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Connecting with other active transportation corridors in Asheville and Buncombe County
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Our Mission & Approach
1. Vision –
An Enka Candler that makes walking and biking a safe and accessible option for the neighborhoods, communities, and schools surrounding Enka Center.
2. Mission –
To connect the communities surrounding Enka-Candler through safe, accessible bike and pedestrian routes to neighboring schools, businesses, and parks, and to connect with other active transportation corridors in Asheville and Buncombe County.
Meet the Board
Rob Denton
Board Chair, Connect Enka
Rob Denton has spent most of his adult life active in many aspects of the natural foods industry – manufacturing, distributing, and sales management. He helped create the first soy-based frozen dessert in the 1970s, formed a sales brokerage in the 1990s, and sold it to own and operate Brahma Ridge Event Center with his wife, Holly, in Candler NC. After 15 years Rob and Holly sold their property and are building a new residence on Brahma Ridge adjacent to the former event center.
Rob’s environmental and political activism led him to run for state rep as a Green Party candidate before being nominated to be an electoral college candidate in 2016.
Hobbies included camping, music, and gardening.
Terry Scholl
Secretary, Connect Enka
Terry has lived in Buncombe County for twenty-five years and Enka for fifteen years. She believes greenways support a healthy, vibrant, connected community and should be available to everyone. Her interests include hiking, gardening, and traveling. In addition to greenway advocacy, she volunteers with recycling and environmental causes.
John Caldwell
Board Member, Connect Enka
Professional drummer John Caldwell is a native of Candler NC. He enjoys riding his bicycle around the area for fun and transportation. He once starred in a Got Milk commercial featuring mountain biking! He is active at Pole Creek Baptist Church where he leads a basketball ministry.
John loves Enka/Candler and believes in investing in our health and safety!
Doug Hattaway, AICP
Board Member, Connect Enka
Doug is dedicated to improving access to parks and open space and improving quality of life, public health, environmental integrity, and recreational opportunities benefitting particularly low-income and minority communities who lack equitable access. He works with park construction, rail-trail conversions, and acquiring lands for public access to natural lands, waters and each other.
Doug currently works with The Trust for Public Land with previous employment with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, a Regional Planner with the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, and a US Peace Corps volunteer in the Czech Republic. Doug holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of South Florida, and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from The Florida State University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He’s past Chairman of the City of Asheville Board of Adjustment and the Tallahassee Environmental Variance and Code Enforcement Board and currently serves as Board Chair for Connect Enka. He enjoys tent camping and hiking with his family.
Eric Bradford
Board Member, Connect Enka
Eric is an environmental professional with 20 years experience in community organizing, fundraising, waste diversion and program management. Currently serving as Director of Operations for Asheville GreenWorks.
Emily Sutton Dezio
Board Member, Connect Enka
Emily is a native of Candler, NC graduating from Enka High School in 1994. Emily enjoys hiking, walking and biking with her husband, Tony and daughter, Etta. Emily spends most Saturdays at the ballfield watching her daughter throw heat. Emily practices family law in Candler, NC. She believes profoundly in community service having served in various capacities for Enka-Candler Business Association, Connect Enka, Enka Schools Foundation and the 28th Judicial District Pro Bono Committee.
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