Our Team

Administration

Emily Balcken, Executive Director – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 102

Kara Webb, Director of Finance & Administration – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 105

Paula Roberts, Director of Development – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 103

Dawn Piscopo, Operations Manager- (828) 698-0674 Ext. 151

Cathy Martin, Office Coordinator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 100

Tara Donaghue, Finance & Administration Assistant- (828) 698-0674 Ext. 104

Heather Erwin, Early Care & Education Director – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 154

Roxanna Pepper, Early Childhood Program Consultant – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 157

Jessica Johnson, Early Childhood Program Consultant – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 160

Kim Guice, Early Childhood Workforce Development Coordinator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 101

Latisha Miller, PREP Interventionist – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 162

Kristy Case, PREP Interventionist – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 163

Patricia Lee, Child Care Health Consultant – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 173

Shannon Kiggen, Behavior Support Specialist – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 116

Shelbie English, Family Services Director – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 143

Gina Baxter, Lead Adolescent Parenting Coordinator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 145

TBD, Maternal Health Coordinator & Doula Project – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 155

Maria Dubon, Bilingual Childbirth Education & Doula Project Support – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 174

Becki Woolf, Parent Support Group Coordinator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 172

Anastasia Walsh, Bilingual Community Response Coordinator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 117

Linda Block, Bilingual Parent Group Facilitator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 153

Emily Vickerman, Family Mental Health Navigator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 158

Whitney Crouse, Community Response Coordinator – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 116

Laurian Richards, Family Outreach Director – 828-698-0674 Ext. 144

Maria Dubon, Bilingual Parent Educator, Parents as Teachers – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 174

Samantha Zaldana, Community Parent Educator, GLO – (828) 698-0674 Ext. 141