Health, Nutrition, Children, Gardening
Kathie Heimerdinger
The Heimerdinger Foundation, Inc. Nonprofit Co-Founder, Meals For Health And Healing Program Founder, Board Member
Franklin,TN
Summary
Kathie is an energetic, fearless, compassionate team player. After stepping away from a profession in Insurance Underwriting to raise a family, she embarked on an unsuspecting journey after her husband of 35 years passed away. Kathie and her two children created the The Heimerdinger Foundation, Inc. non-profit in memory of Mike Heimerdinger who had been treated for a rare form of cancer. They hoped to make a positive impact to help all Cancer patients, their caregivers and teens learn about healthier lifestyles and nutrition to ultimately decrease the incidence of cancer and treatment side effects. Kathie provided the leadership and fortitude to create and run The Meals for Health Healing program now in its' eleventh year.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Board Member
The Heimerdinger Foundation
09.2019 - Current
- Researched potential local, regional, and national funders and assisted in relationship building.
- Helped set, enforce, and optimize internal policies to maintain responsiveness, continuity, and sustainability.
- Served as advocate and ambassador for organization by fully engaging, identifying, and securing resources and partnerships to advance mission.
- Participated in developing effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
- As Site/Space Committee Chair helped locate and facilitate securing move to new leased space for staff and operations.
- Collaborated with other board members to develop and execute programs and initiatives to advance organizational mission.
Executive Board Member, President
The Heimerdinger Foundation
10.2016 - 09.2019
- Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain and secure continuity, engagement and sustainability of Board and operations.
- Served as advocate and ambassador for organization by identifying, and securing resources and partnerships to advance mission.
- Monitored financial metric and provided strategic direction to support financial stability.
- Collaborated with other board members to develop and execute programs and initiatives advancing organizational mission.
- Created succession plans to provide continuity of operations during leadership transitions.
- Instituted performance and evaluation system to assess staff performance.
- Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professionals to review and maintain compliance with government, state and local regulations.
- Researched potential local, regional, and national funders and assisted in relationship building..
- Secured Board portal for Directors to use for creating meeting agendas, note taking, communication and repository of organization governing and operational documents.
- Created Committees , appointed chairs to facilitate Board work and Mission Advancement.
- Purchased BoardSource subscription for all board members for Board leadership training providing best practices for governance.
CEO, Founder Meals for Health and Healing Program
The Heimerdinger Foundation
08.2012 - 10.2016
- Cultivated environment of forward-thinking, teamwork, openness, and performance-oriented business culture.
- Worked with staff to streamline workflow.
- Reviewed individual manager performances and worked with leadership to improve processes, procedures, and practices.
- Procured and coordinated new resources to achieve diverse funding.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Managed staff by negotiating contracts, evaluations, handling conflicts and stressing accountability..
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Coordinated major yearly fundraising event
- Defined company roles and responsibilities to establish and enhance processes.
- Monitored key business risks and established risk management procedures.
- Represented organization at events, speaking engagements , tv and radio spots, and print media.
- Co-Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees and marketing.
- Created succession plans to provide continuity of operations during leadership transitions.
- Developed brochures, monthly newsletters for marketing of program.
- Created and managed teaching garden for teen and adult education.
- Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
- Built functioning Board of Directors
- Secured first donated kitchen space for our program.
- Researched, shopped, purchased, and stocked first kitchen with items and appliances needed to start program.
Board Secretary, The Heimerdinger Foundation
The Heimerdinger Foundation
12.2011 - 08.2012
- Provided brief summary of Board meeting minutes to 8 Directors for first 7 months.
- Signed official documents and board minutes.
- Participated in securing sponsors and in-kind donations for first annual fundraiser..
- Promoted organization on radio and with press.
- After first event, set up first working Board of Directors to help with setting up programming for organization and to plan next event.
- Secured visit to first annual fundraiser for ED, Founder of nonprofit that would be our partial model of Meals for Health and Healing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Home Economics in Business
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 05.2001 -
Skills
Regulatory Compliance
undefinedAffiliations
- Fort Nashboro Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution- Conservation Chair
- Nashville Giving Circle
- The Woman's Club of Nashville
Interests
Timeline
Board Member
The Heimerdinger Foundation
09.2019 - Current
Executive Board Member, President
The Heimerdinger Foundation
10.2016 - 09.2019
CEO, Founder Meals for Health and Healing Program
The Heimerdinger Foundation
08.2012 - 10.2016
Board Secretary, The Heimerdinger Foundation
The Heimerdinger Foundation
12.2011 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Home Economics in Business
Eastern Illinois University
05.2001 -
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