Reverend Vann Ellison, President & CEO, St. Matthew’s House

Reverend Vann R. Ellison is the President and CEO of St. Matthew’s House.

For three decades, Saint Matthew’s House has provided solutions to fight homelessness, hunger, drug abuse, and poverty. In addition to serving nearly half a million hot meals, St. Matthew’s House residents have achieved nearly 90% employment.

Reverend Ellison has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as an expert in issues on hunger, homelessness, human trafficking, and drug addiction.

Mr. Ellison has served as Chairman of the Board for the Collier County Hunger and Homeless Coalition and is a regular contributor to Townhall.com. His writing has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Naples Daily News, the Orlando Sentinel, the Tallahassee Democrat, and the Daily Caller.

During Vann’s tenure at St. Matthew’s House, the organization received the 2015 Harvey Kapnick award presented by the Community Foundation of Collier County for most outstanding nonprofit in Collier County.