Shulman Steps Away From Safe Haven Pending Workplace Review

Safe Haven, a nonprofit focused on ending family homelessness, is conducting a workplace review in response to staff concerns about CEO Jim Shulman, who also serves as Nashville’s vice mayor.

The organization has enlisted the Center for Nonprofit Management and “outside human resources experts” to interview staff, who have reported hostile behavior from Shulman to the board, according to sources familiar with the situation. Safe Haven’s prior CEO Joyce Lavery led the organization for 10 years — Shulman replaced Lavery in 2021 and attributes tensions to staff chafed by a transition in leadership.