• People With Passion

    Our Team

Our Team

Staff

Chief Executive Officer
Andy Barnett, abarnett@ashevillehabitat.org

Executive Assistant
Jessica Sink, jsink@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

Safety Coordinator
Jonathan Fonk, jfonk@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

Grants Specialist
Nicole Lowe, nlowe@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

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 Coordinator
Maria Sanchez, msanchez@ashevillehabitat.org

Accounting Associate
Stephanie Baker, sbaker@ashevillehabitat.org

Madison County Project Manager
Jennie Pressley, jpressley@ashevillehabitat.org

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 Manager
Tim Bromley, tbromley@ashevillehabitat.org

Asheville ReStore Assistant Manager
Caleb Schiller, cschiller@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

Donation & Deconstruction Manager
Michelle Smith, msmith@ashevillehabitat.org

Donation & Deconstruction Assistant Manager
Rick Soule, rsoule@ashevillehabitat.org

Housing Development Director
Reggie Jones, rjones@ashevillehabitat.org

Construction Services Manager
Brian Stanley, bstanley@ashevillehabitat.org

Construction Services Volunteer Manager
Stephanie Wallace, swallace@ashevillehabitat.org

Construction Services Volunteer Coordinator
Jared Moehring, jmoehring@ashevillehabitat.org

Construction Services Volunteer Associate
Laura “Clarky” Clarkson, lclarkson@ashevillehabitat.org

New Home Field Manager
John McDermott, jmcdermott@ashevillehabitat.org

New Home Project Manager
Sumaya El-Attar, selattar@ashevillehabitat.org

Home Repair Director
Joel Johnson, jjohnson@ashevillehabitat.org

ARCHR Project Manager
Ben Wyatt, bwyatt@ashevillehabitat.org

Home Repair Administrator
Amanda Bilbrey, abilbrey@ashevillehabitat.org

Home Repair Administrator
Drew Mayberry, dmayberry@ashevillehabitat.org

Interested in joining our team? View current job openings here.

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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.

President
Mychal Bacoate – Loss Mitigation Specialist, Home Trust Bank

Vice President
Michael Dempsey – Associate, Kimmel & Associates

Secretary
Don Jones – AAHH Core Volunteer, New Home Construction 

Treasurer
Wes Wright – Senior Vice President, Truist Bank

Melissa Banks – AAHH Core Volunteer, New Home Construction/ReStore

Grant Brown – Director of Real Estate Technical Services, Park National Bank

Jason Chambers – Mortgage Advisor, United Federal Credit Union

JéWana Grier-McEachin – Executive Director, Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement (ABIPA)

Leslie Hennessee-Patrick – Family & Community Partnerships Program Manager, Community Action Opportunities

Kate Madison – Partner, Roberts & Stevens, P.A.

Sidney Mashburn – AAHH Volunteer

Larry Peek – President, Madison Funeral Home

Kristen Roach – AAHH Volunteer, CPNP AdventHealth Medical Group

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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

“Retire from work, not life”

Robin Smith, a former clinical psychologist, has spent the last few years thinking and writing about retirement. Leaving his 38-year career in 2022, he recognizes retirement is a process.

Robin suggests “You stop going to a job every day, but that’s only a small part of it.” Volunteering with Habitat, acting, writing, and other creative pursuits are part of that reflective process which also satisfies his curiosity and serves his community. Continue reading about Robin and his experience volunteering with Habitat.

Interested in volunteering? Click here to learn about all the opportunities.

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