Board of Directors

  • Board Chair

  • Don Irwin

    Don Irwin

    Board Treasurer & Secretary

    Prior Wealth Planning

    Advisory Representative

    Cambridge Investment Research

    Finance Committee Chair

  • Deanna Arnold, PHR, SHRM-CP

    Deanna Arnold, PHR, SHRM-CP

    Founder & President

    Employers Advantage

    HR Committee Chair

  • Harold Barnette

    Harold Barnette

    Associate Vice President

    Information Technology

    Atrium Health

  • Sebastian Byers, Director of Grants and Resources Development, Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church (WNCC-UMC)

    Sebastian Byers

    Director of Grants and Resources Development

    Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church

  • Tiffany Byrd, Esq. MSW

    Tiffany Byrd, Esq. MSW

    Associate Attorney

    Modern Legal

  • Ram Kalidindi

    Ram Kalidindi

    Psychiatric Medical Assistant

    Avance Care Psychiatry

    Membership Committee Chair

  • Rev. Brian Mateer

    Rev. Brian Mateer

    Associate Director of Missional Engagement

    Western North Carolina Conference of United Methodist Churches

  • Nina Miller Associate Pastor of Youth and Community Involvement  Hawthorne Lane United Methodist Church

    Nina Miller

    Associate Pastor of Youth and Community Involvement

    Hawthorne Lane United Methodist Church

  • Marshay Montriel

    Marshay Montriel

    Senior Compliance Analyst 

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

    Outreach Committee Chair

  • Amy Weatherup

    Amy Weatherup

    Strategic Account Manager

    Via Health Partners

  • Veena Sehgal

    Veena Sehgal

    Senior Program Manager

    Independent Consultant