Amanda Edwards is the Chair of the Buncombe County Commission. She is the chair of the Affordable Housing Subcommittee and serves on the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, and the Economic Development Coalition. Amanda also helped revamp and increase transparency for the County’s non-profit funding process. Amanda was first elected to the County Commission in 2018 and is the first female to be elected chairperson.

Amanda is also the Executive Director of College Advancement at A-B Tech. She has served as Executive Director of the Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Literacy Council of Buncombe County. She was recognized as the AFP-WNC Outstanding Fundraising Executive in 2017.

She holds a B.A. from UNC-Asheville and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee.

Congressman Chuck Edwards serves as the U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 11th District, which covers 16 counties in the state’s western mountains.

​

A Hendersonville businessman and civic leader, Chuck previously served three terms in the North Carolina Senate beginning in 2016. There, he gained a reputation as a workhorse, serving on 18 committees – chairing eight of them – and focusing on improving the lives of those in his district and for all North Carolinians.

​

Chuck’s main focus continues to be serving his constituents, helping them interface with federal agencies, assisting with problems, and trying to make life better for Western North Carolinians. His office motto is “First in constituent services.”

​

Chuck and his wife, Teresa, live in Flat Rock, NC.