MILLS RIVER PARTNERSHIP - Key Persons

Bert Lemkes - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Gray Jernigan

Job Titles:
  • Member / Southern Regional Director of MountainTrue

James Cantrell - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Jeff Chandler

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Jimmy Cowan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Mills River Partnership Board of Directors
  • Vice Chair / Farm Bureau Federation of Henderson County

Kieran Roe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Mills River Partnership Board of Directors

Maria Wise

Maria Wise is a native of Western North Carolina and a graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.S. in Biological Science. She has a Master's degree in Sustainability Studies from Lenoir Rhyne University. Maria worked in biotech in Chicago and in water quality protection in Florida where she also worked to protect manatees and mangrove habitats.