Our Economic Development department staffs the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County (EDC). The EDC is a public-private partnership funded by Buncombe County, the City of Asheville, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and private investors through the AVL 5×5 Campaign.
Chair: Sabrina Rockoff, McGuire, Wood & Bissette
Secretary: Kit Cramer, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chair: Andy Nadeau, Bank of America
Immediate Past Chair: Jay Richardson
Mike Baer, Hatch AVL Foundation
Allison Blake, Soulku
Lew Bleiweis, Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority
Debra Campbell, City of Asheville
Dr. Maggie Fehrman, Asheville City Schools
Dr. John D. Gossett, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Dr. Robert Jackson, Buncombe County Schools
Greg Lowe, Mission Health/HCA NC Division
Esther Manheimer, Mayor, City of Asheville
Lee McElrath, Dominion Energy
Jim Oliver, AvL Technologies
John Oswald, Mills Manufacturing Company
Avril Pinder, Buncombe County
Robby Russell, First National Bank
Jael Skeffington, French Broad Chocolates
Jason Walls, Duke Energy
Alfred Whitesides, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners
EDC meetings occur on the last Friday of the month with networking from 8 – 8:30 a.m. and sessions from 8:30 – 10 a.m. at the Asheville Chamber 2nd floor boardroom (36 Montford Ave.) unless noted. All details are subject to change. For information about meetings, contact dmonstrola@ashevillechamber.org