The
Children & Family Resource Center has an outstanding Board
of Directors. They are leaders in the community that represent
various agencies and non-profits serving children and youth, as
well as government and business leaders. In selecting Board members,
we try to get a mix of persons with relevant backgrounds who are
representative of the community. All of the Board members have
a common desire to serve all the children in the community, to
help them grow up to be happy, productive citizens, and to help
them feel loved and supported by the community.
Todd
Webb, CPA , President, has a BS in Accounting from the
University of North Carolina at Asheville and is a shareholder
in the accounting firm of Webb & Senerchia, P.C. Todd is a
member of the Hendersonville Rotary Club and is a Board Member
of the Dispute Settlement Center of Henderson County, United Way
of Henderson County (January 2004) and Pardee Hospital Foundation
(January 2005). Todd is also the Treasurer at his church.
Jimmy
Chandler, Vice President, has a Bachelors Degree in Business
Administration from the University of Georgia (1963) and a Masters
of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University
(1973). He spent 18 years a Texas Instruments where he held
various Management positions. He then worked for Compaq
Computer for 12 years and retired in 1997. At Compaq, he
was responsible for finished goods and spare parts distribution,
facilities construction, and procurement. Jimmy served on
the Boards of Directors for the YMCA in Spring, TX and currently
serves as the Vice Chairman of the Flat Rock Planning Board and
is on the Finance Committee at St. James Episcopal Church.
Darlene
Davis, Secretary, is
active in many local, community affairs. She serves as the Vice
Chairman of Historic Flat Rock, is on the board of the Arts Council,
and Co-chaired the Arts Gala and is working as a volunteer member
of the Center's Harvest Dinner committee. Darlene attended East
Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN , majoring in Business.
She has worked as a Branch Manager for NationsBank (Bank of America)
and First Federal Bank, and in Loan Operations for MountainBank.
Bob
Lange , Treasurer,
has
a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University
of Kentucky . He was employed for 15 years with General Electric
in various technical and leadership assignments both domestic
and international. He is the owner of Commercial Graphics, Inc.
which encompasses three local operating divisions Hendersonville
Printing Company, Copy Works, and Carolina Invites. Bob serves
on the Board of Directors at Vocational Solutions of Henderson
County. He is an active member of the Hendersonville Rotary Club
and the Elks Club.
Jaime
Laughter Adrignola, Jaime
is the Town Manager for Mills River, NC . As Town Manager, Jaime
prepares and monitors the Town Budget, administers town ordinances
and policies as adopted by Council, facilitates annual visioning
and review, researches and writes ordinances as directed by the
Council, prepares maps and map data layers, and represents the
Town of Mills River on local boards and at regional meetings.
Prior to being Town Manager, Jaime was Transportation Planner
and Engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation
and Community Planner. She holds a Masters in Public Administration
from North Carolina State University . Jaime has 16 years combined
work and volunteer experience working with children, counseling
elementary school aged children after school hours, being a youth
counselor for two churches and teaching in a preschool program
during college.
Brenda
Bradshaw,
Brenda is president of Young Creative Associates, Inc., an advertising
agency which handles advertising, publicity, and public relations
for a broad range of businesses and organizations. It is also
involved in political consultation and in assisting coordinating
campaigns. Brenda received an education in the university system
and Atlanta 's Piedmont Hospital School of Nursing. Positions
Brenda has held include office nurse for an Atlanta physician,
director of training for a Georgia bank, director of public relations
for a small college in Georgia and free-lance writing assignments
for IBM and the National Bureau of Standards. Brenda spent several
years as a flight instructor and in operating a flight school.
She is an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church, serves on the
advisory board for Blue Ridge Savings Bank, is public relations
advisor for Operation Christmas Child and is actively involved
in the United Agenda for Children in Hendersonville. Brenda served
on the founding board of Downtown Hendersonville, Inc., was a
board member for the Chamber of Commerce and the YMCA. She is
a member of the Rotary Club and Western North Carolina Advertising
Association.
Christine
Bright, is the owner of two businesses, Bright Consulting
and Bright Mortgage. Christine has extensive experience in marketing
and specializes in training for both profit and non-profit businesses.
Ms. Bright has helped consult human service organizations during
fundraising campaigns, including capital campaigns. Christine
is a board member of the 4-H Advisory Board. She is a past board
member holding roles of Vice President and Treasurer at The Healing
Place, a local non-profit organization that provides crisis intervention,
support and counseling to victims of sexual assault and child
abuse. Chris was also a past President of the Children and
Family Resource Center Board of Directors.
James
M. Cooper (Mike), graduated from Brevard College before
joining his family's business, Cooper Construction Company, Inc.
He is currently the Executive Vice President and COO of the company.
Mike has served on the Henderson County Planning Board for 5 years
and is currently the Vice Chairman. He serves on the Carolina
VIllage Board of Directors and has served on the Strategic Planning
Committee for Carolina Village. He also served as a member
of the Board of Directors for First Citizen's Bank and on the
Board of Directors for the Blue Ridge Community Health Services
Foundation.
David
R. Fargo, David holds BA degree in English from Vanderbilt
University in Nashville , TN and an MDiv from General Theological
Seminary in NYC. David was ordained a deacon in 1970 and an Episcopal
priest in 1971. David's first assignment was Assistant Rector
of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge, TN later becoming
Vicar at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem then Associate
Rector at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro. From 1982
until 2000, David was Rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Slidell,
LA. During this tenure being appointed by the Bishop to serve
on his Council of Advise and Dean of the Northshore Deanery for
12 years as well as being elected to the Standing Committee of
the Diocese and President of the Louisiana Episcopal Clergy Association.
