Executive Leadership Team
Melisa Winburn
Greg DeGennaro
Kate McKinnie
President’s Office
Accounting
Gina Goetz
Lori Castell
Ihor Mashkin
Paul Whittlesey
Advancement
Lyssa Hunter Haddock
Lindsay Harris
Sheryl Hartley
Dave Kelley
Flossie McCaffrey
Jim Powell
Hart Teague
Carson Tucker
Information Technology
Skip Jones
Human Resources
Emma Christensen
Sam Lansinger
Brendan Roney
Marketing & Communications
Ministries
Jane Cheema
Carl Cunningham
Brick Smith
Home Repair
Rose Chelednik
Daniel Henninger
Megan Murphy
Caroline Nowak
Annalee Posey
Kristina Rowles
John Thompson
James Williams
New Build & Disaster Recovery
Matt Akins
Ashley Allsbrooks
Mac Anderson
William Hall
Julie Thompson Knott
Haley Peck
Chris Schroeder
Grant Vermilya
Volunteer
Sarah Hunniecutt
Marie Coffman
Laura Moree
Jen Rickert
2023-2024 Fellowship Class
- Alexis Barton (Jonesville, VA)
- Katy Timari (Jonesville, VA)
- Madison Beaty (Jonesville, VA)
- Julia Landis (Jonesville, VA)
- James Blanton (Tri-Cities TN, New Build)
- Collin Daniels (Rebuild and Recovery, KY)
- Forest Good (Tri-Cities TN, Home Repair)
ASP’s Board of Directors
Melisa Winburn
- President/CEO, Appalachia Service Project, Inc.
- Johnson City, Tennessee
Mr. John O. Pearce, Chairperson
- Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)
- Nashville, Tennessee
Mr. Mike LaRock, Vice Chair, Interim Chair of Finance Committee
- Assistant Vice President for Foundations, Old Dominion University
- Norfolk, Virginia
Mr. Ken Landers, Secretary
- Captain, US Navy (Retired)
- Fairfax, Virginia
Dr. Doug Anderson
- Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University (Retired)
- Arlington, Virginia
Mr. Erik Andrews
- Systems Engineering Fellow, Vantage Systems
- Oberlin, Ohio
Rev. Dr. Brian Brown
- Senior Pastor, Woodlawn-Faith United Methodist Church
- Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. Bill Culbertson
- Real Estate Executive, William E. Culbertson Real Estate
- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Mr. Chuck Ellis
- Executive VP/Chief Marketing Officer, Time Warner Cable (Retired)
- Estero, Florida
Rev. Brian Erickson
- Senior Pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church
- Homewood, Alabama
Mr. Michael Hodge
- President, Hodge Construction
- Iowa City, Iowa
Ms. Hattie Koher
- Director of Youth Ministry, First United Methodist Church of LaGrange
- LaGrange Park, IL
Dr. Leigh Johnson
- Physician, State of Franklin Healthcare Associates
- Johnson City, Tennessee
Ms. Emily Miller
- Director of Marketing & Development, Manhattan Neighborhood Network/NYC Center for Media Education
- New York, New York
Mr. Roger Mills, Jr.
- Owner/General Contractor, Mills Eloge Homes
- Charlotte, North Carolina
Ms. Elizabeth Moore
- Attorney / Partner, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC
- Nashville, Tennessee
Ms. Meg Robertson
- Executive Coach & Non-Profit Consultant
- Stanley, North Carolina
Ms. Angela Struebing
- Head of Consumer Card Insights, Capital One
- Arlington, Virginia
Rev. Dr. Alida Ward
- Pastor, Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
- Fairfield, Connecticut
Mr. Brad Withrow
- Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP (Retired)
- Nashville, Tennessee
Board Members Emeriti
The Rev. Rosemary Brown
- United Methodist Clergy
- Nashville, Tennessee
Rev. John “Jack” W. Gilbert, Jr.
- Major Gifts, Trust For Public Land (Retired)
- Atlanta, Georgia
The Rev. Dr. F. Stuart Gulley
- President, Woodward Academy
- Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. David Lollis
- FAHE (Retired)
- Lexington, Kentucky
Mr. Mark McIntyre
- Principal & Co-Founder, Merchant McIntyre Associates, LLC
- La Cañada, California
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