UNC Asheville has announced the members of its Millennial Campus Development Advisory Committee, a group tasked with making recommendations for the property, which includes 45 acres of urban forest that many are trying to protect through the Save the Woods movement.
Plans for the proposed $200+ million project, including a 5,000-seat stadium, housing, and retail, were paused in August to continue vetting the project and “secure broader stakeholder input.”
The 12-member committee, which includes former Asheville mayor Lou Bissette, Explore Asheville CEO and President Vic Isley, and former NC State Representative Chuck McGrady, will meet in monthly closed sessions through May. Then, urban development consulting firm HR&A Advisors will use the committee’s recommendations to create the Millennial Campus Action Plan, which will be delivered to the University for review.
Here are the co-chairs and members of the committee:
Co-Chairs
- Peter Heckman – Former President and CEO, Horace Mann Educators Corporation; Vice Chair, UNC Asheville Board of Trustees
- Adam Walters – Assistant Director, Pappas Real Estate Development Program, NC State University; UNC Asheville Alumnus
Members
- Lou Bissette – Of Counsel, McGuire Wood & Bissette P.A.; Former Mayor of Asheville; Former Chair of UNC’s Board of Governors; Trustee, UNC Asheville
- Kelly Davis – Vice President of Mortgage Lending, Park National Bank; Secretary, UNC Asheville Board of Trustees
- Stephen De May – Former North Carolina President, Duke Energy Corporation; Trustee, UNC Asheville
- Victoria Isley – President & CEO, Explore Asheville / Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority
- Dr. Keith Krumpe – Interim Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Senior Administrator of Space Planning, UNC Asheville
- Rick Lutovsky – Former CEO, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Lakesha McDay – President, The Moriah Group; UNC Asheville Alumna
- Chuck McGrady – Former Executive Director of the North Carolina Youth Camp Association; Former National President of the Sierra Club; Former North Carolina State Representative
- David Meyer – Senior Financial Advisor & Managing Director, Wells Fargo; Trustee, UNC Asheville
- James Peterson – Former CEO, Metroquip
- Nathan Ramsey – Executive Director, Land of Sky Regional Council; UNC Asheville Alumnus
- Charles Tessier – Director of Planning, Development, and Special Projects, Tessier Real Estate Consulting
