Copland Rudolph

Copland Arnold Rudolph is the Executive Director of Asheville City Schools Foundation, a nonprofit whose mission is to collaborate with our community to do whatever it takes for all Asheville City Schools students to thrive and an alumna of Asheville City Schools.

Under her leadership, ACSF has become a powerful conduit for student leadership and has undertaken significant racial equity work through programs like the Racial Equity Ambassador Program; In Real Life After-School; Black Educator Excellence Cohort, and the Listening Project Live equity initiative, work which has brought speakers such as Nikole Hannah-Jones, Jaki Shelton Green, Hanif Abdurraqib, Jason Reynolds, and Ross Gay to Asheville to inspire students, educators, and community members.

In addition to her work at ACSF, Copland has been a wellness and strength coach for over 30 years and currently serves at both the YMCA and the YWCA's Light A Path program. She has received such honors as the 2024 Governor’s Award for Volunteer Service, the 2022 MLK Association Community Service Award, and the Western Women's Correctional Facility Volunteer of the Year award in 2018.