Our Board

HIGH COUNTRY UNITED WAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Tina Houston, Interim Chair  Reid's Catering & The Beacon

Terri Lockwood, Vice Chair  Realtor-Allen Tate Realtors

Eron Thiele, Treasurer  Executive Director, MAY Coalition

BOARD MEMBERS 

Joan Hearn, Community Volunteer

Matthew Maniaci, Community Volunteer

Wendy Boone, Mitchell County DSS

Heather Casey, ASU / BCBS of NC

Mike VeHorn, Mast General Store

Kate Younger, Parent to Parent, App State

Pennie Sawyer, First Horizon Bank

Frank Irizarry, Blowing Rock Rotary / Retired SBA

Mark Taggart, Past Board Chair  Publix Super Markets

Robin Ollis, Elk River Riding Company, Avery LTRG

EMERITUS MEMBERS 

Jack James, Community Volunteer (Non-Voting Member)

Susan Poorman, ASU (Non-Voting Member) 

Fred Pfohl, Past Chair, Fred’s General Mercantile (Non-Voting Member) 

Tom Hughes, Watauga County DSS (Non-Voting Member)