Meet City Council

Mayor Esther E. Manheimer

esthermanheimer@avlcouncil.com

Mayor Esther E. Manheimer was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2009 and was elected Mayor in 2013 and again in 2017.

Mayor Manheimer serves on the following:

• Governance Committee City Council (Chair)
• Metropolitan Sewerage District Board (Member)
• Economic Development Coalition (Member)

Vice Mayor and Councilwoman Gwen Wisler

gwenwisler@avlcouncil.com

Councilwoman Gwen Wisler was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2013 and elected as Vice Mayor in 2015 and again in 2017.

Councilwoman Wisler serves on the following:

• Asheville City Board of Education (liaison)
• Boards and Commissions City Council Committee (chair)
• Finance City Council Committee (chair)
• Planning and Economic Development City Council Committee (member)
• Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (liaison)
• Audit Committee (member)
• Civil Service Board (Liaison)
• French Broad River MPO (member)
• Metropolitan Sewerage District Board (member)
• Multimodal Transportation Commission (liaison)
• Noise Ordinance Appeals Board (liaison)
• Police Officers and Firefighters Disability Review Board (Chair)
• Public Safety Committee (member)
• Sports Commission, A-B Regional (member)

Councilman Brian Haynes

brianhaynes@avlcouncil.com

Councilman Brian Haynes was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2015.

Councilman Haynes serves on the following:

• Public Safety City Council Committee (chair)
• Boards & Commissions Council Committee (member)
• Downtown Commission (member)
• Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (liaison)

Councilwoman Julie Mayfield

juliemayfield@avlcouncil.com

Councilwoman Julie Mayfield was elected to Asheville City Council in 2015.

Councilwoman Mayfield serves on the following:

• Finance City Council Committee (member)
• Housing and Community Development City Council Committee (chair)
• Planning & Economic Development Council Committee (member)
• Asheville Regional Housing Consortium (member)
• French Broad Metropolitan Planning Organization (member)
• Historic Resources Commission (liaison)
• Housing Authority (liaison)
• Planning and Zoning Commission (liaison)
• Riverfront Redevelopment Commission (member)
• Soil Erosion/Stormwater Review Committee (liaison)
• Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment (liaison)
• Tourism Development Authority (ex-officio, non-voting member)
• Tree Commission (liaison)

Councilwoman Sheneika Smith

sheneikasmith@avlcouncil.com

Councilwoman Sheneika Smith was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2017.

Councilwoman Smith serves on the following:

• Housing & Community Development Council Committee (member)
• Public Safety Council Committee (member)
• Governance Committee (member)
• Affordable Housing Committee (liaison)
• Public Art & Cultural Commission (liaison)

Councilman Keith Young

keithyoung@avlcouncil.com

Councilman Keith Young was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2015.

Councilman Young serves on the following:

• Boards and Commissions City Council Committee (member)
• Governance Council Committee (member)
• Housing & Community Development Council Committee (member)
• African American Heritage Commission (liaison)
• Citizen Police Advisory Committee (liaison)
• Human Relations Commission of Asheville (liaison)

Meeting and Event Requests

If you would like to invite the mayor to an event or request a meeting with the mayor, you can submit a request to:

Jaime Matthews, Assistant to the City Manager
Phone: (828) 232-4541
E-mail: jmatthews@ashevillenc.gov

Please include the following information in your request:

• Name of Requestor
• Purpose of Meeting
• Contact Information: (both e-mail and phone are preferred)
• Date of Event
• Time of Event
• Location of Event
• Amount of Time Request (up to 1 hr in 15 min increments)
• Date Requested
• If the Mayor is unable to attend, are you amenable to a councilmember attending in the mayor’s stead? (YES or NO)
• Any other request or pertinent information for the Mayor or Councilmember you are requesting

Note: If you are requesting a speaking engagement, please attach or e-mail information in relation to the topic and desired event format to jmatthews@ashevillenc.gov.

You may also contact the city manager’s office directly to schedule meetings with the mayor.

Contact Information

You may send an email to all Council members at this email address: AshevilleNCCouncil@ashevillenc.gov

There are also opportunities to speak at Council Meetings. Read more about Council Meetings.