Meet our board of directors
Did you know that the Village Potters Foundation (TVPF) is our 501C3 nonprofit arm focused on education? As such, we have a group of dedicated visionaries helping shape its future. TVPF is proud to introduce our Board of Directors, several of whom are also potters, and all of whom are passionate about our values. Their focus will be on guiding our nonprofit’s mission to expand access to programs and education in the ceramic arts at TVP. These passionate leaders bring creativity, expertise, and deep belief in the power of clay to connect, teach, and transform. They are working thoughtfully behind the scenes to ensure our programs, scholarships, and community impact continue to grow.
Judy Muncy
BOARD CHAIR
Judy Muncy is currently retired after spending nearly 40 years as an attorney specializing in bank regulatory and corporate matters. Judy found her passion for clay and enrolled in The Village Potters Advanced Studies Program, graduating in 2018. She and her husband currently live in Portland, Oregon, but are planning to relocate to Asheville in the very near future.
Briggette Slivinski
TREASURER
Briggette Slivinski has been throwing for the past 17 years. She came to pottery in her teens and found a place of creativity and belonging inside the studio walls. This passion has grown into a vibrant pottery community in Alamance County, NC, called Recovering Clay Studio. Here she works to nurture creativity and connection, foster community, and encourage collaboration. She is passionate about expanding her skill set through annual focus on new techniques and pushing the boundaries of her ability with clay. Her heart and soul is in deepening connection by creating a place of belonging where people build skills, friendship, and confidence through the making of pottery.
Sarah Wells Rolland
PRESIDENT
Sarah Wells Rolland, along with her husband, George, is one of the original TVP founders and has been a driving force since the very beginning. Sarah is always busy making pots, teaching, mentoring and connecting with wonderful potters.
Elizabeth Pou
MEMBER AT LARGE
Currently retired, Elizabeth Pou is a former practicing attorney, corporate executive and consultant specializing in organizational effectiveness. After leaving work, she joined the Peace Corps and was posted to Armenia as a business/community development volunteer. Her post retirement interests include volunteering as a mentor and former Chairperson at Asheville Score (the non-profit arm of the Small Business Administration focused on local small business development), coaching at Mountain BizWorks, and board positions at other non profit organizations including American Association of University Women, Terpsicorps and Women’s Civic Club of Asheville. Elizabeth is a North Carolina Native who settled in Asheville in 2003 after several decades in Atlanta and New York City.
Tracy Hawkins
SECRETARY
Tracy Hawkins, an Asheville native and Industrial Engineer, serves as Secretary of The Village Potters Foundation, leveraging 15 years of corporate IT project management experience to lead the board’s administrative systems. A potter for 26 years and an alumna of The Village Potter’s Advanced Studies Program, she also founded a non-profit working in Tanzania, East Africa, that established a sustainable enterprise for manufacturing and distributing ceramic water filters. Now creating from her home studio, Tracy is dedicated to fostering sustainable support and educational pathways for beginning and emerging artists alike.
Tom Mock
MEMBER AT LARGE
Tom Mock is currently District Director for the North Carolina district of SCORE. Before he retired, he spent 18 years in technology marketing and communications for a $2.5B telecom equipment manufacturer. Tom has experience in marketing, business development, strategic planning, public relations, and investor relations.