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 2021 Board of Directors for the YMCA of Western North Carolina are:
Officers
Past Chair: Tracy Buchanan, President and CEO, CarePartners
Chair: Joe Brumit, Owner and President, Brumit Development Company; Owner and CEO, Brumit Restaurant Group
Vice Chair: Jacqueline Grant, Partner, Roberts and Stevens Law Firm
Treasurer: Robby Russell, Commercial Relationship Manager, Senior Vice President, First National Bank
Secretary: Caroline McLean, Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
Committee Chairs
Development: Gary Foss
Facilities Visioning: Brian Walker, Vice President, Vannoy Construction
Finance: Robby Russell, Senior Vice President, PNC Bank
Governance: Rick Lutovsky, President and CEO (retired), Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Community Volunteer
Community Health: Meg Ragland, President and Co-founder, Plum Print
Board Members
Tony Baldwin, Superintendent, Buncombe County Schools
John Bryant, Superintendent, Henderson County Public Schools
Laura Dover, President, Dover Insulation
Gary Foss, Founder and President (retired), GFoss Consulting, LLC
Charles Frederick, Market President, TD Bank
Kathy Guyette, Chief Nurse Executive, Strongline
Ben Hamrick, CEO and Shareholder, Johnson Price Sprinkle
Bill Hathaway, Chief Medical Officer, Mission Health System
Terri King, Owner, Coldwell Banker King
Rick Lutovsky, President and CEO (retired), Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Community Volunteer
Bill Newman, NHN Constructors
John Pierce, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, UNC Asheville
Meg Ragland, President and Co-Founder, Plum Print
Robby Russell, Commercial Relationship Manager, Senior Vice President, First National 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
Tracy Buchanan, President and CEO, CarePartners
Kevin Young, Human Resources Director, The Biltmore Company
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