Rev. Becca Stevens on Magdalene House

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Rev. Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest, social entrepreneur, speaker and author of six books. She presently serves as chaplain of St. Augustine’s Chapel at Vanderbilt University, Founding Director of Magdalene, a residential community for women who have survived lives of violence, prostitution and addiction and Executive Director of Magdalene’s social enterprise, Thistle Farms–a bath and body care company. To date, Becca has raised over $12 million and gained nationwide press coverage for the organizations she supports.

In addition to having received awards from the Frist Foundation and the Academy of Women in Achievement, Becca was named “Nashvillian of the Year” and “Tennessean of the Year” by the Nashville Scene and The Tennessean respectively. In 2010, Becca became the youngest and first female recipient of the University of the South’s “Distinguished Alumnus” award.

Becca lives in Nashville with her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon, and their three sons.

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