Mayor Esther E. Manheimer
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
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
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)
Councilman Vijay Kapoor
Councilman Vijay Kapoor was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2017.
Councilman Kapoor serves on the following:
- Finance City Council Committee (member)
- Planning and Economic Development City Council Committee (member)
- Airport Authority (liaison)
- Firemen’s Relief Fund Board (member)
- French Broad River MPO (alternate)
- Land-of-Sky Regional Council Board (member)
- Neighborhood Advisory Committee (liaison)
- WNC Regional Air Quality (liaison)
Councilwoman Julie Mayfield
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
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
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)
How can I share a message with all Council members?
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.
Meeting & 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 jrobison@ashevillenc.gov.
You may also contact the city manager’s office directly to schedule meetings with the mayor.