Working together to make

Asheville and Western

North Carolina better

This is Leadership Asheville Forum

Who Are We?

Leadership Asheville Forum is a non-partisan community engagement organization. While historically an alumni association of the graduates of the community leadership programs at UNC Asheville — Leadership Asheville and Leadership Asheville Seniors — LAF is now an association open to anyone who wants to join us.

What We Do

Critical Issues Forum

Our mission is to focus on critical issues of importance in Asheville and Buncombe County – to inform and educate, to listen and learn, and to bring light to the challenges we face. We offer public forums on issues critical to the well-being of the Asheville-Buncombe County and Western North Carolina community.

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Network With Leaders

We provide opportunities for our members to network with other leaders in the community. We encourage LAF members to become active in the network of community leaders and organizations by offering a neutral and focused discussion of important issues, and by promoting camaraderie and networking.

Become a Member

We listen. We learn. We engage. We care.

Our members have chosen Asheville and Western North Carolina as their home. We love it here. Outdoor living. Natural beauty. Friendly. Welcoming. A lively arts, theatre, music and restaurant scene. We want to make it even better.

Every community has challenges. We discuss the critical, difficult issues before us with open minds and hearts.

Come along with us on that journey of discovery, community engagement, and difference-making.