Board of Directors

Drew Ball
Buncombe County Commissioner

Sam Clarke
Head of Content
Edpuzzle, Inc.

Althea Gonzalez, Secretary
Independent Consultant

Belinda Grant
Executive Director
Mt. Zion Community Development

Anna Grimes
General Manager
Harry’s on the Hill

Ed Herro, Chair Elect
Writer

Leigh Jackson
Event Producer

Peter Kanipe, Vice-Treasurer
Attorney
McGuire, Wood, and Bissette

Lauren Karlsson, Chair 
Junior League of Asheville

Joni Lisenbee
Market Director
HCA Healthcare

Josh Mellon
CFO and Senior Scientist
Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC

Tracy Novak
Realtor/MSW

Fran Paschall, Treasurer
Retired Healthcare Professional

Graham Reynolds, Immediate Past Chair
Associate Professor, Biology
UNC-Asheville

Joe Silberman
Detective Captain, Criminal Investigation Division
Asheville Police Department

Lucy Wheeler
Director of Post-Acute Operations
CarePartners