BBBS of WNC
Staff
Lelia Duncan, President and Chief Executive Officer, leliad@bbbswnc.org
Morgan Harris Thompson, Chief Program Officer, morganh@bbbswnc.org
Danielle Hernandez, Regional Program Director, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
Kate Shelton, Regional Program Director, kates@bbbswnc.org
Shaneka Haynes, Director of Wellness Initiatives, shanekah@bbbswnc.org
Samantha Mason, Grant Manager, samantham@bbbswnc.org
Melissa Cornwell, Office Manager, melissac@bbbswnc.org
Paul Clark, Communications Coordinator, paulc@bbbswnc.org
Board
Michael McNamee, Board Chair
Jen Kirkpatrick, 1st Chair, HR Chair
Michael Calogero, 2nd Chair, Fundraising Chair
Veronica Colvard, Secretary
Josh Mellon, Treasurer
Debbie Charlton, Past Board Chair
Preston Blakely, Mayor, Town of Fletcher
Susan Cato Chapman
Barrie Christman, Community Activist
Leslie Council, Mountain Area Health Education Center
Hannah Epperson, UNC Asheville
Allan Franklin, Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency
Steve Julius
Mark Kurdys, Kurdys Law
Brandon Priester, Land of Sky Regional Council
Bill Smith, Community Activist
Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp, Asheville Police Department
Hugh Tillett
Bruce Waller, Black Wall Street/Grind AVL
BBBS of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties
Staff
Advisory Council
Shawn Block
Howard Larson
Lisa Pittman
Dori Settles
Brenda Woody
BBBS of Buncombe and Madison Counties
Staff
Kate Shelton, Regional Program Director, kates@bbbswnc.org
Jennifer Griffin, Enrollment and Matching Specialist, jenniferg@bbbswnc.org
Tessa Valladares, Program Coordinator, tessav@bbbswnc.org
Marta Corbin, Program Coordinator, martac@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Burke and McDowell Counties
Staff
Halee Hildebran, Program Coordinator, burke@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Cherokee County
Staff
Danielle Hernandez, Regional Program Director, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
Tina Raffler, Program Coordinator, tinar@bbbswnc.org
Gina Stafford, Program Coordinator, ginas@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Catharine Brown
Arthur Hays
John Lachance
Tina Raffler
JoAnn Spencer
Tom Spencer
Stacy Van Buskirk
Paul Worley
BBBS of Clay County
Staff
Danielle Hernandez, Regional Program Director, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
Tina Raffler, Program Coordinator, tinar@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Graham County
Staff
Amy Green, Program Manager, graham@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Amber Davis
Jason Holloway
Angie Knight
Bethany Leonard
Katrina Nelms
Sunny Pringle
Dale Walsh
Latesha Wiggins
BBBS of Haywood County
Staff
Kate Shelton, Regional Program Director, kates@bbbswnc.org
Patty Bach, Program Coordinator, pattyb@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Calab Tate, chair
Lois Beery-Fulmer
Megan Galloway
Dean Garnes
Lorelei Garnes
George Marshall
Kassie Payne
Marcella Thompson
BBBS of Henderson County
Staff
BBBS of Macon and Jackson Counties
Advisory Council
Serenity Richards, chair
Meagan Crews
Clarissa Fawver
TJ Smith
Jennifer Williams
Patch Foster
Ericka Woods
BBBS of Polk County
Staff
Jessica Toney, Program Manager, jessicat@bbbswnc.org
Louise Johnson, Program Assistant, louisej@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Brooke Barnette
Veronica Hassig
Louise Johnson
Lucas Johnson
Bruce Ollis
Jane Ollis
Lynne Parsons
Bill Smith
BBBS of Rutherford County
Jessica Toney, Program Manager, jessicat@bbbswnc.org
Madi Siegfried, Program Coordinator, madis@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Swain County and Qualla Boundary
Staff
Amy Green, Program Manager, graham@bbbswnc.org
Brandon Fouts, Qualla Boundary recruitment specialist, brandonf@bbbswnc.org
Swain County Advisory Council
Sandra Perrigo, chair
Shelby Hyatt
BBBS of Transylvania County
Staff
Debbie Thompson, Program Coordinator, transylvania@bbbswnc.org
Jim Allen
Robert “Bob” Agnew
Cassie Gerring
Lisa Palumbo
Susan Wilkinson
