Committees

The Blue Ridge Corridor Alliance has a number of committees including Affordable Housing, Friendraising, Transportation & Transit, Tourism & Communications, Residents & Neighborhoods, and the Development Projects Advisory Panel.

Please contact us at communications@brcalliance.org for more details if you wish to participate in a committee.

Tourism & Communications

Committee Chair: Karlie Marlowe

Committee Meets:  Quarterly

If questions, contact: Devon Howard at devon@brcalliance.org

The role of the Tourism & Marketing Committee helps the Blue Ridge Corridor Alliance Board review and evaluate proposals and projects focused on advancing the greater corridor area as a destination for tourism, cultural, and recreational activities.

Additionally, it will:

  • Help build and foster partnerships between the Alliance and the corridor’s major tourism, recreational, and cultural institutions and destinations to maximize the economic success of the corridor.
  • Help create two-way communications between the Alliance and the corridor’s tourism, recreational, and cultural institutions and destinations.
  • Help ensure the goals established by the Blue Ridge Corridor Study and the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau’s 2028 Destination Strategic Plan are accomplished.

Transportation & Transit

Committee Chair: Will Allen

Committee Meets:  Bi-Monthly

If questions, contact: Shannon Johnson at shannon@brcalliance.org

The Transportation and Transit Committee meets bi-monthly with a mission to:

  • Stay up to date on progress and/or impediments regarding all transportation projects impacting the BRCA footprint;
  • Reaffirm the coordination of the roadway, streetscape, rail, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and bike share investments along the corridor; and
  • To report status of these projects along with any changes to roles and responsibilities.

Friendraising

Committee Chair: Jeff Hastings 

Committee Meets:  Monthly

If questions, contact: Clay Rightmyer at clay@brcalliance.org

The role of the BRCA Friendraising Committee is to identify, recruit and maintain financial contributors to the BRCA on an ongoing basis. 

The Committee will develop a procedure for identifying potential contributors, engaging them with the Alliance, soliciting contributions and thanking contributors for their donations.  Alliance staff shall assist the Committee in accomplishing its mission as needed.

Committee tasks shall be to:

  • Create framework for financial levels of contributions and benefits in support of the strategic plan;
  • Make initial asks for existing contributors;
  • Develop a list of potential contributors;
  • Develop the process for recruiting and maintaining contributors; and,
  • Report back to the Board regularly.

Development Projects Advisory Panel

Committee Chair: Thomas Barrie

Committee Meets: As Needed

If questions, contact: Elizabeth Alley at elizabeth@brcalliance.org

The role of the Development Projects Advisory Panel is to help the Board review and evaluate development and transportation projects located in the Greater Blue Ridge Corridor.

The Panel shall advise if projects conform to the goals established by the Blue Ridge Corridor Study, the goals of the Alliance and its stakeholders, and communicate its findings to the Blue Ridge Corridor Alliance Board. 

Affordable Housing Committee

Committee Chair: Jennifer Lampman

Committee Meets:  As Needed

If questions, contact: Jeff Murison at jeff@brcalliance.org 

The Affordable Housing Committee seeks information and to work with City Council to identify and promote affordable housing initiatives within the corridor.

Residents and Neighborhoods Committee

Committee Chair: Christina Jones

Committee Meets:  Bi-monthly

If questions, contact: Clay Rightmyer at clay@brcalliance.org

The role of the Residents and Neighborhoods Committee is to help the Board connect with and engage residents who live in the neighborhoods in and around the Greater Blue Ridge corridor.  The mission of the Committee shall be to help foster strong and sustainable neighborhoods.  The Committee shall help build partnerships between the Alliance and the neighborhoods and residents, share information and encourage open dialog about issues and accomplishments that impact the quality of life for residents of our community.