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.
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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.
Board of Directors
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Steven W. Sizemore Board Chair 2020 Attorney, Sizemore McGee, PLLC |
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Zane Adams Co-CEO, Buchi |
Vickie Banks VP of Human Resources, The Biltmore Company |
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Dr. Joseph Barwick Interim President, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College |
Yolanda Bopp |
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Brandy Bowman UNCA |
Joe Brumit Brumit Restaurant Group |
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Annette Coleman Retired, Vice President, Bank of America |
Tonya Dalton Owner, Inkwell Press |
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Shelia Elingburg Past Board Chair (2018 - 2019) Owner, Downing Place Management, LLC |
Gary Foss GFoss Consulting LLC |
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Charles Frederick Market President, Western North Carolina, TD Bank |
Tate Groome Vice President, Colton Groome and Company |
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Richard B. Hurley Retired, Square D Company |
Pat Jackson Controller Ingles Market, Inc. |
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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 |
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Anita Metcalf Retired, A-B Tech Foundation |
Robin Ramsey Western Field Representative, Office of Senator Richard Burr |
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Lary Schulhof Retired, Physician |
Bill Sederburg |
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O'Neal Shelton Owner, Your Source |
Ann Skoglund Broker, Beverly-Hanks & Associates |
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Ron Storto Vice President of Hospitality, Biltmore Farms |
Jared Wheatley |
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Whitney Whitson Wells Fargo |
Dirk Wilmouth VP/CFO, A-B Tech |
Board Emeritus Members
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Kay Crews Board Emeritus |
John Ellis Board Emeritus |
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Jack Ferguson Board Emeritus |
Nancy B. Miller Board Emeritus |
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Ray Spells Board Emeritus |