Advisory Board

Volunteers provide crucial leadership and local expertise as we work to raise funds for our region.

Advisory Board Members

Sylvia Bassett, Kannah L. Begley Walker (Chair), Jose Bello, Mary Anna Belz (Secretary), Amy Berry, Jon D. Brooks (Vice Chair), Esteve Coll-Larrosa, Margaret Fuller Hurt, Rodney L. Lytle, Bradley McMahan, Sheila H. Showers, Joseph Standaert, and Betsy Warren.

The Advisory Board also advises grants from the Buckner Family Endowment Fund, the Helen S. and Jerry M. Newbold, Jr. Endowment Fund, the Standaert Family Endowment Fund, and the Forbes Fund for Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley that support the Swannanoa Valley.

Contact Melissa Edgington for more information about the Foundation’s Affiliate Program.