Central Regional Office

MountainTrue's Central Regional Office and headquarters is located in Asheville, serving all 26 counties in our organization's footprint.

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About the Central Regional Office

29 N. Market Street, Suite 610
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 258-8737

The Central Regional Office partners with and serves communities in Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, and Yancey counties through the following programs and initiatives:

French Broad Riverkeeper
Water monitoring programs
Muddy Water Watch
The Creation Care Alliance
Green Energy projects
Sustainable transportation and land use planning for Healthy Communities
Invasive species removal

Central Region Team

Bob Wagner

Executive Director

Email Bob

Julie Mayfield

Senior Policy Advisor

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Gray Jernigan

Deputy Director & General Counsel

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Karim Olaechea

Deputy Director of Strategy & Communications

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Anna Alsobrook

French Broad Riverkeeper

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Susan Bean

Housing & Transportation Director

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Adam Bowers

Development Director

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Hartwell Carson

Clean Waters Director

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Amy Finkler

Development & Engagement Manager

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Jack Henderson

French Broad Paddle Trail Manager

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Chris Joyell

Healthy Communities Director

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Josh Kelly

Resilient Forests Director

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Jon Stamper

River Cleanup Coordinator

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Sydney Swafford

Development & Operations Coordinator

Email Sydney

Linda Tatsapaugh

Organizing Manager

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Maddy Watson

Communications Manager

Email Maddy

Volunteer with us!

We have many regular volunteer opportunities throughout the warmer months – visit our events calendar to view upcoming volunteer opportunities. Please note that volunteer event dates and times are subject to change due to weather conditions with short notice. Follow the MountainTrue Instagram and Facebook Page, as well as the French Broad Riverkeeper Instagram and Facebook Page, or email outings@mountaintrue.org to receive the most up-to-date information on event changes/cancellations.

Central Region News

Helping A Member Save the Trees of the Asheville Muni Golf Course

Mar 9, 2023

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, I got an email from Nancy Casey, a MountainTrue member, about a proposal to cut 157 trees from the Asheville Municipal Golf Course. ancy Casey is a resident of the Beverly Hills neighborhood and is active with the Blue Ridge Audubon. Nancy frequently walks and birds around the golf course. She can tell you what birds to expect at various times of the year at each hole and has documented some rare species, like brown-headed nuthatch and pine siskins, using the trees on the course, and knows where the local hawks nest there.