David was also Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of
Slidell Memorial Hospital, a non-profit community hospital in
LA. Since retirement, David volunteers with St. James' Carpenter's
Club, Habitat for Humanity and supply work for St. James and various
area parishes.
Dr.
Eliza Graue, earned a Doctorate of Education from the
University of Sarasota. She has written numerous text books
for elementary grade levels and her Doctorate work was in the
area of education of the gifted, supervision and administration.
She authored a book on child development entitled "Is Your
Child Gifted?" Dr. Graue is an active community member
and volunteers for Hospice. She is a former council member
for the Village of Flat Rock, past president of the Blue Ridge
Community College Foundation, former member of the Blue Ridge
Community College Board of Trustees, the Land of Sky Regional
Council, on the regional board of the Area Agency on Aging, and
the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra. In her role as volunteer,
Dr. Graue has assisted in the production of the Hendersonville
Symphony Program and produced the Flat Rock Village newspaper
for four years.
Lisa
"Lee" Henderson-Hill, holds a BSBA in Business
Administration and Law from Western Carolina University and an
Associate of Applied Science in Paralegal Technology and an Associates
in General Education from Southwestern Community College.
She graduated with honors and has completed year two of a four
year course through the U.S. Chamber Executives Program at the
Institute for Organizational Management. She is the Executive
Director of Downtown Hendersonville, Inc. and was previously employed
as the Operations and Member Services Manager with the Greater
Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce. Lee worked for 14 years
as a Senior Paralegal in law firms in both Hendersonville and
Sylva. She is active in the community serving as a Girl
Scout Troop Leader, as an Allocations Panel Member for the United
Way of Henderson County and on the Every Woman Gives Committee
of the Community Foundation of Henderson County. She has
been a past Chair and six year Board Member for The Healing Place
and served as the Chair of Legal Assistant's Division of the NC
Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Rhonda
Horton, is an owner and founder of InnSpired Management
, Inc. (Inn on Church Street). She is past member of Flat Rock
Planning Board. Currently she is a member Hendersonville High
School Boosters Club, Historic Flat Rock., and is actively involved
with the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County.
Bernd
Linder, graduated with an Engineering degree from City
College of NY. He held a long career with General Electric
Company and after retiring, he formed Linder Financial Services.
He has been actively involved in numerous community projects as
a member of the Elfun Society of GE, where he chaired the local
chapter. He is instrumental in the creation of Project EDGE,
a mentoring program that brought together the GE Foundation and
our local school system to help local students. He has served
on the Board of Directors for the Henderson County Community Foundation,
chairing both the Grants Committee and the Investment Committee.
Curtis
Marker,
has an MBA from Northwestern and a BS in Electrical Engineering.
His career spanned 31-years at Exxon mainly in the international
sector. He has served as President and Treasurer of the
Champion Hills Club.
Francesca
Cabrera-Martinez, is currently the Family Literacy Coordinator
for the Coalition for Family Literacy housed at Bruce Drysdale
Elementary School managing a grant providing sustainable service
for women at risk, coordinating community collaborations to provide
ESL (English as a Second Language) with childcare and coordinating
services for teen mothers to finish high school. Her career
has included being an Even Start Coordinator for the Henderson
County Even Start Family Literacy Program responsible for the
daily logistical operation of a five-star preschool (3-5 years)
and an adult education facility as well as ESL Family Liaison
for the Henderson County Public School System. She graduated
with a BA in Biology and Environmental Studies/Ecosystems for
the State University of New York at Binghamton. Francesca
is a member of the CFRC Parents as Teacher's Advisory Council.
Dorsa
C. McGuire, graduated from
the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts degree and
received her Masters Degree in Business Administration from The
Ohio State University. She began her business career in banking
working with such industry leaders as Bank One (now Chase Morgan)
and Barnett Bank (now Bank of America) and then "graduated"
into the non-profit world. She served as the Director of Development
for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women for ten
years and then ran her own non-profit consulting firm. In that
capacity, she successfully lead an $8 million capital campaign
for the Orlando Regional History Center before relocating to Atlanta,
Georgia. While living in Atlanta, Dorsa worked with the WebMD
Foundation and
coordinated a project with the United Nations and served as the
Director of Strategic Planning for the American Red Cross before
assuming the role as Executive Director for the Fragile Kids Foundation.
Dorsa and her husband moved to Hendersonville in 2006. Dorsa also
serves on the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Humane Society.
Donald
J. Nolan, has a BS from Syracuse University and is retired
from a career in Employee Benefits with Aetna. Don has been active
in our community with several local organizations including SCORE,
Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Hendersonville Community Band, Furman
Lakeside Band, and serves as President of the Kiwanis Scholarship
Fund. He served as a board member for the American Red Cross in
Buffalo , NY, and in Cleveland , OH, and has been a volunteer
with the United Way .
James
Spry - (Bio Pending)
Dr.
Paul Trani, is
a pediatrician at Blue Ridge Community Health Services, a non-profit
community health center in Hendersonville. Dr. Trani's clinical
interests include childhood obesity, vaccination education and
policy, migrant and Latino health, sports medicine, and cessation/prevention
of youth tobacco use. Paul received his medical degree from
the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University
in Richmond. He served his pediatric residency at the University
of Michigan, Dept. of Pediatrics. Paul hails from Philadelphia
originally. He enjoys traveling Henderson and Buncombe counties
with his improvisational comedy troupe and participating in community
theatre productions at Hendersonville's Little Theatre.
Charlotte
Walsh - (Bio pending)
