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
John Ager, Owner, Hickory Nut Gap Farm; Partner, Drovers Road Preserve
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Becky Anderson, Consultant; Founder and Former Director, Hand Made in America
DeWayne Barton, Co-Director, Green Opportunities
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Kitty Boniske, Former Chair, Asheville Chapter, International League for Peace and Freedom
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Jack Haiden Britt, Senior Partner and Founder, Blackwell Britt Associates
Robin Cape, RLCape Consulting, Inc.
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Susan Fox, Assistant Director of Research, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service
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Holly Jones, Buncombe County Commissioner; Regional Manager, YWCAs of the Southeast Region
Pam Lewis, Director of Entrepreneurship, Asheville/Buncombe Economic Development Coalition
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Randy Talley, President, The Green Sage
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