Our Team
Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Barnett, abarnett@ashevillehabitat.org
Operations Manager:
Laura Walker, lwalker@ashevillehabitat.org
Operations Associate:
Jenny Bromley, jbromley@ashevillehabitat.org
Human Resources Manager & Safeguarding Officer:
Sheila Garcia-Garmon, sgarcia@ashevillehabitat.org
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor:
Sebastian Doty, sdoty@ashevillehabitat.org
Chief Relationship Officer:
Kit Rains, krains@ashevillehabitat.org
Government Relations and Grants Manager:
Cassidy Moore, cmoore@ashevillehabitat.org
Development Manager:
Zoe Trout ztrout@ashevillehabitat.org
Development Officer:
Beth Coakley, bcoakley@ashevillehabitat.org
Development & Grants Specialist:
Jennie Goldenberg, jgoldenberg@ashevillehabitat.org
Events and Development Specialist:
Kate Lloyd, klloyd@ashevillehabitat.org
Development Officer, Events:
Eva Mellert, emellert@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Director:
Ariane Kjellquist, akjellquist@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Specialist:
Maddy Alewine, malewine@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Coordinator:
Danny Mendl, dmendl@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Director:
Shannon Kauffman, skauffman@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Officer:
Dianna Lester, dlester@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeownership Counselor:
Deana Carr, dcarr@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeownership Coordinator (PT):
Adriana Cronin, acronin@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
RESTORE STAFF
Questions about merchandise for sale, merchandise donations or to schedule a pick-up, please call 828-254-6706.
ReStore Director
Jeff Bridgman, jbridgman@ashevillehabitat.org
Asheville ReStore Manager
Scott Bianchi, sbianchi@ashevillehabitat.org
Asheville ReStore Assistant Manager
Amanda Bilbrey, abilbrey@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
Volunteer Associate
Lorie Tonti, ltonti@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
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:
John Meadows, jmeadows@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Josh Foster, jfoster@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Matt Grant, mgrant@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Danny Toporovsky, dtoporovsky@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Director:
Joel Johnson, jjohnson@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Manager:
Ben Wyatt, bwyatt@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Manager:
Brandon Yoho; byoho@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Supervisor:
Shaun Nicklin, snicklin@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Supervisor:
James Corley, jcorley@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Supervisor:
Josh Edwards, jedwards@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Associate:
Audge Davis, adavis@ashevillehabitat.org
SERVICE MEMBERS
Volunteer Coordinator (AmeriCorps):
Jessie Riewald, jriewald@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair AmeriCorps member:
Drew Mayberry, dmayberry@ashevillehabitat.org
New Home AmeriCorps member:
Casey Eldreth, celdreth@ashevillehabitat.org
New Home AmeriCorps member:
Arthur Bares, abares@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Hands & Feet Apprentice:
Christian Johnson, cjohnson@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
Brad Olson
Vice President
Mychal Bacoate
Secretary
Melissa Banks
Treasurer
Joe Ward
Assistant Treasurer
Wes Wright
BOARD MEMBERS
Michael Dempsey
Spencer Hardaway
Kate Madison
Sidney Mashburn
Stacey Parkins Millett
Steve Miller
Karl Payton
Larry Peek
Jessica Phelan
Brad Rice
Terrie Williams
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
10am-6pm
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