Board of Directors

Instead of traditional bios, we asked our board two simple questions, one personal, one rooted in our mission.

Scott Rasco

Retired UPS Executive

Chairman of the Board

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

Having the people, resources and ability to fulfill our mission statement, “providing affordable, reliable transportation to local families in need.”

What is your favorite road-trip song?

Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead off the American Beauty album 1970.

Ron Freeman

Retired CFO of Ingles Markets

Treasurer

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

Mobility to support better lives, families and community.

What is your favorite road-trip song?

Get Back by the Beatles

Brent Bailey

Buncombe County Re-entry Council - Coordinator

Vice-Chair

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

The opportunity for upward “mobility” it provides an individual for their life. This program is truly one that is life changing.

What is your favorite road-trip song?

On the Road Again – Willie Nelson

Lauren Jackson

Secretary

Tom Byers

Retired from UNCA & Self-Help

Past Chair

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

Assisting working families with the basic need of transportation.

What is your favorite road-trip song?

Wagon Wheel

Amy Upham

Individual Resilience and Preparedness Manager, American Red Cross

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

The mission of Working Wheels is so practical, yet has far reaching implications. Transportation often means the difference between daily struggle and thriving.

What is your favorite road-trip song?

I have so many. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

Jim Stickney

Retired

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

Seeing cars being recognized as an essential part of a family’s well-being, and being a part of an organization that helps provide the asset of transportation to those in need.

What is your favorite road-trip song?

King of the Road

Jen Hampton

Staff Organizer for Asheville Area Tenants Union

What excites you most about the mission of Working Wheels?

My personal experience with being a Working Wheels recipient changed my life in so many amazing ways and I want to be a part of making that happen for as many people as possible.

What is your favorite road-trip song?

I love to listen to the Violent Femmes Greatest Hits album on a road trip.