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Community Advisory Council

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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.
Rachel Stiltner

Rachel Stiltner

she/her

Associate Manager, Operations

Room to Read

Johnson City, Tennessee

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Brandi Parsons

she/her

Supervisor

Mountain Empire Older Citizens

Southwest Virginia

Joe Tolbert, Jt.

he/him

Waymakers Collective

Knoxville, TN

Adam Wells, Community Advisory Council Member

Adam Wells

he/him

Regional Director of Community and Economic Development

Appalachian Voices

Abingdon, VA

Alexis Close, Community Advisory Council Member

Alexis Close

she/her

Administrative Manager

Appalachian Producers Cooperative

Johnson City, TN

Amelia Kirby

Amelia Kirby

she/her

Director

Sycamore Fund - Foundation for Appalachian KY

Harlan, KY

Crystal Good

Crystal Good

she/her

Publisher

Black By God

Charleston, West Virginia

Annette Clapsaddle

Annette Clapsaddle

she/her

Author & Independent Consultant

Qualla Boundary/North Carolina

Ray Moeller, Community Advisory Council Member

Ray Moeller

he/him

Economic Redevelopment Specialist

Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center - West Virginia University

Summersville, WV

Faith Knutsen

she/her

Director of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, Ohio University

Athens, OH

Jason Tartt Sr., Community Advisory Council Member

Jason Tartt Sr.

he/him

Owner | Co-Founder

T & T Organics | EDGE

McDowell County, WV

Yaselin Gonzales

Yaselin Gonzalez

she/her

Business Lender II for Western North Carolina

PCAP

Asheville, NC

Sam Miller

Sam Miller

she/her

Development Director

Buckeye Hills Development Council

Athens, OH

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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.