T he Board of Health is the legal authority and has ultimate responsibility for the management of the organization. The Board of Health meetings are held quarterly and are open to the public. Board members are residents of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. The 15 member board is composed of a physician, dentist, optometrist, veterinarian, registered nurse, pharmacist, professional engineer, one county commissioner from each county, and five members from the general public.

Board of Health Members

Avery County Jane Bumgarner Elk Park General Public	Mitchell County Keith Holtsclaw Spruce Pine Commissioner Vice Chair	Yancey County Dr. David Cort Burnsville Physician
Eula Johnson, RN Linville Registered Nurse	Stuart Jensen Spruce Pine General Public	Dr. Kyle Duncan Burnsville Dentist
Mike Lacey Newland Engineer	Dr. Jennie Stewart Spruce Pine Veterinarian	Mark Ledford Burnsville Commissioner
Roger Wise Newland Chairman General Public	Dr. Diane Walker Spruce Pine Optometrist
Woodie Young Minneapolis Commissioner	Anita Willis Spruce Pine General Public

Scheduled Meetings for 2018:

February 20
May 15
September 18
November 20

Meetings are held at Mayland Community College, Main Campus, Board Room @ 7:00 p.m.

General Administration
130 Forest Service Drive
Suite D
Bakersville, NC 28705
Phone: 828 737-6100
Email: healthdirector@toeriverhealth.org
Health Director: Diane Creek, MSW