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Staff & Board

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

Staff

Halee Hildebran, Program Coordinator, burke@bbbswnc.org

 

 

 

 

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

Staff

Harry Fleischer, Program Coordinator,
harryf@bbbswnc.org

 

 


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


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  • Avery Co.
  • Buncombe Co.
  • Burke Co.
  • Cherokee Co.
  • Clay Co.
  • Graham Co.
  • Haywood Co.
  • Henderson Co.
  • Jackson Co.
  • Macon Co.
  • Madison Co.
  • McDowell Co.
  • Mitchell Co.
  • Polk Co.
  • Qualla Boundary
  • Rutherford Co.
  • Swain Co.
  • Transylvania Co.
  • Yancey Co.
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