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Executive Leadership Team

Melisa Winburn

President / Chief Executive Officer

Greg DeGennaro

Chief Financial Officer

Matt Garland

Vice President of Operations

Kate McKinnie

Vice President of Resource Development

Kristina Rowles

Vice President of Home Repair

Chris Schroeder

Vice President of New Build and Disaster Recovery

President’s Office

Janice Torretta

Administrative Executive

Accounting

Gina Goetz

Director of Accounting

Lori Castell

Accounts Payable Specialist

Ihor Mashkin

Accounting Specialist

Dylan Wagner

Accounting Specialist

Advancement

Lyssa Hunter Haddock

Senior Director of Advancement

Lindsay Harris

Church & Foundation Grants Manager

Sheryl Hartley

Director of Advancement Communications

Dave Kelley

Senior Vice President for Donor Engagement

Flossie McCaffrey

Administrative Assistant, Advancement

Jim Powell

Director of Grants & Strategic Corporate Partnerships

Hart Teague

Office Manager

Carson Tucker

Donor Engagement Officer

Information Technology

Skip Jones

Information Technology Manager

Human Resources

Sam Lansinger

Director of Human Resources

Emma Christensen

Hiring Program Manager

Brendan Roney

Assistant Director of Human Resources

Marketing & Communications

Chelsi Crockett

Marketing & Communications Manager

Clara Leonard

Content Specialist

Ministries

Jane Cheema

Director of Spiritual Programs

Carl Cunningham

Fleet, Warehouse and Facilities Manager

Brick Smith

Warehouse Coordinator

Home Repair

Daniel Henninger

Home Repair Coordinator

Sandy Marcovecchio

Home Repair Administrative Assistant

Caroline Nowak

Regional Coordinator

Annalee Posey

Assistant Director of Home Repair

John Thompson

Grants Case Manager

James Williams

Facility Manager

New Build & Disaster Recovery

Matt Akins

New Build Construction Coordinator

Ashley Allsbrooks

Contract Associate

Mac Anderson

Construction Coordinator

Ani Boyd

East Tennessee Regional Director

Jen Hale

East Tennessee Case Management Coordinator

William Hall

New Build Construction Superintendent

Julie Thompson Knott

Contract Associate

Haley Peck

New Build & Disaster Recovery Program Administrator

Grant Vermilya

Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Volunteer

Sarah Hunniecutt

Director of Volunteers

Allie Acevedo

Volunteer Recruitment Manager

Marie Coffman

Volunteer Assistant

Laura Moree

Volunteer Specialist

2023-2024 Fellowship Class

  • Tyler Rhodes (Rebuild and Recovery, KY)
  • Bridget Williams (Rebuild and Recovery, KY)
  • Sarah Grosik (Jonesville, VA)
  • Kait Morelock (Tri-Cities TN, Home Repair)
  • Izzy Kestell (Jonesville, VA)
  • Carter Warhurst (Jonesville, VA)
  • Alyssa Walawender (Jonesville, VA)
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ASP’s Board of Directors

Melisa Winburn

  • President/CEO, Appalachia Service Project, Inc.
  • Johnson City, Tennessee

Mr. John O. Pearce, Chairperson

  • Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)
  • Nashville, Tennessee

Mr. Mike LaRock, Vice Chair, Interim Chair of Finance Committee

  • Assistant Vice President for Foundations, Old Dominion University
  • Norfolk, Virginia

Mr. Ken Landers, Secretary

  • Captain, US Navy (Retired)
  • Fairfax, Virginia

Dr. Doug Anderson

  • Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University (Retired)
  • Arlington, Virginia

Mr. Erik Andrews

  • Systems Engineering Fellow, Vantage Systems
  • Oberlin, Ohio

Rev. Dr. Brian Brown

  • Senior Pastor, Woodlawn-Faith United Methodist Church
  • Alexandria, Virginia

Mr. Bill Culbertson

  • Real Estate Executive, William E. Culbertson Real Estate
  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Mr. Chuck Ellis

  • Executive VP/Chief Marketing Officer, Time Warner Cable (Retired)
  • Estero, Florida

Rev. Brian Erickson

  • Senior Pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church
  • Homewood, Alabama

Mr. Michael Hodge

  • President, Hodge Construction
  • Iowa City, Iowa

Ms. Hattie Koher

  • Director of Youth Ministry, First United Methodist Church of LaGrange
  • LaGrange Park, IL

Dr. Leigh Johnson

  • Physician, State of Franklin Healthcare Associates
  • Johnson City, Tennessee

Ms. Emily Miller

  • Director of Development & Communications, Teens for Food Justice
  • New York, NY

Mr. Roger Mills, Jr.

