Board of Trustees
CMLC is grateful to our esteemed group of trustees and advisors. Their hard work and dedication provide CMLC with top level expertise and guidance.
Thoughts from our trustees
"We owe CMLC, its hard working and dedicated staff and many volunteers much more than we will ever know. Conservation truly is a once in our lifetime opportunity. It is so satisfying to be a part of an organization that truly believes that." David Efird
"I have enjoyed being part of an organization that functions so well to protect local and regional forests, rivers, and farmland while bringing smiles and tax advantages to those interested in land preservation." Bob Wald - past president and trustee
"I became involved in CMLC because I am a true believer in their work and their cause. In high school I spent most of my free time hiking, camping, & fishing in western North Carolina. I want to do all that I can to preserve what I had, for my children and their children." Mark Tooley
"If not for CMLC the beautiful woods, streams, and mountains around my home would not have been saved in its incomparably rich biodiversity and wildlife, and we would not have the scope of the amazing new state park of Hickory Nut Gorge, as well as several other magnificent nature preserves to be hiked and savored." Diana Richards
OFFICERS
Lynn Carnes Pitts
President, President, Carnes & Associates, Inc
Lee Mulligan
Vice President, Estate Planning Attorney
Mike Tate
Treasurer, Retired-Engineering and Construction Industry
David Efird
Secretary, Realtor, Unique Mountain Properties
Rick Merrill
Past President, Accredited Land Consultant, Beverly-Hanks
BOARD MEMBERS
Ruth Birge
Executive Director, United Way
Chris Braund
Town Manager of the Town of Lake Lure
Abby Cain
Personal Finance Consultant
Genien Carlson
Retired Banking Professional
Tom Davis
Retired Cardiologist
John Humphrey
Retired Engineer
Melanie Johnson
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Meredith Keever
Paralegal
Bill McAninch
Retired Professor University of South Carolina Law School
Marshall McCallie
Retired from the US State Department
Mary Jo Padgett
Self-employed
Dr. Diana Richards
Clinical Psychologist
Mark Tooley
General Contractor
ADVISORY BOARD
Katie Breckheimer
Environmental Consultant
Beverly Burns
Retired Teacher
Bob Carter, Retired
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
Robert Danos
Summer Camp Director, Mondamin & Green Cove
David Keller
Healthcare Business Consultant & Financial Planner, Doctor's Management
William Leatherwood
Retired NC Forest Service District Ranger
Chuck McGrady
Clean Water Management Trust Fund & Henderson County Board of Commissioners
Rev. Jim McKinley
Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville
Larry Ragsdale
Retired Professor of Environmental Studies, Brevard College
Luther Smith
Land Planner, Luther Smith & Associates, P.A.
Hilliard Staton
Retired Investment Counselor, Merrill Lynch
Bill Thomas
Retired - Dupont, Inc.
Anne Valentine
Land Planner, Luther Smith & Associates, P.A.
Bob Youngerman
Retired Healthcare Administrator
