2019 Executive Committee
- Chair - Paul McDowell, Mission Health
- Chair-Elect - Susanne Swanger, Buncombe County Schools
- Vice Chair - TBD
- Treasurer - Cheryl Atkins, Mills Manufacturing Corporation
- Secretary - Jennie Eblen, Eblen Short Stop
- Past Chair - Kit Cramer, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Director - Lakesha McDay, Dogwood Health Trust
- Director - Heather Goldstein, The Van Winkle Law Firm
- Director - JoAnn Yoder, Brumit Restaurant Group
- President & CEO - David Bailey, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
Standing Committee Chairs
- Annual Campaign- JoAnn Yoder, Brumit Restaurant Group
- Community Investment - Jennie Eblen, Eblen Short Stop
- Finance/Operations - Cheryl Atkins, Chair, Mills Manufacturing Corporation, Barbara Whitehorn, Vice-Chair, Asheville Finance Department
- Nominating/Governance - Paul McDowell, Mission Health
- Resource Development- JoAnn Yoder, Brumit Restaurant Group
- Strategic Planning - Susanne Swanger, Buncombe County Schools
- NC 2-1-1 Asheville Center - Kevin McDonald, Eaton
- Member Emeritus - Glenn Wilcox, Wilcox World Travel and Tours/Tower Associates, Inc.
- At-Large Member - Suzanne DeFerie, First Bank, Dr. Leon Elliston, Allergy Partners of WNC, Taylor Foss
- Ex Officio Member - Jamye Davis, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of WNC
Directors
- Derek Allen, Ward and Smith, P.A.
- Amy Barry, Buncombe Partnership for Children
- Amy Bibby, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
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Debra Campbell, City of Asheville
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Shelia Christofalos, Edward Jones
- Michael Cortes, TD Bank
- Chip Craig, GreyBeard Realty
- Norma Duran Brown, Buncombe County Schools
- Shannon Earle, UNC Asheville
- Alice Elio, MAHEC
- Andy Gmitter, Galaxy Digital
- Chris Hoffman, Asheville Radio Group
- Laurel Jernigan
- Tracey Johnston-Crum, Omni Hotels & Resorts
- Himanshu Karvir, Virtelle Hospitality
- Dave Mannebach, Eaton
- Rasheeda McDaniels, Buncombe County Health and Human Services
- LaVie Montgomery, AB Tech
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Emma Olson, NC Center for Health and Wellness
- Dr. Denise Patterson, Asheville City Schools
- Ann Ray, Mission Health
- Ashley Smith, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
- Julie Smith, Beverly-Hanks & Associates
- John Sutton, The Sutton Firm PA
- Ben Teague, Biltmore Farms
- Jason Walls, Duke Energy Progress
- Dr. Darin Waters, UNC Asheville