Executive Team
Paul Vest, President and CEO
Tim Blenco, Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Murphy, Chief Administrative Officer
MaryO Ratcliffe, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Engagement
Kristen Aquino, Vice President of Financial Development
Jessica Hendrix, Vice President of Operations
Melissa Wiedeman, Vice President of Operations, K-12 Childcare
Kevin Young, Vice President of Human Resources
Board of Directors
Thank you to our volunteers for giving their time, expertise, and experience to the YMCA and the community. Here are the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors for the YMCA of Western North Carolina.
Officers
Chair: John Pierce
Past Chair: Ben Hamrick
Treasurer: Amy Bibby
Secretary: Emilee Dickerson
Committee Chairs
Development: Kevin Hefner
Finance: Amy Bibby
Governance: Clark Duncan
Community Responsibility and Engagement: Elizabeth Lima
Strategic Planning: Charles Frederick
Board Members
Amy Bibby, Office Managing Partner, CPA, Forvis
Joe Brumit, Owner and President, Brumit Development Company; Owner and CEO, Brumit Restaurant Group
Greg Burnette, Area Vice President, First Citizens Bank
Tracy Buchanan, President and CEO, CarePartners (retired)
Emilee Dickerson, Community Volunteer
Clark Duncan, Executive Director and Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Dan Field, General Manager, Pratt & Whitney
Gary Foss, Founder and President (retired), GFoss Consulting, LLC
Charles Frederick, Market President, TD Bank (retired)
Lara Glass, President, The Glass Foundation
John Gossett, President, A-B Tech Community College
Ben Hamrick, Partner and CEO, DMJPS PLLC
Kevin Hefner, Area President, First Horizon
Terri King, Owner, Coldwell Banker King
Elizabeth Lima, Chief, Whole Health Service, Asheville VA Medical Center
Lucy Massagee, Attorney, Prince, Massagee and Alexander
Caroline McLean, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of North Carolina
Stacey Parkins Millett, President, Amicus4Good
Kathy Guyette Palazzo, Chief Nurse Executive, Strongline
John Pierce, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, UNC Asheville (retired)
Jennifer Reed, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Buncombe County Schools
J.C. Sadler, Vice President of Marketing and Community Affairs, Mission Hospital
Shantelle Simpson, CEO, Appalachian Mountain Community Health Center