Chamber Leadership

The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is led by a board of directors, which formulates policies and sets goals for the organization, promoting the mission of enriching the region’s livability by advancing its economic vitality. The president & CEO is responsible for the management and operations of the Chamber organization and its staff. The board of directors develops the Chamber’s Strategic Plan, and directs a program of work giving the community the greatest opportunity for growth and prosperity. The Chamber’s InterCity Visit Program helps build community consensus on issues and provides an opportunity for building public and private leadership relationships for collaborative efforts for the enhancement of the Asheville region.

2009/2010
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Officers - Executive Committee

Chairman

Michael Willett
BB&T

Immediate Past Chair
Peter Alberice
Camille-Alberice, Architects PA

Secretary / First Vice Chair
Alice io Oglesby
io design & illustration

Treasurer
David Phillips
Pike Real Estate Development, LLC

Second Vice Chair

LaVoy Spooner

AT&T

Audit Committee Chair
Robby Russell
Wachovia Bank

President & CEO
Richard J. Lutovsky
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Legal Counsel
Michelle Rippon
Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis


Vice Chairs - Executive Committee

Vice Chair Member Services/Communications
Stefan Magura

Blue RIdge Bone & Joint Clinic

Vice Chair Economic Development
Bob Roberts

First Citizens Bank

Vice Chair Convention & Visitors Bureau
Michel Baudouin

Bouchon French Bistro

Vice Chair Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Linda Brandt
LB Marketing Services

Vice Chair Workforce Development/Public Policy
LaVoy Spooner

AT&T

Directors

David Bailey Director
United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County

Jon Corbin
The Buyer’s Agent of Asheville

Joe Damore
Mission Health and Hospitals

Suzanne DeFerie
Asheville Savings Bank

Randy Hammer
Asheville Citizen-Times

Robert C. Kendrick
Kendrick & Associates

Allison Moses
Volvo Construction Equipment

Herbert H. (Butch) Patrick, Jr.
Festiva Resorts, LLC

Dr. William S. Pfeiffer (Sandy)
Warren Wilson College

Chuck Pickering

Biltmore Company

Jeff Slosman

National Wiper Alliance

Wendy Whitson
River District Artists

Oscar P. Wong
Highland Brewing Company, Inc.

Ex-Officio Members

Fred Groce
Co-Chairman, Advantage Asheville Campaign

Bob Roberts

Chairman, Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County

First Citizens Bank

Ronald Storto
Chairman, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority
Biltmore Farms

Ex-Officio, Non-voting Members

David Gantt
Chairman, Buncombe County Commission

Terry Bellamy
Mayor, City of Asheville

President and Vice Presidents

Richard J. Lutovsky
President & CEO
(828) 258-6123

Kelly Miller
Executive Vice President/Executive Director of the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau
(828) 258-6104

Benjamin Teague
Senior Vice President of Economic Development
(828) 258-6128

Rojeanous Rush
Vice President of Finance & Operations
(828) 258-6119

Laura Copeland
Vice President of Workforce Development & Public Policy
(828) 258-6126

Jane Anderson
Vice President of Member Services & Communications
(828) 258-6112

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