Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Inc
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Inc's network
28 people26 organisationsi28 people and 26 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (28). Violet dotted lines (34) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
28 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 28 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Walker Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Meguiar Chair | Immediate Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alex Fraga | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Benjamin Teague (also filed as Ben Teague) | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brandy Mills | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chad Patrick | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Christopher Lane | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cristina Hall Ackley | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dan Field | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Greg Burnette | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Heather Johnson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| J Hackett | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jared Kay | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jason Walls | 2nd Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Robinson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joe Ward | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kathryn Cramer | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Hefner | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauren Rash | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lucious Wilson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Meghan Noel | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rusty Edwards | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ryan Coffield | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sabrina Rockoff | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sharon Oxendine | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Terri King | 1st VICE CHAIR | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Vanessa Salomo | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Hathaway | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Teague | Senior VP, Econ. Dev. | 2018 |
| Clark Duncan | Top 5 Highest Compensated | since 2019 |
| Corey Atkins | VP of Public Policy | since 2018 |
| Jeffrey Kaplan | Top 5 Highest Compensated | since 2020 |
| Leeanne Briggs | VP of Member Services | since 2020 |
| Robert Atkins | VP of Public Policy | since 2019 |
| Stephanie Brown | Sr. VP, CVB | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Cramer | President & CEO | 40 | $325k | $27k | |
| Leeanne Briggs | Vice President of Member Services | 40 | $154k | $11k | |
| Clark Duncan | Senior VP of Economic Development | 40 | $150k | $16k | |
| Jeffrey Kaplan | Director of Entrepreneurship & Executive Director, Optimist Ventures | 40 | $130k | $17k | |
| Adam Hower | VP of Finance and Operations | 40 | $108k | $18k | |
| Greg Burnette | 2nd Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Hefner | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Russ Towers | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sabrina Rockoff | 1st Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Terri King | Immediate Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tim Bugg | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Allen Peele | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ann-Patton Hornthal | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ava Smith | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ben Teague | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Bryant | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Clint Spiegel | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dan Field | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Graham Fields | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Heather Johnson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Hensley | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kelli Brown | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Larry Crosby | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lucious Wilson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Noel Swartz | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Pat Jackson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Sossoman | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rusty Edwards | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tim Rosebrock | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Vanessa Salomo | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Inc
- EIN
- 560125440
- Address
- Po Box 1010, Asheville, NC, 28802-1010
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Building community through business (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1909
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1976
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAustin Walker
≥8years on the filingsMichael Meguiar
≥8years on the filingsAlex Fraga
≥8years on the filingsJason Walls
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.3m
- Total liabilities
- $755k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.3m
- Program service revenue
- $1.5m
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 200