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
- Amanda McGee, Cherokee County DSS Director
- Jan Griggs, Cherokee County Commissioner
- Clay Logan, Clay County Commissioner
- Debbie Mauney, Clay County Manager
- Connie Orr, Graham County Commissioner (Vice Chair)
- Lynn Cody, Graham County Commissioner
- Terry Ramey, Haywood County Commissioner
- Ira Dove, Haywood County HHS Director (Chair)
- Mark Leston, Jackson County Commissioner
- Don Adams, Jackson County Manager
- Patrick Betancourt, Macon County DSS Director
- Kevin Seagle, Swain County Commissioner
- Allison Cochran, Swain County HHS Director
2023 Regional Board Meetings
January 9, 2023
March 27, 2023
June 26, 2023
October 30, 2023
Regional Board Membership
- Dakisha “DK” Wesley, Buncombe County Assistant CM
- Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Buncombe County Commissioner
- William “Bill” Lapsley, Henderson County Commissioner (Chair)
- John Mitchell, Henderson County Manager
- Gary Shields, Macon County Commissioner
- Kathy Price, Madison County PH Director
- Michael Garrison, Madison County Commissioner
- Brandon Pittman, Mitchell County Commissioner (Vice Chair)
- Wendy Boone, Mitchell County DSS Director
- 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
2023 Regional Board Meetings
January 10, 2023
March 28, 2023
June 27, 2023
October 31, 2023
Regional Board Membership
- Ronnie Reese, Alexander County Commissioner
- VACANT, Alexander County
- 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 (Vice Chair)
- Mike Caskey, Rowan County Commissioner
- Judy Klusman, Rowan County Commissioner (Chair)
- Charlie Wallin, Watauga County Commissioner
- Ray Russell, Watauga County Commissioner
- John Blevins, Wilkes County DSS Director
- Casey Joe Johnson, Wilkes County Commissioner
2023 Regional Board Meetings
January 11, 2023
March 29, 2023
June 28, 2023
November 1, 2023
Regional Board Membership
- Bill Lashley, Alamance County Commissioner
- John Paisley, 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
- William Doerfer, Franklin County Assistant County Manager
- Roxanne Bragg, Franklin County Commissioner
- Lisa Harrison, Granville County PH Director
- Russ May, Granville County Commissioner (Vice Chair)
- 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
2023 Regional Board Meetings
January 12, 2023
March 30, 2023
June 29, 2023
November 2, 2023
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