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Community Advisory Council

The Community Advisory Council (CAC) ensures that Invest Appalachia’s (IA) investment priorities, organizational practices, and catalytic capital deployments are in alignment with community needs and IA’s founding values. The CAC establishes our priorities for catalytic capital investments, informs impact evaluation practices, and helps shape project pipeline development. The CAC is a community feedback loop between IA staff and the communities in which we all live and work.

Alexis Close

she/her

Program Director

Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council

Johnson City, TN

Adam Wells

he/him

Regional Director of Community and Economic Development

Appalachian Voices

Abingdon, VA

Ray Moeller

he/him

Economic Redevelopment Specialist

Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center - West Virginia University

Summersville, WV

Kerry Pigman

she/her

Executive Director

Athens Foundation

Athens, OH

Jason Tartt Sr.

he/him

Owner | Co-Founder

T & T Organics | EDGE

McDowell County, WV

Crystal Good

she/her

Publisher

Black By God

Charleston, West Virginia

Sam Miller

she/her

Development Director

Buckeye Hills Development Council

Athens, OH

Amelia Kirby

she/her

Director

Sycamore Fund - Foundation for Appalachian KY

Harlan, KY

Mary Mars

she/her

Cumberland Gap Trails Alliance

Cumberland Gap, TN

Annette Clapsaddle

she/her

Author & Independent Consultant

Qualla Boundary/North Carolina

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About us

Community Advisory Council

Alexis Close

Program Director

Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council

Johnson City, TN

Adam Wells

Regional Director of Community and Economic Development

Appalachian Voices

Abingdon, VA

Ray Moeller

Economic Redevelopment Specialist

Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center - West Virginia University

Summersville, WV

Kerry Pigman

Executive Director

Athens Foundation

Athens, OH

Jason Tartt Sr.

Owner | Co-Founder

T & T Organics | EDGE

McDowell County, WV

Crystal Good

Publisher

Black By God

Charleston, West Virginia

Sam Miller

Development Director

Buckeye Hills Development Council

Athens, OH

Amelia Kirby

Director

Sycamore Fund - Foundation for Appalachian KY

Harlan, KY

Mary Mars

Cumberland Gap Trails Alliance

Cumberland Gap, TN

Annette Clapsaddle

Author & Independent Consultant

Qualla Boundary/North Carolina

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