Executive Committee (2023-2025)
Emily Martin - Chair
Dr. Ivry Cheeks - Secretary
Dr. Tracy Parkinson - Treasurer
P20 Council Delegates for 2023-2025
Denisha Bonds, Ph.D.
Director of Career Development, Montreat College
Diana Blackett, SHRM-CP
Workforce Partnership Specialist, Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Ivry Cheeks, Ed.D.
Career & Technical Education Director, Asheville City Schools
Samantha Cole
Child Care Business Liaison, Commerce NC
Wesley Downing
Senior Human Resources Manager, Pratt & Whitney Asheville
Lance Edwards
Senior Vice President, Community Impact, United Way
Lisa Fletcher, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Transylvania County Schools
Kevan Frazier, Ph.D.
Executive Director, WCU at Biltmore Park
Claudia Gutierrez
Program Associate, Western Women's Business Center
Pam Hartley
Regional Impact Manager, myFutureNC
Will Hoffman, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Madison County Schools
Josh Kersey, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Director, Biltmore Farms
Deanna LaMotte
NC Pre-K Expansion Director, Buncombe Partnership for Children
Jaime Laughter, AICP, MA, ICMA-CM
County Manager, Transylvania County
Lisa Mann, M.Ed
Director, Career Center, UNC Asheville
Emily Martin, MPA
Director of Industry Relations, The Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
Jorie Matijevich, MA, PHR
Vice President of Human Resources, HCA - North Carolina Division
Devon McCarthy-James
Associate Outreach Director Western Region
John Mitchell
County Manager, Henderson County
Dana Moore
Associate Vice President of Instructional Services, A-B Tech Community College
Tracy Parkinson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Provost, Mars Hill University
Drew Pollick
CEO of Craft HR Solutions Representing WNC Human Resources Association
Brandon Priester
Youth Business Services Coordinator, Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, Land of Sky Regional Council
Jennifer Reed, Ed.D.
Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Buncombe County Schools
W. Scott Rhodes, M.Ed.
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Henderson County Public Schools
Rachael Sawyer, MPA
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Buncombe County
Candie Sellers
Elementary Coordinator for the Western Region Education Sevice Alliance (WRESA)
Samantha Sirce
Campus President, South College
