About the Chaput-Avery Family Foundation
The Chaput-Avery Family Foundation, founded in 2018 by Bob Chaput, Mary Chaput and Nicole Chaput Guizani, is dedicated to strengthening leadership skills in girls and young women. Currently, the Foundation funds two programs, created through program funding and in partnership with the Nashville and Middle Tennessee’s YWCA and Girls Inc. The Chaput-Avery Leadership Scholars Program follows a curriculum focused on building confidence and achieving goals, developing a sense of leadership in the high school participants. After a thoughtful and vigorous application process the Chaput-Avery Family Foundation Scholarship is granted to one of the participants of the Scholars Program so that the recipient is able to enroll in and complete a four-year degree.
Our Team
Bob Chaput is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Clearwater, a top-ranked, award-winning provider of healthcare compliance and cyber risk management solutions, endorsed by numerous state hospital associations. As a leading authority and expert witness on HIPAA compliance and enterprise cyber risk management, Chaput has assisted hundreds of healthcare organizations and their business partners, including Fortune 100 organizations, improve their risk posture.
Mary Chaput has served in senior financial positions for public and private companies for over 35 years. From 2001 to 2011, Ms. Chaput served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Healthways, Inc., a full-service provider of health solutions. From 2012 to 2018, Mary served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Clearwater Compliance LLC. Currently, she is a member of the Board for Clearwater Compliance LLC, a healthcare cybersecurity and compliance company, and for public company Trean, Inc., provider of property and casualty insurance services.
Nicole is a longtime educator who began her teaching career in Massachusetts as a grade 5 ELL classroom teacher. Over the years, she has worked in urban districts in K-12 central office roles such as Coach, Curriculum Coordinator and Executive Director of ESL. Most recently, Dr. Chaput Guizani held roles at Vanderbilt University and Lipscomb University instructing and coaching pre-service and in-service teachers and administrators. Her passion is to do work that builds equity for all students in the U.S. education system. The Chaput Avery Family Foundation has given her the opportunity to do more of the work she loves in her role as the Foundation’s College Success Mentor.