Executive Committee & Board of Directors

Yolanda Adams

Assistant Director for Student Leadership & Family Outreach, GEAR UP, Appalachian State University

Carrie Afanador

Department of Justice Accredited Representative

Executive Director, Immigrant Connection of the High Country

Shirley Alexander

General Manager, Booneshine Brewing Company, Inc.

Harry Davis

NCBA Professor of Banking, Appalachian State University

Talia Freeman

Director of Marketing, Beech Mountain Resort

Christy Gottfried

President/Owner, Go Postal in Boone

Jim Hamilton

Watauga County Director, NC Cooperative Extension, NC Cooperative Extension

Halee Hartley

Kid Cove

Angela Heavner

Owner, 180 Float Spa

Hal Hood

Commercial Loan Officer, LifeStore Bank

Nathaniel Johnson

Granite Insurance

Brent Keith

Strategic Sales Supervisor, SkyLine/SkyBest

Angus Lamond

Lead General Manager, Graystone Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

Michael Maybee

President/CEO, Watauga Opportunities, Inc.

Gary Moss

Walker & Associates-Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC - Gary Moss

Danielle Neibaur

General Manager, The Horton Hotel and Rooftop Lounge

Amy Odom

Associate Director of Business Career Services, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University

Dr. Mark Poarch

President, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

Kindsay Reeder

Major Gifts & Special Projects, System Advancement, Appalachian Healthcare Foundation

Dr. Tierra Stark

Assistant Principal, Watauga HS / CTE Director, Watauga County Schools

Seth Sullivan

Owner, The Cardinal Food & Spirits

Omer Tomlinson

Account Executive, Spectrum Reach

Amanda White

First Horizon Bank

Mark Gould

Chief Financial Officer, Mast General Store

Heidi Ragan

Watauga District Manager, Blue Ridge Energy

Tara Brossa

General Manager, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton

David Jackson

President/CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Lindsay Cook

Director of Operations, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Emma Faulkner

North Carolina Public Notary

Content Manager, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Natalie Harkey

Director of Finance, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Carrie Henderson

Director of Events, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Megan Biddix

Director of Communications & Marketing, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Patrick K. Setzer

Director of Member Engagement, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Joe Furman

AICP Certified Planner

Director of Economic Development, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Ethan Dodson

Director of Development, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Reggie Hunt

Executive Director, Boone Area Sports Commission, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

Jeannine Underdown Collins

Chamber Volunteer, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce