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Board of Directors

BRSI is governed by a Board of Directors composed of community leaders with a commitment to achieving greater sustainability. The membership of BRSI’s Board of Directors is:

Paul Bellows, Chair, Former Chief Operating Officer, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Patricia S. Smith, Treasurer, Former President, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

W. Louis Bissette, Jr., Secretary, Partner, McGuire, Wood & Bissette

Becky Anderson, Consultant; Founder and Former Director, Hand Made in America

Jack Haiden Britt, Blackwell Britt & Associates; Executive Vice President, Retired, of The University of Tennessee

Susan Fox, Assistant Director of Research, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service

Holly Jones, Buncombe County Commissioner; Director, YWCA of Asheville

Robert K. McMahan, Dean, Professor of Engineering, The Kimmel School, Western Carolina University

 

Contact Information

The BRSI offices are located in downtown Asheville, Suite 2 of the mezzanine level of the
Haywood Park Hotel

Mailing Address:
1 Battery Park Ave., Suite M2
Asheville, NC, 28801.

Phone: 828-348-5191

Email: admin@blueridgesustainability.org

And you can always send us any inquiries you might have via our contact form

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