Kim Shumpert
Bethel Bible Village President Kevin Beirne and Board Chair Kevin Whiteside have announced the appointment of Kim Shumpert as director of development.
“Kim is a valuable addition to our Bethel team,” said Mr. Beirne. “She has 18 years of experience in both the nonprofit and private sector, most recently as Director of Business Development NEA Division for Baldwin & Shell Construction Company and as the Executive Director of City Youth Ministries in Jonesboro, AR.”
She also served as coordinator of Community Involvement for the eStem Public Charter School in Little Rock, Ar. In 2006, she served as team leader for a federal government initiative and was awarded the Social Security Administration Commissioner's Citation for service.
Ms. Shumpert has a B.S. in Public Administration from Harding University and Masters in Public Administration from Arkansas State University. She is a member of the Southeastern Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals and Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute.
“Kim is a Chattanooga native who has recently returned here from Arkansas,” said Mr. Whiteside. “She understands the important role Bethel plays as a resource for children and families in crisis in our region.”
“I feel called to work with Bethel because I have witnessed how the transformative power of healing can change a child’s life and future,” said Ms. Shumpert. “Bethel is a place where children and families become stronger and learn unity. These qualities are sometimes in short supply in our world and it is exciting to get to focus on what bonds us together rather than the things that can divide us.”
“Big change happens one person at a time. At Bethel, I see this happening every day,” she said. “Each child who overcomes brokenness, who earns a diploma, who finds a way to self-sufficiency, walks into a stronger personal future. Cumulatively, we create a stronger Chattanooga.”
Ms. Shumpert is married to Brad Shumpert, Real Estate Council at Hutton Company, in Chattanooga. They have two children and attend Clear Creek Church of Christ.