Our Team
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Barnett, abarnett@ashevillehabitat.org
Office Manager:
Laura Walker, lwalker@ashevillehabitat.org
Human Resources Manager:
Sheila Garcia-Garmon, sgarcia@ashevillehabitat.org
Operations Associate:
Jenny Bromley, jbromley@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 Officer:
Beth Coakley, bcoakley@ashevillehabitat.org
Development Officer:
Zoe Trout ztrout@ashevillehabitat.org
Development Officer, Events:
Eva Mellert, emellert@ashevillehabitat.org
Development & Grants Specialist:
Jennie Goldenberg, jgoldenberg@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Director:
Ariane Kjellquist, akjellquist@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Specialist:
Maddy Alewine, malewine@ashevillehabitat.org
Communications Coordinator:
Danny Mendl, dmendl@ashevillehabitat.org
Project Specialist:
Jessica Auer, jauer@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Director:
Shannon Kauffman, skauffman@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeownership Counselor:
Jeff Paul, jpaul@ashevillehabitat.org
Homeowner Services Specialist:
Dianna Lester, dlester@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 Smith, asmith@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
Scheduling Coordinator
Piper Parker, pparker@ashevillehabitat.org
Donation & Deconstruction Manager
Michelle Smith, msmith@ashevillehabitat.org
To see a list of all ReStore staff, click here.
CONSTRUCTION STAFF
Construction Services Volunteer Manager:
Stephanie Wallace, swallace@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Manager:
Jarrod Jarvis, jjarvis@ashevillehabitat.org
Field Manager:
John McDermott, jmcdermott@ashevillehabitat.org
Senior Construction Supervisor:
Kenny Busch, kbusch@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
John Meadows, jmeadows@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Will Lewis, wlewis@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Josh Foster, jfoster@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Matt Grant, mgrant@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Supervisor:
Danny Toporovsky, dtoporovsky@ashevillehabitat.org
Construction Administrator:
Sumaya El-Attar, selattar@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Director:
Joel Johnson, jjohnson@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Manager:
Ben Wyatt, bwyatt@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Supervisor:
Brandon Yoho; byoho@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Supervisor:
Chris Nolan, cnolan@ashevillehabitat.org
Home Repair Project Supervisor:
Shaun Nicklin, snicklin@ashevillehabitat.org
SERVICE MEMBERS
Volunteer Coordinator (AmeriCorps):
Jessie Israel, jisrael@ashevillehabitat.org
Interested in joining our team? View current job openings here.
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
Treasurer
Joe Ward
Secretary
Melissa Banks
BOARD MEMBERS
Kevin Click
Michael Dempsey
David English
Tricia Franck
Spencer Hardaway
Leslie Hennessee
Sidney Mashburn
Stacey Parkins Millett
Steve Miller
Karl Payton
Larry Peek
Jessica Phelan
Brad Rice
Wes Wright
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.
By Danny Mendl
In November 2021, volunteer Joe Young offered to help combat a growing problem under the Asheville ReStore: sewing machines were piling up in the basement. Despite having minimal experience with the machines, Joe pivoted from large appliance repair and set to work. Today, he is a seasoned sewing machine repairman putting his love for fixing and maintaining tools into a new passion. We sat down with Joe on National Sewing Machine Day to talk about his volunteer work, history, and, of course, sewing machines.
Hear from Joe in this short video.