North Carolina Local Leadership
Youth Villages Local Staff
Annie Smith
State Director – Community-Based Programs
John Horton
Director – Development
Local Board
Community leaders serve on Youth Villages’ North Carolina Board to actively promote and support our mission to help children and families live successfully and advocate proven solutions for the foster care/child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Board members play a significant role at the local level establishing Youth Villages as the leading provider of effective programs for troubled children and their families.
Natalie Frazier Allen
Founder & CEO
The Arts Empowerment Project
Charlotte
Justin Arnall
Mortgage Loan Originator; Vice President Mortgage Bankers Association of WNC
Crew Lending – A Division of Goldwater Bank, N.A.
Asheville
George Awad
Freelance Graphic Designer
Asheville
Tia Bethea
Community Impact Manager
Google Fiber
Raleigh
Sara Boehm
Civic Leader
Charlotte
Meredith Buckner
Registered Radiologic Technologist/
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mission Hospital
Asheville
Devon Cains
Client Director
F5 Networks
Charlotte
Laura Crago
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Asheville
Nancy “Nan” Gray
Regional Marketing Manager
Sprint
Charlotte
Craig Paridy
Director, Executive Alignment & Messaging
Duke Energy Corporation
Charlotte
Jennifer Van Lue
Individual & Family Therapist
Aspire Center for Personal Growth
Asheville
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