Co-Founders
Q-and-A With Deneen Turner
A chat with the Co-founder of HopeHouse International
Deneen Turner, a nonprofit entrepreneur and resident of Franklin for over 30 years, has devoted her professional life to aiding the orphan crisis in Eastern Europe. A professional singer who toured with the late Billy Graham, Deneen learned of Human Rights Watch’s tragic statistics regarding orphans in Ukraine: Within three years upon their release from the orphanages, 70 percent are homeless and living on the street, 20 percent are in prison, and 10 percent have committed suicide. “There’s your 100 percent no hope future,” Deneen said.
Officers
Mark R. Turner
ChairmanRetired Sr. Vice-President & Mid-South Regional Manager ---Fidelity National Financial---Chattanooga, TN
Leah Kay Gabriel
Vice-ChairFormer VP Marketing ---Cooper Clinic, Dallas ---Westlake, TX
Deneen A. Turner
Chief Executive Officer(ex-officio) ---HopeHouse International® ---Chattanooga, TN
Board of Directors
Mark Blankenship
Sr. Worship Pastor ---Mount Paran Church ---Atlanta, GA
Thomas L. Bledsoe
Retired Sr. Program Director ---Billy Graham Association ---Tyler, TX
Leah Kay Gabriel
Vice-ChairFormer VP Marketing ---Cooper Clinic, Dallas ---Westlake, TX
Theron Hatch
Chief Information Officer ---PNS Partners, LLC ---Murfreesboro, TN
Arthur Mironchuk
Architectural Project Manager ---Cortland Design ---Dallas, TX
Denise Hildreth Jones
Founder and President ---Reclaiming Hearts Ministries ---Franklin, TN
Mandy Savage
General Manager ---Cox Automotive ---Statesville, NC
Missy Shaw, LPC
Family Relationship Counselor ---Cool Springs Wellness ---Brentwood, TN
Dr. C.A. Stilwell, Jr., MD
ADHD/ADD Specialist ---Charis Consulting Services ---Franklin, TN
Deneen A. Turner
Chief Executive Officer(ex-officio) ---HopeHouse International® ---Chattanooga, TN
Mark R. Turner
ChairmanRetired Sr. Vice-President & Mid-South Regional Manager ---Fidelity National Financial---Chattanooga, TN
