Cathy Jennings has spent over 12 years working with The Contributor, a street paper written and sold by people experiencing homelessness. She began as a volunteer in 2012 and became Director in 2018. Her experience teaching storytelling and composition at Belmont University and Tennessee State University reflects her deep commitment to the intentionality of words and the power of community to create change. Cathy lives in Nashville with her husband, enjoys the outdoors, and is a proud mom to three daughters and a grandmother.