Board of Directors | New Hope for Families | United States

Clearing the path to success.

STAFF OF THE ROOF & THE NEST

Dedicated to excellence.

Meet our incredible and talented team of dedicated individuals who are responsible for the operations of The Roof and The Nest programs at New Hope for Families. You can click on each image to learn more about them.

Emily Pike, Executive Director

Emily is a native of Southern Indiana. She graduated from Mitchell High School, earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, and received a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs in December 2013. A veteran of the Peace Corps and a variety of socially motivated organizations, Emily has more than a decade of experience working in nonprofits.
Aside from the third sector, Emily’s other passion is children. Having worked for many years in a number of childcare provision roles, she understands the importance of intentional programming for children beginning early in life. She first joined the New Hope team in April of 2012 and was excited to transition to the role of Executive Director of Children’s Programming in April 2013.

In Febraury of 2018 Emily assumed the role of Executive Director at New Hope responsible for operations of both The Roof and The Nest.

Chase Techentin, Roof Director

Chase Techentin is the Roof Director at New Hope for Families. Chase has housed hundreds of people experiencing homelessness and believes we can make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring in Bloomington. After years working in Bloomington’s nonprofit sector he earned a Master’s in Public Affairs in Nonprofit Management from Indiana University’s O’Neill School for Public and Environmental Affairs. He makes sure families who stay at The Roof get the resources they need to move into safe, stable housing.