Board of Directors
The work of HandMade in America is organized into two entities each with a separate board of directors and an Executive Oversight Committee.
HandMade in America Foundation
501-(c)-3 nonprofit
The Board works to establish an academic base to promote crafts throughout all levels of education as object, subject and process; and to develop community strategies that will collectively enhance Western North Carolina's role nationally and internationally within the handmade field.
HandMade in America Community Development Corporation
501-(c)-3 nonprofit
The Board develops community strategies that will enhance Western North Carolina's role nationally and internationally within the handmade field, and implements environmentally sustainable economic strategies for Western North Carolina that emphasize the handmade industry and cultural and heritage tourism.