Contact Us

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center
195 Hemphill Knob Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 298-5330
Click here for directions

Staff:

Penn Dameron
Executive Director
penn@blueridgeheritage.com

Rob Bell
Director of Programs
rob@blueridgeheritage.com

Beth Coleman
Office Manager
beth@blueridgeheritage.com

Amy Hollifield
Volunteer Coordinator
amy@blueridgeheritage.com

(Click here for information on volunteer opportunities.)

Jill Jones
jill@blueridgeheritage.com

Ray Bratsch
Comptroller

Five Heritage Tourism Development Officers of the North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development assist the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area with coordinating initiatives in the region's twenty-five counties.

Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell, Watauga, and Wilkes Counties:
Helen Ruth Almond
Tourism Development Officer
Jefferson, NC
(336) 219-2597
hralmond@nccommerce.com

Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison Counties:
Kaye Myers
Tourism Development Officer
Fletcher, NC
(828) 687-7234
kmyers@nccommerce.com

Burke, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Yancey Counties:
Frankie McWhorter
Tourism Development Officer
Forest City, NC
(828) 245-1494
fmcwhorter@nccommerce.com

Surry and Yadkin Counties:
Tom Holder
Tourism Development Officer
Winston-Salem, NC
(336) 761-2111
tholder@nccommerce.com

Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, and Transylvania Counties and the Qualla Boundary:
Jerry Tate
Tourism Development Officer
Sylva, NC
(828) 293-0377
jtate@nccommerce.com