Regional Boards
Vaya’s four Regional Boards collectively meet the statutory requirement for a County Commissioner Advisory Board pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 122C-118.2. Regional Boards serve as key avenues for county representatives to share their knowledge about the needs of their local communities. Regional Boards will discuss and prioritize local service gaps and needs to drive community reinvestment by Vaya within available resources.
To ensure fair and diverse community representation on the Board, the Boards of County Commissioners for each county within each community region are responsible for appointing up to two individuals to serve on the Regional Board, one of whom must be an elected county commissioner and one of whom may be either a county commissioner, county manager, Department of Social Services director, public health director, or law enforcement representative.
To ensure participation from each of the constituent counties of a multicounty area authority as required by N.C.G.S. § 122C-118.1, each Regional Board elects two members to serve on the governing Board.

Regional Board Membership
- Gary Westmoreland, Cherokee County Commissioner
- Amanda McGee, Cherokee County DSS Director
- Clay Logan, Clay County Commissioner
- Debbie Mauney, Clay County Manager
- Connie Orr, Graham County Commissioner
- Dale Wiggins, Graham County Commissioner
- Jennifer Best, Haywood County Commissioner
- Ira Dove, Haywood County HHSA Director (Vice Chair)
- Brian McMahan, Jackson County Commissioner
- Don Adams, Jackson County Manager
- Ronnie Beale, Macon County Commissioner (Chair)
- Patrick Betancourt, Macon County DSS Director
- Kevin Seagle, Swain County Commissioner
- Kevin King, Swain County Manager
2022 Regional Board Meetings
January 14, 2022
March 28, 2022
June 27, 2022
October 31, 2022
Regional Board Membership
- Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Buncombe County Commissioner
- Dakisha “DK” Wesley, Buncombe County Assistant CM
- William “Bill” Lapsley, Henderson County Commissioner (Chair)
- John Mitchell, Henderson County Manager
- Norris Gentry, Madison County Commissioner
- Kathy Price, Madison County PH Director
- Wendy Boone, Mitchell County DSS Director
- Brandon Pittman, Mitchell County Commissioner (Vice Chair)
- Josh Kennedy, Polk County HSSA PH Director
- Andre Overholt, Polk County Commissioner
- Teresa McCall, Transylvania County Commissioner
- Amanda Vanderoef, Transylvania County Commissioner
- Shane Hilliard, Yancey County Sherriff
- Jeff Whitson, Yancey County Commissioner
2022 Regional Board Meetings
January 13, 2022
March 31, 2022
June 30, 2022
November 3, 2022
Regional Board Membership
- Rick French, Alexander County Manager
- Ronnie Reese, Alexander County Commissioner
- Mechelle Luffman, Aleghany County Commissioner
- Lisa Osborne, Alleghany DSS Director
- Todd McNeill, Ashe County Commissioner
- Adam Stumb, Ashe County Commissioner
- Phillip Barrier, Avery County Manager
- Tim Phillips, Avery County Commissioner
- Mike Labrose, Caldwell County Commissioner
- Will Wakefield, Caldwell County DSS Director
- Chris Allison, McDowell County Commissioner
- Ashley Wooten, McDowell County Manager
- Mike Caskey, Rowan County Commissioner
- Judy Klusman, Rowan County Commissioner (Vice Chair)
- Billy Kennedy, Watauga County Commissioner (Chair)
- Charlie Wallin, Watauga County Commissioner
- John Blevins, Wilkes County DSS Director
- Brian Minton, Wilkes County Commissioner
2022 Regional Board Meetings
January 12, 2022
March 30, 2022
June 29, 2022
November 2, 2022
Regional Board Membership
- John Paisley, Alamance County Commissioner
- Pamela Thompson, Alamance County Commissioner
- Aisha Gwynn, Caswell County Family Services Director
- Jeremiah Jefferies, Caswell County Commissioner
- Karen Howard, Chatham County Commissioner
- Jennie Kristiansen, Chatham County DSS Director
- Kim Denton, Franklin County Manager
- Cedric Jones, Franklin County Commissioner (Vice Chair)
- Lisa Harrison, Granville County PH Director
- Russ May, Granville County Commissioner
- Janet Clayton, Person County HD Director
- Gordon Powell, Person County Commissioner
- Sonya Cox, Stokes County Commissioner
- Stacey Elmes, DSS Director
- Dan Brummitt, Vance County Commissioner (Chair)
- Denita Devega, Vance County DSS Director
2022 Regional Board Meetings
January 11, 2022
March 29, 2022
June 28, 2022
November 1, 2022
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