BlueWest Opportunities provides residential, vocational, and supported employment services that offer persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities meaningful experiences focused on the whole person. We are proud to call Western North Carolina home and are grateful for the many opportunities our region affords us to explore, play, and thrive.
Residential
Mars Hill Site Director
Jennifer Edge
Swannanoa Site Director
Cheryl Wheeler
West Site Director
Melanie Huff
Vocational
Vocational Program Administrator
Ellen Ledford
Vocational QP
Tiara Teal, QIDP
Clinical
Community Integration Coordinator
Paula Nibarger
Mars Hill QP
Nich Daunis, QIDP
Residential Program Administrator
Derek Briscoe, QIDP
Social Services Coordinator
Patty Turbyfill, BSW
Swannanoa QP
Christine Willingham, QIDP
West QP
Mary Maldonado, QIDP
West QP
Melanie Moore, QIDP
Administration
Accountant
Laura Albano
Accountant
Alan Ward, MBA
Administrative Assistant
Anita Smith
HR Staff Development Coordinator
Brittany Spath
Human Resources Manager
Amanda Girello
Quality Assurance Specialist
Vicky Pressley
HR Payroll/Benefits Coordinator
Andy Holland
Executive
Chief Executive Officer – Interim
Tina Woody, QIDP
Chief Financial Officer
Miriam Stuart, MS, CPA
Chief Operating Officer
Tina Woody, QIDP
Director of Facilities Maintenance
Scott Briggs
Director of Integrated Health
Roxanna Trejo, RN