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Our Staff & Board of Directors
OUR STAFF
WNC Bridge Foundation staff are dedicated to helping the Foundation fulfill its goal of being a catalyst for change in Western North Carolina by eliminating barriers that prevent individuals from reaching their full potential.
WNC Bridge Foundation Staff
![Scott W. Buchanan](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Scott.png)
Scott W. Buchanan
President & CEO
![Jessica Bentley](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Jessica.png)
Jessica Bentley
Vice President, Finance
jbentley@wncbridge.org
![Gina Bokmiller](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Gina.png)
Gina Bokmiller
Accounts Payable Specialist
gbokmiller@wncbridge.org
![Bowers](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Staff2020_BowersFPO2.png)
Julie Bowers
Finance Manager
jbowers@wncbridge.org
![Staff2023_Boyd2](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Staff2023_Boyd2.jpg)
Jazmyne Boyd
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Fellow
jboyd@wncbridge.org
![Natalie Clark](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Natalie.png)
Natalie Clark
Grants Officer
nclark@wncbridge.org
![Coplai](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Staff2020_-Coplai-300x300FPO.png)
Sara Coplai
Partnerships Officer
scoplai@wncbridge.org
![Stephanie Florimonte](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Stephanie.png)
Stephanie Florimonte
Community Initiatives Officer
sflorimonte@wncbridge.org
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Debbie Manley
Administrative Coordinator
dmanley@wncbridge.org
WNC Bridge Retail Staff
![Wade](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Skip.png)
Skip Wade
Director Retail Operations
swade@wncbridge.org
![Paul Adams](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Paul.png)
Paul Adams
Estate Sales Manager
padams@wncbridge.org
![Dana Paez](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Dana.png)
Dana Maxwell
Business Manager, Retail Operations
dmaxwell@wncbridge.org
![Staff2021_Whitney](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Staff2021_Whitney.png)
Whitney Wiggins
Director, Rathbun House
wwiggins@wncbridge.org
![Staff2023_Hafer](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Staff2023_Hafer.png)
Lyndsey Hafer
Guest Relations
![Rathbun-Holsenback](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Holsenback.png)
Jay Holsenback
Security
![Rathbun-Pederson](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pederson.png)
Carol Pederson
Guest Relations
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We greatly appreciate the dedication of our board to the work of the WNC Bridge Foundation. Without their tireless support and hands on involvement we could not provide the services and support that we do throughout Western North Carolina. Our board members live and work in the region we serve and represent many different professional sectors and personal attributes.
Officers
![Hart](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Hart.png)
David W. Hart, CFP
Chair
![Grooms](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Grooms.png)
Matt Groome, CPA, CFP, QPFC
Chair Elect
![Hayes](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Hayes.png)
David L. Hayes
Secretary
![Friedman](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Friedman.png)
Kerry Friedman
Treasurer
![Scott W. Buchanan](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Staff2020_Scott.png)
Scott Buchanan
President & CEO WNC Bridge Foundation
Ex Officio
Directors
![Board2022_Baxter](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Board2022_Baxter.jpg)
Kevin Baxter
![Cozart](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Cozart.png)
Elizabeth Cozart
![](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Board2022_Edwards.jpg)
Eugene Edwards
![Board2022_Futch](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Board2022_Futch.jpg)
Judy Futch
![Hastie](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Hastie.png)
Donna Hastie
![Krivatch](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Board2024_Krivatch.png)
Allison Krivatch
![Staff2022_Jean](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Staff2022_Jean.png)
Jean Lee, JD
![Lewin](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Lewin.png)
William N. Lewin, CPA – Retired, CGMA
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Haize Lewis
![Mann Stadt](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_MannStadt.png)
Rendi Mann-Stadt, JD
![Board2022_Melton](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Board2022_Melton.jpg)
Sarajane Melton
![Metzger](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Metzger.png)
Catherine Metzger
![Pearlman](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Pearlman.png)
Lowell Pearlman
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John Pierce, CPA
![Schulhof](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Schulhof.png)
Lary Schulhof, M.D.
![Vinson](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Board2020_Vinson.png)
Gay P. Vinson, JD
![Board2022_Vogel](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Board2022_Vogel2.png)
Kate Vogel
![Sims](https://www.wncbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Board2024_Sims.png)