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
Jenn Morrison
- Director of Strategic Operations, Americas Indirect Tax, Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)
- Franklin, TN
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
Maurlea Babb*
Rosemary Brown
Walter Crouch
Jack Gilbert*
Stuart Gulley
Martha Harmon*
Rueben Job*
Harriett Keyes*
David Lollis
George Morris*
Jim Robinson
Ralph Wicke*
*in loving memory
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.
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Brooke Atchley, STRONG Families ETN, Tri-Cities, TN
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Carlos Ivan Cardenas Benitez, JC Community Member at Large; Programmer at GlobalOXS, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN
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Ron Carson, Co-Founders of the Appalachian African American Cultural Center in Pennington Gap, VA, Pennington Gap, VA
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Paula Cuda, Junction Center for Independent Living (JCIL) – Options Counselor, Big Stone Gap, Wise Co, VA
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Natasha Duff, Volunteer Coordinator and Kitchen Director at Christ Hands, Harlan, Harlan Co, KY
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Stacie Fugate, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky – Invision Hazard Coordinator; Appalachians for Appalachia, Hazard, Perry Co, KY
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Jim Garrett, KY VOAD – Chair; Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Louisville, (EKY), KY
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Leslie Goe, Principal, Clay County Middle School WV, Clay Co, WV
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Christy Laxton, Executive Director of Wyoming County Economic Development Authority, Wyoming Co, WV
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Dave Lumsden, Meadow River Valley Association, Greenbrier Co, WV
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Bonnie MacDonald, West Virginia UMC Conference, Director of Leadership Formation & Ministry Staff , Kanawha Co, WV
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Tom Manning-Beavin, President & CEO of Frontier Housing, Morehead KY, Magoffin and Floyd, KY
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Abraham Mcintyre, Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association – Executive Director, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN
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Brandon Moll, St Lukes UMC – Pastor, Nicholas Co, WV
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Barry Payton, Clay County Middle School, Clay Co, WV
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Max Temple, HDA – Repair Program Manager, Hazard, Perry Co, KY
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Bryan Toll, Director of Christ’s Hands, Harlan, Harlan Co, KY
