The A-B Tech Foundation, housed within the Office of College Advancement, supports Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in all of its programs and activities to ensure that quality educational opportunities are available to its students, faculty and staff.
Support
The A-B Tech Foundation Supports students, faculty and staff success by providing financial support when other funds and resources are not necessarily available.
- Scholarships
- Lavender Fund - Supporting Single Parents
- Student Emergency Funds
- Mini Grants Supporting Professional Development
- Areas of Greatest Need
Improve
We strive to strengthen educational opportunities for our students by providing up-to-date facilities and equipment to ensure high quality instruction in each of our programs.
- Renovation and Expansion
- Providing Industry Standard Technology and Equipment
Partner
We collaborate with area businesses, alumni and community members to create bridges of success for students.
- In-Kind Donations
- Event Sponsorships
- Student Mentoring
- Volunteer Programs Support
This past year the Foundation awarded 426 scholarships totaling over $500,000.
For More Information
(828) 398-7177
advancement@abtech.edu
The A-B Tech Foundation, housed within the Office of College Advancement, is a 501(c)(3) organization.
All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible as allowed by law. The Foundation has assets totaling over $7.5 million.
Steven W. Sizemore
Board Chair 2020
Attorney, Sizemore McGee, PLLC
Zane Adams
Co-CEO, Buchi
Vickie Banks
VP of Human Resources, The Biltmore Company
Dr. Joseph Barwick
Interim President, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Yolanda Bopp
Brandy Bowman
UNCA
Joe Brumit
Brumit Restaurant Group
Annette Coleman
Retired, Vice President, Bank of America
Tonya Dalton
Owner, Inkwell Press
Shelia Elingburg
Past Board Chair (2018 - 2019)
Owner, Downing Place Management, LLC
Gary Foss
GFoss Consulting LLC
Charles Frederick
Market President, Western North Carolina, TD Bank
Tate Groome
Vice President, Colton Groome and Company
Richard B. Hurley
Retired, Square D Company
Pat Jackson
Controller, Ingles Market, Inc.
Michael Kryzanek
Past Board Chair (2015)
Real Property Appraiser, NC Dept. of Transportation/Right of Way/Appraisal Section
Commercial Real Estate Appraiser, Kryzanek Appraisal Services
David McCartney
General Manager, Hotel Arras
Anita Metcalf
Retired, A-B Tech Foundation
Robin Ramsey
Western Field Representative, Office of Senator Richard Burr
Lary Schulhof
Retired, Physician
Bill Sederburg
O'Neal Shelton
Owner, Your Source
Ann Skoglund
Broker, Beverly-Hanks & Associates
Ron Storto
Vice President of Hospitality, Biltmore Farms
Jared Wheatley
Whitney Whitson
Wells Fargo
Dirk Wilmouth
VP/CFO, A-B Tech
Board Emeritus Members:
Kay Crews
Board Emeritus
John Ellis
Board Emeritus
Jack Ferguson
Board Emeritus
Nancy B. Miller
Board Emeritus
Ray Spells
Board Emeritus