BBBS of WNC
Staff
Lelia Duncan, President and Chief Executive Officer, leliad@bbbswnc.org
Jamye Davis, Executive Vice President of Programming, jamyed@bbbswnc.org
Amanda Wrublewski, Vice President of Programming, amandaw@bbbswnc.org
Dorian Palmer, Vice President of Philanthropy, dorianp@bbbswnc.org
Morgan Harris, Grants and Events Manager, morganh@bbbswnc.org
Nancy Christy, Donor Relations Coordinator, nancyc@bbbswnc.org
Samara Halleck, Program Manager, samarah@bbbswnc.org
Paul Clark, Communications Coordinator, paulc@bbbswnc.org
Board
Debbie Charlton, Board Chair, Kappa Source Consulting
Allen Helms, 1st Vice Chair, Home Trust Bank
Joey Popp, 2nd Vice Chair, Producer, Writer, Talent
Heather Brown, Secretary, Keller Williams
Josh Mellon, Treasurer, Blue Ridge Research & Consulting
Simone Adams, Color My Outdoors
Preston Blakely, Mayor, Town of Fletcher
Margaret Carton, Community Activist
Susy Chandler, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Barrie Christman, Retired
Veronica Colvard, Goosmann Rose Colvard & Cramer, P.A.
Bernadette Joy Cruz, Community Activist
Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Gaia Herbs
Mark Kurdys, Kurdys Law
Kevin McCormick, Movement Mortgage
Kevin Pasarilla, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Lane Perry, Western Carolina University
Tim Radford, Mayor, Town of Murphy
Bruce Waller, Black Wall Street/Grind AVL
Shelley White, Haywood Community College
Laurin Yoder, Brumit Restaurant Group
BBBS of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties
Staff
Melissa Blevins Dale, Program Coordinator, AMY@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Lisa Pittman, Co-Chairperson
Veleda Wiedenhaupt, Co-Chairperson
Howard Larson
Dori Settles
Shawn Block
BBBS of Buncombe County
Staff
Ally Sloss, School and Group Mentoring Program Coordinator, allys@bbbswnc.org
Gurdeep Singh, Program Coordinator, gurdeeps@bbbswnc.org
Kate Shelton, Program Coordinator, kates@bbbswnc.org
Jennifer Griffin, Enrollment and Matching Specialist, jenniferg@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Burke and McDowell Counties
Staff
Wendi Craven, Program Coordinator, burke@bbbswnc.org
Emilie Jacumin-Simmons, Program Coordinator, emilie@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Elizabeth Campbell-Wright, Chairperson
Terri Martino, Chairperson emeritus
Cathy Williams
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Harmony Palmer
Haven Worley
Nina Ervin
Jenny Merrill
BBBS of Cashiers & Highlands
Staff
Danielle Hernandez-Juarez, Program Coordinator, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Nancy Albers, Chairperson
Carroll Summerour
Marsha Moxley
Faviola Olvera
Margaret Carton
Ellen Tucker
Ana Crespo
BBBS of Cherokee County
Staff
Gloria Dockery, Senior Program Coordinator, cherokee@bbbswnc.org
Debra England, Program Coordinator, debrae@bbbswnc.org
Sharon Flushing, Program Coordinator, sharonf@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Erika Twiggs, Chairperson
Tiffany Clapsaddle
Keisha Dockery
Arthur Hays
Misty Ledford
Lisa Pursel
Tom Spencer
Paul Worley
BBBS of Clay County
Staff
Brittany Hopple-Cranny, Program Coordinator, clay@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Graham County
Staff
Amy Green, Program Coordinator, graham@bbbswnc.org
Swain Advisory Council
Sandra Perrigo, Chairperson
Karen Ledford
Wesley “Mac” McKnight
Graham Advisory Council
Angie Knight
Katrina Nelms
BBBS of Haywood and Madison Counties
Staff
Martha Barksdale, Program Coordinator, haywood@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Calab Tate, Chairperson
Greg Caples
Lois Beery Fulmer
David Gildersleeve
Toni Hamiel
George Marshall
BBBS of Henderson County
Staff
Erin Erickson, Program Coordinator, erine@bbbswnc.org
Hannah Huskey, Program Coordinator, hannahh@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Heather Staton, Chairperson
Hannah Marshall
Bailey Dalton
Chad Sizemore
Candace McLaughlin
Katie Dirrig
Ashlynn Landreth
Kim Pheffer
BBBS of North Jackson County
Staff
Stephen Hunter, Program Coordinator, jackson@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Polk and Rutherford Counties
Staff
Tara Scoma, Program Coordinator, taras@bbbswnc.org
Advisory Council
Bill Smith, Chairperson
Veronica Hassig
Steve Martinez
Bruce Ollis
Jane Ollis
Lynn Parsons
Jessica Silva
Charlie Speight
Cindy Wicklund
BBBS of Qualla Boundary and Swain County
Staff
Shelby Hyatt, Program Coordinator, shelbyh@bbbswnc.org
BBBS of Transylvania County
Staff
Beth Summers, Program Coordinator, transylvania@bbbswnc.org
Hannah Huskey, Program Coordinator, hannahh@bbbswnc.org
