Executive Team
Paul Vest, President and CEO
Tim Blenco, Chief Operating Officer
Sabra Stewart, Chief Financial Officer
Board of Directors
Thank you to our volunteers for giving their time, expertise, and experience to the YMCA and the community. The 2019 Board of Directors for the YMCA of Western North Carolina are:
Officers
Past Chair: Charles Frederick, Market President, TD Bank
Chair: Tracy Buchanan, President and CEO, CarePartners
Vice Chair: Joe Brumit, Owner and President, Brumit Development Company
Treasurer: John Pierce, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Campus Ops., UNC Asheville
Secretary: Caroline McLean, Attorney, Ward and Smith, P.A.
Committee Chairs
Development: Joe Brumit, Owner and President, Brumit Development Company
Facilities Visioning: Brian Walker, Vice President, Vannoy Construction
Finance: John Pierce, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Campus Ops., UNC Asheville
Governance: Rick Lutovsky, President and CEO (Retired), Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Community Volunteer
Population Health: Meg Ragland, President and Co-Founder, Plum Print
Board Members
Tony Baldwin, Superintendent, Buncombe County Schools
John Bryant, Associate Superintendent, Henderson County Schools
Laura Dover, President, Dover Insulation, Inc.
Tate Groome, Co-CEO and Director of Insurance, Colton Groome and Company
Kathy Guyette, Senior Vice President, Mission Health System
Ben Hamrick, CEO and Shareholder, Johnson Price Sprinkle
Bill Hathaway, Chief Medical Officer, Mission Health System
Bryan Kerns, Strategic Development Director, Avl Technologies
Rick Lutovsky, President and CEO (Retired), Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Community Volunteer
Bill Newman, NHN Constructors
Denise Patterson, Superintendent, Asheville City Schools
Meg Ragland, President and Co-Founder, Plum Print
Robby Russell, Senior Vice President, PNC Bank
Susan Shanor, Community Volunteer
Brian Walker, Vice President, Vannoy Construction
Darin Waters, Executive Director, Office of Community Engagement, UNC Asheville
Steve White, Special Agent (Retired), FBI
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