Board & Staff

Courtney Wheeler
Executive Director
2022 – Present
Rodney Sutton
Executive Director
2016 – 2021
Karen James
Co-Executive Director
2014 – 2016
David Fink
Co-Executive Director
2014 – 2016
Joe Shannon (1950 – 2014)
Founder & Executive Director 1994 – 2014

Board of Directors

Mark Freed
President
Town of Boone
Anna Oakes
Appalachian State University
Mollie Shanly
Treasurer
High Country Host
Meade Richter
Musician, Fiddle Instructor
Rebecca Keeter
Secretary
Appalachian State University
Julie Shepherd-Powell
Appalachian State University
Dave Brewer
Owner, Carolina Ramble Productions
Tommy Smith
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Jack James
Retired Electrical Engineer
Charlene Trestain
Retired Teacher
Bob Goddard
Retired ASU Professor

Support

Robin Davis, EyeBenders, LLC
WebMaster
Lonnie Webster
Photographer
Shane Bryant
Sound Engineer