2023 - 2024 Board of Directors:

Matt Allen, Land of the Sky Assoc. of Realtors (LOTSAR), Liz Button, Katie Button Restaurants, ret.Francisco Castelblanco, MAHEC Larry Crosby, Foundry Hotel Tiffany DeBellot, Center for Participatory Change David Feingold , Public Radio Executive, ret. George Glackin, Hatch AVL J Hackett, Black Wall Street AVL/Grind Coffee Shop Holly Jones, NC DOJ Kim McGuire, McGuire Consulting, ret. Pete Perez, Executive and Community Arts, ret. Jay Richardson, Burial Beer Missy Sherburne, Education and Technology Adrian Vassallo, Forvis Wealth Advisors


Additionally, Thrive Asheville has several other community-led working groups, formed in support of specific initiatives.

Our working partners include Asheville Housing Authority, Buncombe County, WNC Superheroes, Children First/CIS, City of Asheville, and Pisgah Legal Services.