Our Team

Administrative

David Bailey

Interim Executive Director
ED@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Heather Nelson

Finance & Operations Director
828.785.9910
Finance@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Eleanor Ashton

Senior Resource Development Director
828.793.0072
Eleanor@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Jim Lowder

Strategic and Major Gifts Officer
828.337.4623
Jim@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Katrina Griffin 

Admin & Donor Relations Manager
828.417.4657
Kat@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Kate Gangwes

AHOPE Volunteer Coordinator
828.772.1820
KateG@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Lana Maystruk

Finance Assistant
828.424.0578
Lana@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Lynnea Ekstrom

Grant Accountant
828.424.0578
Lynnea@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Jon Mobly

Security and Facilities Manager
828.777.9702
Jon@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sydney Gang

Multi-Departmental Admin Assistant
828.776.5949
Sydney@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Crystal Snover

Grants Manager
828.774.6954
Crystal@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Scott Phillips

IT/Operations Specialist
828.337.1050
Scott@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sheridan Block

Development & Communications Specialist
828.785.9840
sheridan@HomewardBoundWNC.org

AHOPE Day Center

Marcus Laws

Homeless Services Director
828.768.2670
Marcus@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Kris R.

AHOPE Program Manager
828.620.0135
Kris@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Christian C.

Coordinated Entry Program Manager
828.782.0016
Christian@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Mike D.

AHOPE Outreach Program Manager
828.768.3435
Mike@HomewardBoundWNC.org

River H.

Outreach Case Manager
828.777.5873
River@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Hillary J.

Outreach Case Manager
828.772.6600
Hillary@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Jade B.

AHOPE Case Manager
828.778.0421
Jade@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Damien R.

AHOPE Case Manager
828.447.9529
Damien@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sunni M.

Intake Case Manager
828.774.9108
Sunni@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Erin F.

Intake Case Manager
828.774.9139
Erin@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Keyana C.

Homeless Services Case Manager
828.775.3910
Keyana@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Luc G.

Homeless Services Case Manager
828.447.9529
Luke@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Dirk M.

AHOPE Maintenance
Dirk@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Rion G.

Maintenance Technician
Rion@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Rey W.

AHOPE PRN
Rey@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Nimuae C.

AHOPE PRN
Nimuae@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Amanda E.

AHOPE Intern
AmandaE@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Lykin D.

AHOPE PRN

Permanent Supportive Housing

Jenny Moffatt

Permanent Supportive Housing Director
828.782.1492
JennyM@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Alanna Kinsella

Permanent Supportive Housing Assistant Director
828.747.2599
Alanna@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Anne G.

Scattered Site Program Manager
828.273.4810
Anne@HomewardBoundWNC.org

William W.

HACA Program Manager
828.777.4754
WilliamW@HomewardBoundWNC.org

HB R.

Woodfin Program Manager
828.747.8583
HB@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Emily S.

Scattered Site Case Manager
828.772.7072
Emily@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Chelsea M.

Scattered Site Case Manager
828.772.5773
ChelseaM@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sabrina O.

Scattered Site Case Manager
828.712.8960
Sabrina@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Jerri T.

HACA Case Manager
828-774-9191
Jerri@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Hannah Z.

Scattered Site Case Manager
828.776.2837
Hannah@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Amber H.

Scattered Site Case Manager
828.772.0276
AmberH@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Kerri P.

HACA Case Manager
828.777.4934
Kerri@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Aidan M.

HACA Case Manager
828.747.9276
Aidan@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Amanda T.

HACA Case Manager
828.776.1840
Amanda@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Zoey B.

HACA Case Manager
Zoey@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Ryan B.

Woodfin Case Manager
828.775.4199
Ryan@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Will H.

Woodfin Case Manager
828.777.9809
Will@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Lindsey H.

Woodfin Resident Safety Advisor
Lindsey@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Linda S.

Woodfin Resident Safety Advisor
Linda@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Veteran Services and Rapid Rehousing

Lacy Hoyle

Rapid Rehousing & Homelessness Prevention Program Director
828.772.9144
Lacy@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Kate B.

Rapid Rehousing/Prevention Program Manager
828.776.9741
KateB@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Jessica C.

Veterans Services Healthcare Navigator
828.707.2991
Jessica@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Alix D.

Veteran Services Outreach Program Manager
828.772.2845
Alixandra@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Molly S.

Veteran Services Program Manager
828.747.8583
Molly@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Lauren K.

Veteran Services Housing Case Manager
828.772.2846
LaurenK@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Kendra B.

Veterans Services Housing Case Manager
828.772.2845
Kendra@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Liz W.

Veteran Services Housing Case Manager
828.707.1726
LizW@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sara G.

Veteran Services Housing Case Manager
828.772.2849
SaraG@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Justin W.

Veteran Services Outreach Specialist
828.707.2491
Justin@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sophia H.

Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
828.620.0056
Sophia@HomewardBoundWNC.Org

Ansley C.

Veterans Services Housing Specialist
828.777.5342
ansley@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Sophia V.

SSVF Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
828.747.8583
SophiaV@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Hope W.

Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
828.772.7497
hopew@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Kaitlyn M.

Collaborative Case Manager
828.777.8262
kaitlyn@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Outreach

Samuel S.

Outreach Specialist
Samuel@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Housing Services / Landlord Partnerships

Jessie Figueroa

Housing Placement Director
828.778.0361
Jessie@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Iris F.

Permanent Supportive Housing Specialist
828.768.2458
Iris@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Naimah I.

Rapid Rehousing Specialist/Housing Placement
828.231.8893
Naimah@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Rachael H.

Veteran Services Housing Specialist
828.776.2142
Rachael@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Welcome Home Donation Center

Terry Fields 

Welcome Home Donation Center Coordinator
828.777.1886
Terry@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Angel Thompson

Welcome Home Volunteer Engagement Associate
828.747.9409
Angel@HomewardBoundWNC.org

Board Members

Barbara Wright

President

Office of Inspector General, Department of
Veterans Affairs

Jo Ikelheimer

Board Vice-President

Senior Associate, National Center for Housing Management

Heather Norton

Board Treasurer

Director of Accounting, Biltmore Company

Kelly Pierce

Secretary

Welcome Home Donation Center Volunteer
& Key Society Member

Rodrigo Afanador

Community Volunteer

Amber Banks

Community Volunteer

Melisa Duong

Vice President, Community Development, First Horizon Bank

Claire Hubbard

Program Manager, Buncombe County Community Paramedic Program

David Hamilton

Attorney

Neely Neu

Residential Broker Associate, Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks

Jorge Redmond

Legal Counsel, Buncombe County Sheriff's Office

Isaac Rowles

Certified Public Accountant, DMJPS

Shuchin Shukla, M.D.

Family Physician – Opioid Educator, MAHEC Family Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Diplomat of the American Board of Preventative Medicine, Board-Certified in Addiction Medicine

Mayumi Steins

Project Manager, Beverly-Grant

Chris Youngblood

Vice President/Business Development Officer Commercial Banking, FirstBank