CED Staff Directory_2026-2

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1	Community and Economic Development Department Directory
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3	Nikki Reid	Department Director	nreid@ashevillenc.gov	828-712-3071
4	Megan Owens	Business Administration Specialist	mowens@ashevillenc.gov	828-251-4098
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6	Community Development Division
7	James Shelton	Community Development Division Manager	jshelton2@ashevillenc.gov	828-575-4747
8	Deborah Johnson	Community Development Analyst II	djohnson2@ashevillenc.gov	828-767-5152
9		Community Development Analyst II
10	Kaylee Pulliam	Community Development Analyst	kpulliam@ashevillenc.gov	828-251-4017
11	Sofia Bonilla	Community Development Analyst	sbonilla@ashevillenc.gov	828-259-5424
12	Dora Tovar	Community Development Coordinator	dtovar@ashevillenc.gov
13	CDBG-DR Division
14	Elma King	CDBG-DR Program Manager	eking@ashevillenc.gov	828-378-3569
15	Charles Savage	CDBG-DR Econ Programs Lead	csavage@ashevillenc.gov	828-747-8893
16	Amber Stapleton	CDBG-DR Housing Programs Lead	astapleton@ashevillenc.gov	828-767-3903
17	Kate Fehlenberg	CDBG-DR Infra and Planning Programs Lead	kfehlenberg@ashevillenc.gov	828-747-1909
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19	Homeless Strategy Division
20	Emily Ball	Homeless Strategy Division Manager	eball@ashevillenc.gov	828-747-8510
21	Charles Young	Homeless Strategy Program Specialist	cyoung@ashevillenc.gov	828-259-5844
22	Debbie Alford	Homeless Strategy Specialist for Training and Development	dalford2@ashevillenc.gov	828-203-0892
23	Sydney Monshaw	Homeless Strategy Specialist	smonshaw@ashevillenc.gov	828-747-8168
24	Sarah Dickerson	Right at Home Project Manager	sdickerson@ashevillenc.gov	828-767-9526
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26	Economic Division
27	Rachel Taylor	Economic Development Division Manager	rtaylor@ashevillenc.gov	828-772-5092
28	Promise Boseman	Community Development Coordinator	pboseman@ashevillenc.gov	828-641-1554
29	Kimmy Hunter	Real Estate Manager	khunter@ashevillenc.gov	828-707-7785
30		Economic Development Specialist
31	Marcus Kirkman	Business Inclusion Manager	mkirkman@ashevillenc.gov	828-450-2928
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33	Affordable Housing Division
34	Sasha Vrtunski	Affordable Housing Officer	svrtunski@ashevillenc.gov	828-470-8389
35		Affordable Housing Specialist		828-232-4503
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