Board of Directors
The key partners in this project are the organizations whose representatives form the Foundation Board. The names, responsibilities, status, and organizational affiliation are listed below.
Officers: [Click on Officers' names for brief bios.]
Dr. Daniel Barron, Chair
Director, AMY Regional Library | 828.284.1914 | email
Ronald McKinney, Vice-Chair
Co-Director, Mitchell Community Health Partnership | 828.688.2740 | email
Dr. Suzanne Owens, Secretary
President, Mayland Community College | 1.800.4.MAYLAND (ext 201) | email
William Anderson, Treasurer
Self-employed Business Consultant | email
Members:
Don Baucom, Mayland Community College Board of Trustees
Retired Educator
Dorothy Campbell, Bakersville Merchants’ Association
Owner, Dot’s Coffee Shop | 828.688.3789
Richard Canipe
Spruce Pine Town Manager | email
Reid Duncan
Manager, Bakersville Community Medical Clinic | 828.688.2104 | email
Elizabeth McKinney
Co-Director, Mitchell Community Health Partnership | 828.688.2740 | email
John Lara, Toe River Arts Council
Owner, Crimson Laurel Gallery | 828.688.3599 | email
Inez McRae
Retired Educator
Barbara Middleton, Mitchell County Schools
Library Media Coordinator, Gouge Elementary School | email
David Niven, Spruce Pine Merchants’ Association
Owner, DT’s Blue Ridge Java
Silvia Peterson
Director, Centro Latino | 828.765.9980
Fred Pitman
Retired Community Member
Ralph Snyder
Retired Community Member
Alisa Thomas, Bakersville Improvement Group
Owner/Agent, Tree House Mountain Realty | 828.766.6807 | email
Charles Vines
Mitchell County Manager | 828.688.2139 | email
George Wilson
Alderman, Town of Bakersville
Harper Wilson, Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce
Owner/Agent, Tree House Mountain Reality | 828.766.5701 | email
