Dr. Frederick Buskey
Founder & CEO
Strategic Leadership Consulting
Angie Knight
Superintendent
Graham County Schools
Alex Knight
High School Student
Graham County Schools
Lori Bailey
Executive Director
Nantahala Health Foundation
Russ Harris
Executive Director
Southwestern Commission
Todd Goins
Director
Clay County Department of Social Services
Marianne Martinez
Executive Director
Vecinos, Inc.
Lisa Duff
Associate Director
Nantahala Health Foundation
Desta Trammell
High School Student
Graham County Schools
Joey Owle
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Bernadette Peters
Main Street Economic Development Director
Town of Sylva
Jonah Lossiah
Reporter
Cherokee One Feather
Paul Heckert
CFO
Hights, Inc.
Beth Booth
Director
Graham County Health Department
Becca Scott
Director of Community and Economic Development
Southwestern Commission
Tim Radford
Mayor
Town of Murphy
Parker Chatham
Executive Director
Restoration House of WNC
E. Claire Leipold
Health Science Student
Western Carolina University
Savannah Vining
Education and Workforce Development Administrator
Hights, Inc
Deidre McMahon
Assistant Director
Southwestern Child Development
Stacy Guffey
Franklin Town Council Member
WNC Program Manager, UNC-Chapel Hill’s NCGrowth
Anna Rogers
Regional Ombudsman
Southwestern Commission
Beau Bishop
Housing and Weatherization Coordinator
Macon County Housing Department
Anita Welch Lossiah
Policy Analyst
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Jose Perez
Victim Advocate
30th Judicial District Alliance
Kevin King
Manager
Swain County
Valori Cassel
CEO
WNC Pacesetters
Jennifer Fouts
Early Learning Pathways & Workforce Development
Southwestern Child Development
Emily Langdon
Development Associate
NCCAT
Gail Mattingly
Child Care Resource & Referral
Southwestern Child Development
Lisa McBride
CEO
WNC Farm to Table
Page McCurry
HR Director
Town of Waynesville
The Rev. Michelle Shiplet
Executive Director
GREAT and Five Point Center
Kayla Nelson
Adult Services and CMARC Supervisor
Clay County DSS
Stephanie Almeida
CEO
Smoky Mountain Harm Reduction
Amy Anders
Ronda Birtha
Director
One Dozen Who Care
Brynn Green
Pre-K Teacher
Jackson County Schools
Katie Pincura
Health Sciences Professor
Western Carolina University
Yolanda Pinzon Uribe
Outreach Director
Vecinos