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Asheville JCC

Asheville JCC

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  • About
    • Mission
      • Strengthening Jewish Identity: L’dor v’dor
      • Building Inclusive Community: Pool Partnerships
      • Celebrating Jewish Culture: Shabbat at the J
    • JCC Staff and Board of Directors
    • Career Opportunities
    • Scholarships
    • Partnering with the Asheville JCC
    • Israel Programming
    • Hours of Operation & Contact
    • Facility Rental
  • JCC Membership
    • Annual Membership
    • Jewish Newcomers
    • Challah Club
  • Early Childhood
    • Shalom Children’s Center
    • Wait List Information
    • PJ Library
  • Youth
    • JCC Kids (K-5)
    • Camp Ruach
    • PJ Library & PJ Our Way
  • Adults
    • Welcome Shabbat Sha-Zoom
    • Social & Cultural Programs
    • LGBTQJew
    • Volunteer at the JCC
    • JCC Lending Library
      • Scholarships
  • Aquatics
    • Pool Schedule
    • AJCC Swim Team
    • Summer Pool
    • Swim and Dive Lessons
    • Year Round Pool Access
    • JCC Aquatics Center Rules and Behavior Guidelines
  • Programs & Events
    • Falafel 5K
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JCC Staff and Board of Directors

Administration

Ashley Lasher, Executive Director (ext. 103)


Finance, Human Resources and Membership

Maria Adcock, Finance Director (ext. 104)

Lauren Wood, Associate Director of Human Resources

Kim Stubbs, Finance and Membership Coordinator (ext. 123)

Caroline Bloom, Associate Director of Finance (ext. 123)


Fund Development

Lindsey Cotner, Fund Development Director (ext. 114)


Marketing and Communications

Hannah Furgiuele, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications (ext. 106)


Early Childhood Programs

Amber Williams, Early Childhood Ed Director (ext. 157)
Jessie Phillips, Childcare Administrative Coordinator (ext. 140)

Clara Iliff, Associate Director of Staffing (ext. 156)


Youth Programs

Daniel “Tuxedo” Smedley, Youth Programs Director (ext. 107)
Amethyst Caruso, Assistant Youth Programs Director (ext. 107)

Adult Programs & Community Events

Geri Garfinkel-Gershon, Jewish Lifelong Engagement Director  (ext. 111)

Hannah Stuit, Jewish Lifelong Engagement Coordinator (ext. 124)

Meir McCauley, Volunteer Coordinator and Reception

Aquatics & Wellness Programs

Brook Hudson, Interim Director of Aquatics (ext. 420)

Facilities & Security

Joseph Nunan,  Facilities and Security Director (ext. 102)
Ray Hanners, Facilities Assistant (ext. 121)


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Dave Love
President

VP Finance

Simon Karpen

Carolyn Pearce Small
Secretary 

Cindy Smith
VP Fund Development

Rachel Hines
VP at Large – Special Projects


Ashley Lasher
Executive Director

BOARD MEMBERS

Debbie Adams
Kate Brantley
Alan Escovitz

Amy Kentara
Jeri Krassner

Cheryl McCormick
Yonton Mehler

Elizabeth Newman

Jonathan Pearlstein
Kathleen Rodberg
Rebecca Willman

HONORARY GOVERNORS

Debbie Adams
Abe Freedman
Kerry Friedman
Frank Gilreath
Rabbi Justin Goldstein
Stan Greenberg
Devorah Holan
Joe Karpen
Ed Katz z”l
Joseph Knight
Adrienne Kort
Esther Manheimer
Rabbi Batsheva Meiri
Kenneth Michalove
Michael Moore
Felisa Morgan
Rabbi Robert Ratner
Marc Rudow
Eric Scheffer
Jan Schochet
Gary Schwartz
David Seidenberg
Stan Smolen
Fred Stichel
Rabbi Shaya Susskind
Margaret Teich
Shannon Tuch
Carol Wenom
Jessica Whitehill
Anne Winner

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236 Charlotte Street
Asheville, NC 28801

Pool Address:
40 Clyde Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(map)

(828) 253-0701
fax (828) 254-7666
Pool (828) 785-5005
info@jcc-asheville.org

Hours of Operation

Mon-Fri: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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