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Board of Directors

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Board Leadership

Invest Appalachia’s board is the ultimate authority guiding our mission and organizational responsibilities, including financial oversight. Our board members represent every state in IA’s footprint, and their perspectives reflect a variety of place-based organizations including CDFIs, local loan funds, community foundations, private foundations, grassroots organizations, community economic development nonprofits, and former government officials.
Stephanie Randolph, board member

Stephanie Tyree

she/her

Board President

Executive Director

WV Community Development Hub

Fayette County, WV

Sarah Morgan, board member

Sara Morgan

she/her

Board Treasurer

President

Fahe

Berea, KY

Stephanie Randolph

she/her

Board Secretary

Deputy Director

Cassiopeia Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

Zurilma Anuel, board member; Community Advisory Council Member

Zurilma Anuel

she/her

Executive Director

Western Women's Business Center,

Asheville, NC

Kim Davis

she/her

Executive Director

Friends of Southwest Virginia

Abingdon, VA

Ryan Eller

he/him

Executive Director

Appalachian Funders Network

Louisville, KY

Michelle Foster, board member

Michelle Foster, Ph.D.

she/her

President and CEO

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation

Charleston, WV

Hope Huskey

she/her

Associate Director

Sequoyah Fund

Qualla Boundary, NC

Karen Jacobson

she/her

Loan Fund Manager

Woodlands Community Lenders

Elkins, WV

Tom Manning-Beavin

he/him

Executive Director

Frontier Housing

Morehead, KY

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Are you a prospective borrower? Are you a lender or financial intermediary looking for co-investment, loan participations, or capital for re-lending? We want to hear about your ideas to build inclusive wealth in Central Appalachia.

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Invest Appalachia’s staff and operations have been directly impacted by Hurricane Helene’s devastation. Thanks for your understanding with any delays in normal communications.

We are headquartered in Western NC, and involved in local recovery efforts as well as investment strategies to rebuild for long-term resilience and equity. Any financial contributions to Invest Appalachia will go directly to recovery and rebuilding efforts in impacted communities. 

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