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
Bibiana Gillis, Bookkeeper, bibianag@bbbswnc.org
Paul Clark, Communications Coordinator, paulc@bbbswnc.org
Board
Michael McNamee, Board Chair
Jen Kirkpatrick, 1st Chair, HR Chair
Deborah Posner, 2nd Chair, Board Development, Strategic Chair
Veronica Colvard, Secretary
Allen Helms, Treasurer
Debbie Charlton, Past Board Chair
Preston Blakely, Mayor, Town of Fletcher
Michael Calogero, Executive Consultant
Barrie Christman, Community Activist
Jeana Conley, Community Activist
Leslie Council, Mountain Area Health Education Center
Hannah Epperson, UNC Asheville
Allan Franklin, Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency
Mark Kurdys, Kurdys Law
Josh Mellon, Blue Ridge Research and Consulting
Brandon Priester, Land of Sky Regional Council/AB Tech
Bill Smith, Community Activist
Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp, Asheville Police Department
Bruce Waller, Black Wall Street/Grind AVL
BBBS of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties
Staff
Melissa Blevins Dale, Program Coordinator, AMY@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Lisa Pittman
Brenda Woody
Howard Larson
Dori Settles
Shawn Block
BBBS of Buncombe and Madison Counties
Staff
Kate Shelton, Regional Program Director, kates@bbbswnc.org
Jennifer Griffin, Enrollment and Matching Specialist, jenniferg@bbbswnc.org
Janice Payne, Program Coordinator, janicep@bbbswnc.org
Tessa Valladares, Program Coordinator, tessav@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Burke and McDowell Counties
Advisory Council
Elizabeth Campbell-Wright
Terri Martino
Cathy Williams
Harmony Palmer
Haven Worley
Wendi Craven
Jenny Merrill
BBBS of Cherokee County
Staff
Gloria Dockery, Senior Program Coordinator, cherokee@bbbswnc.org
Debra England, Program Coordinator, debrae@bbbswnc.org
Cassie Davis, Program Coordinator, cassied@bbbswnc.org
Ronda Phillips, Program Coordinator, rondap@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Erika Twiggs
Tom Spencer
Catharine Brown
Arthur Hays
JoAnn Spencer
Paul Worley
John Lachance
Tina Raffler
Stacy VanBuskirk
BBBS of Clay County
Staff
Danielle Hernandez, Regional Program Director, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Graham County
Staff
Amy Green, Program Coordinator, graham@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Angie Knight
Latesha Wiggins
Sunny Pringle
Katrina Nelms
Amber Davis
Dale Walsh
Bethany Leonard
Jason Holloway
BBBS of Haywood County
Staff
Kate Shelton, Regional Program Director, kates@bbbswnc.org
Patty Bach, Program Coordinator, pattyb@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Calab Tate
Greg Caples
Lois Beery-Fulmer
Karen Doyle
David Gildersleeve
Toni Hamiel
George Marshall
Marcella Thompson
BBBS of Henderson County
BBBS of Macon and Jackson Counties
Staff
Danielle Hernandez, Regional Program Director, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
Courtney Scarborough, Program Coordinator, courtneys@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Serenity Richards, chair
TJ Smith
Clarissa Fawver
Faviola Olvera
David Jons
Meagan Crews
Jennifer Williams
BBBS of Polk and Rutherford Counties
Staff
Jessica Toney, Area Program Coordinator, jessicat@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Amber Thompson
Bill Smith
Bruce Ollis
Jane Ollis
Cindy Wicklund
Veronica Hassig
Jessica Silva
Lynn Parsons
Debra O’Brien
Hanna O’Brien
BBBS of Swain County and Qualla Boundary
Staff
Amy Green, Program Coordinator, graham@bbbswnc.org
Swain County Advisory Council
Sandra Perrigo
Shelby Hyatt
Pamela Tubbs
Amy Green
BBBS of Transylvania County
Staff
Debbie Thompson, Program Coordinator, transylvania@bbbswnc.org
Jessie Tucker
Alisha Crowder
Beth Summers
Jennifer Wall
