Our Team
Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Barnett, abarnett@ashevillehabitat.org
Executive Assistant
Jessica Roland, jroland@ashevillehabitat.org
Chief Operations Officer
Jeff Bridgman, jbridgman@ashevillehabitat.org
Operations Manager
Laura Walker, lwalker@ashevillehabitat.org
Operations Coordinator
Jenny Bromley, jbromley@ashevillehabitat.org
Human Resources Manager & Safeguarding Officer
Sheila Garcia-Garmon, sgarcia@ashevillehabitat.org
Human Resources Assistant
Kelsey Cheeks, kcheeks@ashevillehabitat.org
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
Sebastian Doty, sdoty@ashevillehabitat.org
Chief Relationship Officer
Ariane Kjellquist, akjellquist@ashevillehabitat.org
Government Relations and Grants Manager
Cassidy Moore, cmoore@ashevillehabitat.org
Development Manager
Zoe Trout ztrout@ashevillehabitat.org
Senior Development Officer
Beth Coakley, bcoakley@ashevillehabitat.org
Development and Grants Specialist
Jennie Goldenberg, jgoldenberg@ashevillehabitat.org
Events and Development Specialist
Kate Lloyd, klloyd@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Manager
Maddy Alewine, malewine@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Coordinator
Danny Mendl, dmendl@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Director
Shannon Kauffman, skauffman@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeownership Counselor
Lorie Tonti, ltonti@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Specialist
Sharon Jones, sjones@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Specialist
Gretta Kubis, gkubis@ashevillehabitat.org
Finance Director
Bob Dalman, bdalman@ashevillehabitat.org
Accounting Specialist
Jesse Edgerton, jedgerton@ashevillehabitat.org
Accounting Specialist
Alice Donnelly, adonnelly@ashevillehabitat.org
Accounting Associate
Yesim Deale, ydeale@ashevillehabitat.org
Madison County Project Manager
Jennie Pressley, jpressley@ashevillehabitat.org
RESTORE STAFF
Questions about merchandise for sale, merchandise donations or to schedule a pick-up, please call 828-254-6706.
ReStore Operations Manager
Scott Bianchi, sbianchi@ashevillehabitat.org
Asheville ReStore Assistant Manager
Tim Bromley, tbromley@ashevillehabitat.org
Weaverville ReStore Manager
Kim Klaas, kklaas@ashevillehabitat.org
Weaverville ReStore Assistant Manager
Eric Tamila, etamila@ashevillehabitat.org
ReStore Volunteer Manager
Carrie Burgin, cburgin@ashevillehabitat.org
ReStore Volunteer Coordinator
Olivia Allen, oallen@ashevillehabitat.org
Donation Scheduling Coordinator
Piper Parker, pparker@ashevillehabitat.org
Deconstruction & Donation Manager
Michelle Smith, msmith@ashevillehabitat.org
To see a list of all ReStore staff, click here.
CONSTRUCTION STAFF
Housing Development Director
Reggie Jones, rjones@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Services Volunteer Manager
Stephanie Wallace, swallace@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Services Volunteer Coordinator
Jared Moehring, jmoehring@ashevillehabitat.org
New Home Field Manager
John McDermott, jmcdermott@ashevillehabitat.org
New Home Project Manager
Sumaya El-Attar, selattar@ashevillehabitat.org
New Home Construction Administrator
Colin Bristow, cbristow@ashevillehabitat.org
Senior Construction Supervisor
Kenny Busch, kbusch@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor
Josh Foster, jfoster@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor
Matt Grant, mgrant@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor
Don Jensen, djensen@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor
Danny Toporovsky, dtoporovsky@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor (part-time)
John Meadows, jmeadows@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Associate
Amy Kinsella, akinsella@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Director
Joel Johnson, jjohnson@ashevillehabitat.org
ARCHR Project Manager
Ben Wyatt, bwyatt@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Supervisor
Casey Eldreth, celdreth@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Administrator
Amanda Bilbrey, abilbrey@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Manager
Josh Edwards, jedwards@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Supervisor
Drew Mayberry, dmayberry@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Supervisor
Jamie Kissinger, jkissinger@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Associate
Audge Davis, adavis@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Associate
Peter Gitzlaff, pgitzlaff@ashevillehabitat.org
Hands & Feet Fellow (working with Home Repair)
Marisa Romanat, mromanat@ashevillehabitat.org
Interested in joining our team? View current job openings here.
Board of Directors
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity is led by a Board of Directors that sets policy for the organization and leads fundraising efforts. Board members are elected to three-year terms, and all board members are volunteers.
OFFICERS
President
Mychal Bacoate – Loss Mitigation Specialist, Home Trust Bank
Vice President
Michael Dempsey – Associate, Kimmel & Associates
Secretary
Melissa Banks – AAHH Core Volunteer, New Home Construction & ReStore
Treasurer
Joe Ward – Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, First Citizen’s Bank
Assistant Treasurer
Wes Wright – Senior Vice President, Truist Bank
BOARD MEMBERS
Jason Chambers – Mortgage Advisor, United Federal Credit Union
JéWana Grier-McEachin – Executive Director, Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement (ABIPA)
Spencer Hardaway – Pastor, Rock Hill Baptist Church
Leslie Hennessee-Patrick – Family & Community Partnerships Program Manager, Community Action Opportunities
Don Jones – Core AAHH Volunteer, New Home Construction
Kate Madison – Partner, Roberts & Stevens, P.A.
Sidney Mashburn – AAHH Volunteer
Steve Miller – Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill
Brad Olson – AAHH Core Volunteer, New Home Construction
Karl Payton – Director, Enterprise Architecture, Salesforce
Larry Peek – President, Madison Funeral Home
Brad Rice – Owner and General Contractor, Bellwether Design-Build
Core Volunteers
We are grateful to our core volunteers who make a regular commitment to serving Asheville Habitat – whether by swinging a hammer, answering office phones, helping ReStore customers or serving on a committee.
Volunteer Spotlight
Meet ReStore Volunteers Sherry & Wendy
By Danny Mendl
In retirement, two friends and former Special Educators find joy in volunteering at the Asheville Habitat ReStore. In this video interview with Sherry and Wendy, hear about their volunteer experience and what keeps them coming back every week.
If you’d like to volunteer in the ReStore, on the jobsites, or elsewhere in our organization, please click here to learn about all the opportunities.
RESTORE – ASHEVILLE
RESTORE – WEAVERVILLE
61 Weaver Blvd. Weaverville, NC 28787
828-484-9432
Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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