadow_color_image=”#F6A04D” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_member_image_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_member_image_phone=”margin-bottom:30px;” custom_css_member_image_tablet=”max-width:275px;”]<\/p>\n

Catherine is responsible for communicating NFN\u2019s mission and impact with our community of investors in Middle Tennessee. She leads the Development efforts for the Tennessee Office, with the goal of securing the funds and resources needed to sustain and ultimately grow our program to serve more families. Catherine has over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has worked in both leadership and development at nonprofits in CA and TN. <\/span>She looks forward to continuing her love of development work to further the mission of NFN and to serve as many families as possible in her home state.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Email Catherine<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Advisory Board<\/h2>\n

Nurses for Newborns\u2019 local Advisory Board provides support, guidance and community leadership to Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee while overseen from a fiduciary and legal perspective by the Missouri-based Board of Directors.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”column-count:2||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_main_element_tablet=”column-count:1″ custom_css_main_element_phone=”column-count:1″]<\/p>\n

Megan McCormack – Advisory Board Chair<\/strong>
Dan Quero
Jaime Horton
Anna Napier<\/p>\n

Brandi Simms
Amanda Stewart
Michael Wrenn<\/p>\n

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NFN Board of Directors<\/h2>\n

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Shanna Wiechel – Board President<\/strong>
Kevin Knatt – Board Vice President<\/strong>
Tom Shaner – Board Treasurer<\/strong>
Megan Lovell – Board Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jay Accardi
Brad Bakker
Nanci A. Bobrow, Ph.D.
Catherine Cibulskis, MD
Linda Dougherty
Hon. Patrick Dougherty
Kelly Ferrara-Bayne
Dan Green
Eileen Hamburg<\/p>\n

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Phillip Huiswood
Jeana Knight, PhD
Pamela A. Lesser, MS, RNC-OB,
Madelyn T. Marks, MA, PM
Genie Mueller
Cora Orphe-Harris, MD
Fran Pretruso
Cynthia Rogers, MD
Leslie Scott, MD, FACOG
Ricky Vigil
Nancy Weaver, PhD, MPH
Sen. Brian Williams<\/p>\n

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Give Today<\/h3>\n

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