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Board of Directors

Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc., d/b/a Blue Ridge Public Radio Board of Directors is legally responsible for the governance of BPR as a nonprofit corporation. It also holds the FCC broadcast licenses for the radio stations operating as BPR News & BPR Classic.

The standing Board and Committee meetings are listed below for the current operating year of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. If special or additional meetings are called outside of this standing schedule, they will be posted here.

All meetings are open to the public. Meeting minutes are available for inspection at the BPR offices or upon request to board@bpr.org. Click here for the FY25 Board & Committee Master Calendar. In order to attend these meetings, please contact board@bpr.org. 

For more information about BPR Governance or to contact the Board of Directors, please call 828-210-4800 during regular business hours, or email board@bpr.org. 

BOARD OFFICERS

Travis Childs, Chair
Rick Devereaux, Vice Chair
Elin Gabriel, Treasurer
Ashley Seville-Amtower, Secretary
Tim Roesler, Interim CEO

FULL BOARD
The year each member joined BPR's Board of Directors along with committee assignments.

Grainger Caudle (2022)
Committee Assignment: Finance, Audit

Travis Child (2018)
Committee Assignment: Executive (Chair)

Rick Devereaux (2023)
Committee Assignment: Executive (Vice Chair), Community Advisory Board Liaison

Andrea Fey (2022)
Committee Assignment: Great Place to Work, Audit

Elin Gabriel (2019)
Committee Assignment: Executive (Treasurer), Finance (Chair)

Joel Kelley (2024)
Committee Assignment: Finance

Marianne Martinez (2022)
Committee Assignment: Advancement

Tracie Metz (2024)
Committee Assignment: Great Place to Work

Artie Miller (2022)
Committee Assignment: Great Place to Work (Chair), Executive

Kyle Parks (2024)
Committee Assignment: Advancement

Jorge Redmond (2022)
Committee Assignment: Great Place to Work

Susan Reiser (2021)
Committee Assignment: Nominating and Governance (Chair), Executive

Charlie Rowe (2020)
Committee Assignment: Nominating and Governance

Ashley Seville-Amtower (2023)
Committee Assignment: Executive (Secretary), Nominating and Governance

Thomas Sneed (2024)
Committee Assignment: Finance

Julio Tordoya (2024)
Committee Assignment: Nominating and Governance

Rob Young (2023)
Committee Assignment: Nominating and Governance