Board of directors
The Asheville City Schools Foundation is governed by an intergenerational volunteer Board of Directors dedicated to public education.
Executive Team
Amanda pattanayak
Nurse Practitioner, Asheville Pulmonary & Critical Care and ACS Parent
Amieris Lavender
Consultant & Reparations Commission Facilitator
D. Tyrell Mcgirt
Parks & Recreation Director, City of Asheville
Kimberly nava eggett
Visiting Assistant Professor, UNC Asheville Education Department
MELISSA KLEDIS
Financial Advisor, Peridot Financial and ACS Parent
Directors
Chris Gordon
Retired ACS Educator
Cici weston
Chief Executive Officer,
Christine W. Avery Learning Center
deborah bailey
Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
diana blackett
Director of Workforce Partnerships, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
ERIN BEACHAM
Owner, ACT Consulting LLC
GORDON GRANT
Retired ACS Principal & Outdoor Educator
katie mays
Attorney, McGuire, Wood & Bissette
JEN RHODE WARD
Biology Professor, UNC Asheville
landon ward
Senior Lecturer of Environmental Science, UNC Asheville
lyndi hewitt
Professor, UNC Asheville
marcus kirkman, Sr.
Economic & Development Business Inclusion Manager, City of Asheville
TINA DE LOS SANTOS
Speech-Language Pathologist, Early Learning Partners
VELENE FAGAN
Customer Service & Small Business Owner and Parent of ACS alumni
ACS Representatives
JESSE PITT
School Counselor,
Asheville Middle School
Jesse warren
ACS Board Member
Luca clemens
Teacher,
Hall Fletcher Elementary
Maggie fehrman
Superintendent,
Asheville City Schools
Tracey Barrett
Teacher,
Asheville High School
ACS Student Leaders
aidan O’Donnell
12th Grade
Camille Hunt
11th Grade
Nia Teshome
10th Grade
Interested in joining our Board of Directors? Contact both:
Copland Arnold Rudolph
Executive Director
copland@acsf.org
(828) 350-6174
James C. Carter
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
james@acsf.org
(828) 301-2894