Annette Staley’s family has lived in Western North Carolina for at least a century, and there is no other place they would rather be.

Annette is the Senior Workforce Development Specialist at Foothills Regional Commission and serves on the Region C Workforce Development Board, helping employers in the region meet their workforce needs and assisting individuals with building their careers. Additionally, she is the Home Mission President of AME Zion Church’s Piedmont Episcopal District and serves as a member of the Steward Board for Zion Grove AME Zion Church and as a Buds of Promise Superintendent for the Hendersonville District of the Women’s Home and Overseas Missionary Society.