Director of Development
Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
• Michael Yates has over 30 years of combined experience in community behavioral health & public child welfare services. He received a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University in 1990. Following employment at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Michael spent 12 years providing therapeutic foster care services before joining Harmony Family Center in 2004 as Director of the Adoption Support and Preservation Services program, where he received the Bill Williams Award for excellence in adoption services. Michael joined Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services as Director of Development in 2014. Michael is also a regular contributor to surrounding community newspapers and is host of the Ridgeview POD. Michael is past-Chair of the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee Board of Directors. He is married to Ruth and has two children, Max & Ellie.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.