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Staff & Board

BBBS of WNC

Staff

Lelia Duncan, President and Chief Executive Officer, leliad@bbbswnc.org

Jamye Davis, Executive Vice President of Programming, jamyed@bbbswnc.org

Dorian Palmer, Vice President of Philanthropy, dorianp@bbbswnc.org

Morgan Harris, Grants and Events Manager, morganh@bbbswnc.org

Danielle Hernandez, Equity Specialist and Program Director for Cashiers & Highlands, Jackson, Macon, Clay, Graham, Cherokee, Qualla Boundary, cashiers@bbbswnc.org

Jennifer Radcliff, Office Manager, jenniferr@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

 

Thamar Antonie, TD Bank

Dana Ayers, Ed.D., Jackson County Schools

Preston Blakely, Mayor, Town of Fletcher

Margaret Carton, Community Activist

Barrie Christman, Community Activist

Veronica Colvard, Goosmann Rose Colvard & Cramer, P.A.

Jeana Conley, Community Activist

Leslie Council, Mountain Area Health Education Center

Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Gaia Herbs

Mark Kurdys, Kurdys Law

Kevin McCormick, Movement Mortgage

Michael McNamee, Ph.D., UNC Asheville

Lane Perry, Ph.D., Western Carolina University

Deborah Posner, Ed.D., Lenoir-Rhyne University

Brandon Priester, Land of Sky Regional Council/AB Tech

Robin Ramsey, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis

Bill Smith, Community Activist

Bruce Waller, Black Wall Street/Grind AVL

Lindsay Wells, Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Shelley White, Ed.D., Haywood Community College

 


BBBS of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties

Staff

Melissa Blevins Dale, Program Coordinator, AMY@bbbswnc.org

Advisory Council

Lisa Pittman, Chairperson

 

Howard Larson

Dori Settles

Shawn Block


BBBS of Buncombe County

Staff

Ally Sloss, School and Group Mentoring Program Coordinator, allys@bbbswnc.org

Kate Shelton, Program Coordinator, kates@bbbswnc.org

Jamie Shell, Program Coordinator, jamies@bbbswnc.org

Jennifer Griffin, Enrollment and Matching Specialist, jenniferg@bbbswnc.org


BBBS of Burke and McDowell Counties

Staff

Melissa Berryhill, Program Coordinator, burke@bbbswnc.org

 

 

 

 

Advisory Council

Elizabeth Campbell-Wright, Chairperson

Terri Martino, Chairperson emeritus

Cathy Williams

Wendi Craven

 

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Harmony Palmer

Haven Worley

Nina Ervin

Jenny Merrill


BBBS of Cashiers-Highlands/Macon County

Staff

Courtney Scarborough, Program Coordinator, courtneys@bbbswnc.org

Danielle Hernandez, Program Director, cashiers@bbbswnc.org

Advisory Council

Nancy Albers, Chairperson

Carroll Summerour

Marsha Moxley

TJ Smith

Aryn Williams-Ruebel

Faviola Olvera

Margaret Carton

Ellen Tucker

Ana Crespo

Michael Geisler

Amanda Nicholson


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

Jamye Davis, Program Coordinator, clay@bbbswnc.org


BBBS of Graham County

Staff

Amy Green, Program Coordinator, graham@bbbswnc.org

Advisory Council

Angie Knight

Katrina Nelms

Gabriell Pringle

Amber Davis

Dale Walsh

Rick Davis

Bethany Leonard

Jason Holloway

 


BBBS of Haywood and Madison Counties

Staff

Martha Barksdale, Program Coordinator, haywood@bbbswnc.org

Sara Rolfsen-Kohn, Program Coordinator, sarar@bbbswnc.org

Advisory Council

Calab Tate, Chairperson

Greg Caples

Lois Beery Fulmer

David Gildersleeve

Toni Hamiel

George Marshall

Marcella Thompson

Karen Doyle


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 and Qualla Boundary

Staff

Stephen C. Hunter, Program Coordinator, jackson@bbbswnc.org


BBBS of Polk and Rutherford Counties

Staff

Jessica Toney, Program Coordinator, jessicat@bbbswnc.org

Advisory Council

Bill Smith, Chairperson

Veronica Hassig

Suzie Kocher

Steve Martinez

 

 

Bruce Ollis

Jane Ollis

Lynn Parsons

Jessica Silva

Cindy Wicklund


BBBS of Swain County

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

Hannah Huskey, Program Coordinator, hannahh@bbbswnc.org

Jessie Tucker

Alisha Crowder

Beth Summers

Jennifer Wall


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Serving

  • Avery Co.
  • Buncombe Co.
  • Burke Co.
  • Cashiers-Highlands and Macon Co.
  • Cherokee Co.
  • Clay Co.
  • Graham Co.
  • Haywood Co.
  • Henderson Co.
  • Jackson Co.
  • Madison Co.
  • McDowell Co.
  • Mitchell Co.
  • Polk Co.
  • Qualla Boundary
  • Rutherford Co.
  • Swain Co.
  • Transylvania Co.
  • Yancey Co.
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Project MARS/AmeriCorps is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service in the Office of Governor Roy Cooper.

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