  • Owner/General Contractor, Mills Eloge Homes
  • Charlotte, North Carolina

Ms. Elizabeth Moore

  • Attorney / Partner, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC
  • Nashville, Tennessee

Ms. Meg Robertson

  • Executive Coach & Non-Profit Consultant
  • Stanley, North Carolina

Ms. Angela Struebing

  • Head of Consumer Card Insights, Capital One
  • Arlington, Virginia

Rev. Dr. Alida Ward

  • Pastor, Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
  • Fairfield, Connecticut

Mr. Brad Withrow

  • Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP (Retired)
  • Nashville, Tennessee

Board Members Emeriti

The Rev. Rosemary Brown

  • United Methodist Clergy
  • Nashville, Tennessee

Rev. John “Jack” W. Gilbert, Jr.

  • Major Gifts, Trust For Public Land (Retired)
  • Atlanta, Georgia

The Rev. Dr. F. Stuart Gulley

  • President, Woodward Academy
  • Atlanta, Georgia

Mr. David Lollis

  • FAHE (Retired)
  • Lexington, Kentucky

Mr. Mark McIntyre

  • Principal & Co-Founder, Merchant McIntyre Associates, LLC
  • La Cañada, California

The Rev. Dr. George Morris

  • United Methodist Clergy (Retired)
  • Peoria, Illinois

Rev. Jim Robinson

  • United Methodist Clergy (Retired)
  • Nashville, Tennessee

ASP’s Community Advisory Council

The ASP Community Advisory Council (CAC) empowers invested local leaders to inform ASP’s short- and long-term engagement in Central Appalachia, by providing strategic feedback and identifying ASP’s role in regional community development. The CAC regularly provides counsel and encouragement to ASP as it strives to be a partnership-focused organization in the communities it serves. If you are interested in becoming a Council member, or would like to refer somebody, please contact us at CAC@asphome.org.

Rev Brooke Atchley, Director of Clinch Mountain District Community Ministry & Elk Garden School Community Ministries, Southwest, VA 

Carlos Ivan Cardenas Benitez, Website Designer and Programmer at GlobalOXS, Johnson City, TN 

Pete Broersma, SWAP Harlan Location Coordinator, Harlan County, KY 

Ron Carson, Founder of Appalachian African American Cultural Center in Pennington Gap, VA 

Paula Cuda, Options Counselor at the Junction Center for Independent Living, Big Stone Gap, VA 

Chris Doll, Assistant Director of Housing Alliance, Hazard, KY 

Natasha Duff, Volunteer Coordinator at Christ Hands, Harlan, KY 

Dwyane Edwards, Director of Student Attendance with Dickenson County Schools, Clintwood, VA 

Jim Garrett, President of Kentucky VOAD, Louisville, KY

Leslie Goe, Principal at Clay Middle School, Clay County, WV 

Christy Laxton, Executive Director of Wyoming County Economic Development Authority, Wyoming County, WV 

Dave Lumsden, Meadow River Valley Association, Greenbrier County, WV 

Bonnie MacDonald, Director of Leadership Formation & Ministry Staff, West Virginia UMC Conference, Kanawha County, WV 

Tom Manning-Beavin, President and CEO of Frontier Housing, Salyersville, KY

Abraham McIntyre, Community Impact Coordinator at United Way East Tennessee Highlands, Johnson City, TN 

Brandon Moll, Pastor at St. Lukes United Methodist Church, Craigsville, WV

Barry Payton, Vice Principal at Clay Middle School, Clay, WV 

Bryan Toll, Director of Christ’s Hands, Harlan KY