Laura Boosinger - Executive Director, Madison County Arts Council

Rodney Bowling - Poet, Lecturer

Maxine Brown - President, Rotary Club of Madison County

Larry Burda - President, Madison County Visitors Center

Tom Field - Executive Director, Madison County Community in Schools

Pat Franklin - President, Board of Directors, Madison County Arts Council

Steven Garrison - County Manager, Madison County

Jeff Lovin - CEO, General Manager, French Broad Electric Membership Cooperative

Dr. Dan Lunsford - President, Mars Hill College

Larry Peek - President, Madison County Chamber of  Commerce

Bill Ricker - Chairman, Madison County Tourism Authority

Christaan Ramsey - Principal, Mars Hill Elementary School

Chris Rice - General Manager/Editor, News Record and Sentinel

O’Neal Shelton - Businessman

Zeta Smith - Assistant to the Assistant Chancellor, Western Carolina University

Reece Steen DDS. - Dentist

Sandra Tolley - Chairman, Madison County Board of Education, Chairman, Madison County Library of Trustees

Dr. Ronald Wilcox - Superintendent, Madison County School System

Nicole Willis - Dance and Drama teacher, Madison Middle School

First Stage Advisory Board