Learn about general party organization and how to get involved.

County Party Officers

  • Kathie Kline

    (she/her)
    CHAIR

    The Chair is responsible for the overall operations of the party, working to ensure Democratic victories county-wide.

  • Kristen Robinson

    (she/her)
    FIRST VICE CHAIR

    The county’s First Vice Chair is responsible for precinct and cluster organization, as well as Get Out The Vote (GOTV) operations for elections.

  • Denise Marecki

    SECOND VICE CHAIR

    Coordinates the county party training committee, identifying needs and developing programs to provide precinct officers with the necessary training to meet their goals

  • Terri Cude

    (she/her)
    THIRD VICE CHAIR

    Coordinates oversight and development of county communications.

  • Dana Stephenson

    (she/her)
    SECRETARY

    Maintains all records of the party, including membership and meeting minutes.

  • Rich Lee

    TREASURER

    Manages financial record-keeping and financial disclosure reporting for the county party.

Cluster Leaders

To better serve the needs of every region in the county, Buncombe's Democratic precincts are organized into eleven different clusters. Each cluster has an assigned organizer, who helps ensure the needs of each precinct are being met.

  • Downtown

    1.1, 2.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1, 11.1
    Susan Presson, Brian Lander

  • East Asheville

    6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 20.1, 21.1, 23.2, 23.3, 25.1
    Janene Donovan, Joyce Gayles

  • North Asheville

    3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 17.1, 22.2, 27.2, 28.1, 70.1
    Anne Winter

  • West Asheville

    12.1, 13.1, 14.2, 14.3, 15.1, 16.2, 26.1, 42.1, 43.2
    David Perry

  • South Buncombe

    18.2, 19.1, 29.2, 30.2, 30.3, 31.1, 54.2, 55.1, 56.2
    Terri Cude

  • North Buncombe

    40.2, 41.1, 50.1, 51.2, 58.1, 59.1, 67.1, 71.1
    Diane Amos, Barrie Barton

  • Leicester

    52.1, 53.1, 63.1, 68.1, 681, 69.1
    Ken Kahn, Leslie Tighe

  • Swannanoa/ Riceville

    61.1, 62.1, 64.1, 65.1, 66.1
    Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom, Bill Baugh

  • Black Mountain

    32.1, 33.1, 33.3, 34.1, 35.1, 36.1, 37.1
    Leanne Cunningham

  • Hominies

    24.1, 44.1, 45.1, 46.1, 47.1, 48.1, 49.1
    Carlos Linares

  • Fairview/ Reynolds

    38.2, 38.3, 39.2, 39.3, 57.1, 60.2, 60.4
    John Stover

State Executive Committee

  • Andrew Ball

  • Brenden Hipps

  • Daniel Hervig

  • Diana Nesteruk

  • Julie Montanea

  • Kathie Kline

  • Larry Dodson

  • Linda Scott-Styles

  • Mark Newman

  • Mary (Beth) Ostgaard

  • Renee Meyers

  • Sarah Sullivan

  • Soren Pederson

  • Suzanne Hurley

  • Thomas Thomson

  • Tom Sullivan

  • William Young Jr.