Executive Leadership Team
President’s Office
Accounting
Advancement
Information Technology
Human Resources
Marketing & Communications
Ministries
Home Repair
New Build & Disaster Recovery
Volunteer
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)
ASP’s Board of Directors
Melisa Winburn, President/CEO
- Appalachia Service Project, Inc.
- Johnson City, Tennessee
John O. Pearce, Chair
- Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)
- Nashville, Tennessee
Mike LaRock, Vice-Chair
- Assistant Vice President for Foundations, Old Dominion University
- Norfolk, Virginia
Ken Landers, Secretary
- Captain, US Navy (Retired)
- Fairfax, Virginia
Doug Anderson
- Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University (Retired)
- Arlington, Virginia
Erik Andrews
- Systems Engineering Fellow, Vantage Systems
- Oberlin, Ohio
Bill Culbertson
- Real Estate Executive, William E. Culbertson Real Estate
- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Chuck Ellis
- Executive VP/Chief Marketing Officer, Time Warner Cable (Retired)
- Estero, Florida
Brian Erickson
- Senior Pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church
- Homewood, Alabama
Michael Hodge
- President, Hodge Construction
- Iowa City, Iowa
Hattie Koher
- Director of Youth Ministry, First United Methodist Church of LaGrange
- LaGrange Park, IL
Leigh Johnson
- Physician, State of Franklin Healthcare Associates
- Johnson City, Tennessee
Emily Miller
- Director of Development & Communications, Teens for Food Justice
- New York, NY
Roger Mills, Jr.
- Owner/General Contractor, Mills Eloge Homes
- Charlotte, North Carolina
Beth Moore
- Attorney / Partner, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC
- Nashville, Tennessee
Meg Robertson
- Executive Coach & Non-Profit Consultant
- Stanley, North Carolina
Angela Struebing
- Head of Consumer Card Insights, Capital One
- Arlington, Virginia
Alida Ward
- Pastor, Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
- Fairfield, Connecticut
Brad Withrow
- Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP (Retired)
- Nashville, Tennessee
Board Members Emeriti
The Rev. Rosemary Brown
- United Methodist Clergy
- Nashville, Tennessee
The Rev. Dr. F. Stuart Gulley
- President, Woodward Academy
- Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. David Lollis
- FAHE (Retired)
- Lexington, Kentucky
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
