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Board of directors

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Bethy butler

Board President

Bethy and her husband Mark live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their daughter Emmy Ruth. Bethy teaches at Lipscomb University. 

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Nicole dabkowski

Treasurer 

Nicole is a mom of 5 and an Army spouse of over 22 years. She currently lives at the US Military Academy at West Point where she works for Thayer Leadership.

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Joshua jackson

Board Member

Joshua Jackson is the Preaching Minister at the Rural Hill Church of Christ in Antioch, TN. He’s a graduate of Abilene Christian University and Emory’s Candler School of Theology.

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Anna Torbett

Vice President

Anna currently lives in Smyrna, GA where she works as a Learning Designer for Chick-fil-A, Inc..

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TANYA PIRTLE

EH Co-Founder

Tanya co-founded Emmaus House in 2013 and has previously served as Executive Director and Programs Manager. Tanya lives in Utah and is a social worker and therapist.

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Keith Bramel

Board Member

Keith and his Wife, Diana, live in Lost Creek, WV. He is retired after a 34 year career in Information Technology and is a former elder at the Central Church of Christ.

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Carly Johnson

Secretary

Carly lives in Moore, Oklahoma, with her husband and two children. With a background in Public Relations, Carly works for the Chickasaw Alliance Group.

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Tom Cromie

Board Member

 Tom is the Senior Operations Director for Second Harvest Food Bank in Northeast Tennessee and is one of Emmaus House's founding board members.

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Rob vande lune

Board Members

Rob currently lives in Harrisburg, South Dakota with  his wife, Erin, and their 4 children. After calling Haiti home for 2 1/2 years, Rob is now a consultant.

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