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Educational Foundation – About Us

Our Mission

The mission of the Foundation is to aid, strengthen, and further in every proper and useful way the work and services of Blue Ridge Community College and to provide broader educational opportunities to its students, staff, faculty, and to the residents of Henderson and Transylvania Counties.

About Us

Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the students, faculty, and programs of Blue Ridge Community College. Under the direction of its volunteer Board of Directors, the Foundation provides philanthropic leadership and support aimed at helping Blue Ridge Community College accomplish its mission.

Each year, the Foundation provides financial assistance to students through scholarships, a work-study program, and emergency loans and grants; purchases state-of-the-art equipment for use in classrooms; sponsors faculty development through special projects; enables the College to achieve its institutional effectiveness goals; provides start-up costs for new programs; and solicits monies for other projects on campus.

Private support through the Foundation enables Blue Ridge Community College to keep pace with the educational changes occurring in its service area and in the lives of its students, faculty, staff, and the citizens it serves. Even though the Foundation is a separate, legal entity, it serves as a vessel for broadening support for the College through the involvement of citizens who share in the College’s mission and vision.

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Board of Directors 2025 – 2026

President
Thomas Murrill

Vice President
Lori Garcia-McCammon

Secretary
Brett D. Miller

Asst. Secretary
Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood

Treasurer
James G. Kessaris, D.D.S

Assistant Treasurer
Carolyn W. Alley

Member at Large and Trustee Representative
John B. “Chip” Gould*

Executive Director
Jamie Wiener

Patti Baker

Vivian Bolaños*

Thomas L. Hudgin

John C. McCormick, Jr.

Erika L. McGilley

Adam Pressley

Brigadier General, USA (Ret) M. Stephen Rhoades

Pamela Rogers

Frederick Richard “Coach” Wood

T. Hilliard Staton
Director Emeritus


 
*denotes Blue Ridge Community College Trustee

 

Foundation Staff

Jamie Wiener
Executive Director

Mhari Reid
Director of Donor Engagement

Karie Martin
Administrative Assistant

Susie Malloy
Foundation Accountant

Contact Us

Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation
180 West Campus Dr.
Flat Rock, NC 28731

Phone: (828) 694-1710
Fax: (828) 694-1690

foundation@blueridge.edu

2026-27 Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose (V4)

Beginning the 2026-27 academic year, all “Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose” forms must be completed in the Offices of Financial Aid.