Kate McKinnie

Kate McKinnie hails from Roanoke, Virginia and received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Spanish from Appalachian State University. She later attended The University of Georgia and received her master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. Kate has served in the nonprofit community of Nashville TN since 2002 with positions at Saint Thomas Hospital, Siloam Family Health Center, Samaritan’s Purse and The Next Door Recovery Center for Women. She has extensive experience managing teams in successful fundraising, volunteer recruitment / management and event planning. Her current position is as Chief Development Officer for Appalachia Service Project (ASP), responsible for recruiting volunteers and fundraising to address critical home repairs and new homes for low-income families in central Appalachia. In the community, Kate is an active volunteer with Women of Worth Recovery Home and Hope Church, is on the Citizens’ Committee to plan the Tennessee Prayer Breakfast, and was awarded the Distinguished Toastmaster award through Toastmasters International in 2020. She lives in East Nashville with her husband Ryan and high-energy dog Archie.