Meet LCE
Staff
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Greta Byrd
Greta Byrd considers herself fortunate to have worked in support of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental illness for the past 25 years. Greta has worked with non-profits and the public management entities responsible for the coordination services, supports, and funding Beginning her career as a direct support professional and moving into management and leadership positions in both non-profit and public management of service and supports for individuals has provided her with a profound respect for the individuals receiving support, their families, and the agencies providing care. Greta has provided consultation and training throughout North Carolina on person centered practices and organizational leadership. Greta has served on various boards and advisory councils including the WNC Housing, Inc. Board of Directors and the Adult Care Home Advisory Council. An advocate for affordable housing, she received the Mayor’s Award for Housing in 2008. She has an MBA in Healthcare Management.
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Jen Waite
Jen fell in love with the mountains of western NC in 2001, after growing up in upstate NY and finishing college in central PA. Coming from a business background, Jen began working as a Support Team Member at LCE over 12 years ago. She immediately found her niche in supporting people with a Person-Centered approach and began to look for ways to assist more people to create the lives they choose. Jen has taken steps to achieving this goal through becoming a certified Person-Centered Thinking trainer with The Learning Community, as well as leading a PCT COACHES group for the last six years. Outside of her LCE family, Jen loves being a Mom to two fun-loving children and a Wife to an outstanding partner. You may see her out around Asheville listening to live music or indulging in local restaurants, hanging out at a coffee shop or taking a walk in a nearby park with her family. Good music, great food, and a local Starbucks sums up Jen’s idea of a fun weekend out!
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Anita Melton 3
Anita joined the Liberty Corner team in the fall of 2017 as the Human Resources Director. She is from the foothills of North Carolina. After traveling and living in a few cities along the east coast she settled down in Western North Carolina.
Anita’s sincere passion for supporting staff and the Liberty Corner Community comes from personal experiences. Before working in human resources, Anita supported families of children with developmental differences and medical needs. She has been actively involved in community advocacy for individuals with intellectual, developmental or medical differences. She is currently serving on a board that reports to the state governor.
Anita and her husband have been a foster parent for the past eleven years. When Anita is not working she enjoys adventures with her husband and sons, motorcycle rides, or being near the ocean.
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Melissa Burress
Melissa, a 1994 graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in environmental sociology, has more than 25 years of progressively responsible experience in the human service field. She holds multiple certificates including, but not limited to: Gentle Teaching, Person Centered Organization and Services, graduate of the Leadership Institute of the University of Delaware, Outcomes Interviewer and a practitioner as well as instructor in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
Three words that best describe Melissa are kind, compassionate and a master encourager of people in reaching their dreams. When not providing a trusting, supporting atmosphere for the Liberty Corner community Melissa spends her time submerged in nature, exploring and adventuring what life has to offer.
Human Rights Committee
Liberty Corner strives to support the rights of people with developmental disabilities through our Human Rights Committee.
The Rights Committee includes members otherwise unaffiliated with Liberty Corner in order to ensure a bias-free environment. They review and address possible rights violations or other issues to protect the rights of the people we support.
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Bob Grimes
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Carole Graham Williams
I retired from 40 years of service with the N.C. Division of Services for the Blind. I currently works part-time as a note-taker at AB Tech for a Hard of Hearing Student. Liberty Corner Enterprises has impressed me with their dedication to allowing every single individual, no matter what or how severe their disabilities, the opportunity to live as full and independent a life as they can and choose to live. The first time I encountered their philosophy, was when a coworker and I went there with a young man who was totally deaf, blind, profoundly developmentally delayed and for whom we had been seeking services to include employment. All other agencies had refused, stating that the young man was too “handicapped” to work. At LCE, we were told what an “asset” this person would be to their program. They then proceeded to assist him in finding a job that he enjoyed and even offered him a choice. Since then, they have been at the top of my list.
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Linda McDaniel
I work as the Advocate and Community Resource Specialist for the Arc of Buncombe County. I choose to serve on the LCE Human Right Committee to ensure that each individual receives all rights that they are entitled to. Individuals no matter what their disability, deserves a life of dignity, choice and opportunity. Each individual should have optimum care and services .
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Patti Griffin
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Sherry Douglas
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Tzena Keyes