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IAM names new director

Elizabeth Moss was named executive director of Interfaith Assistance Ministry.

By Lightning Reports, Published: July 23, 2017

The Board of Directors of Interfaith Assistance Ministry announced Monday that Elizabeth Willson Moss has been hired as IAM’s new executive director.

Moss will fill the vacancy created by David Cook’s retirement from the position he has held for 17 years. She start the job on Aug. 14, said Lynn Pope, president of IAM Board of Directors.
“The IAM Board of Directors and the Transition Planning Committee conducted a four-month regional search and chose Elizabeth Moss because we believe she possesses a strong connection to our community and the skills to lead the organization into the future,” Pope said.
After an award-winning career as a reporter and editor in Florida and Boston and locally at the Times-News after moving to Hendersonville, Moss most recently worked as a fundraiser for the Pardee Hospital Foundation before moving into her role as Director of Community Affairs and Outreach for Pardee UNC Health Care.
“We are very proud of the work that Elizabeth has done not only at Pardee, but more importantly, within our broader community,” said James M. Kirby, II, CEO and president of Pardee UNC Health Care. “In her time at Pardee, I have seen firsthand the deep commitment she has to community involvement and improving the lives of others. She will be missed at Pardee but clearly will be an asset to Interfaith Assistance Ministry in her new role as executive director. We wish her well.”
Moss has worked to strengthen the community professionally and as a volunteer during her 19 years in Henderson County. She currently serves as president of the Hendersonville Kiwanis Club and as an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville. She is stepping down from her roles as vice chair of Henderson County United Way’s Board of Directors, co-chair of Women United, vice chair of Henderson County Recreation Advisory Board, the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Board, Safelight’s Board of Directors, the Hendersonville YMCA Advisory Board, Henderson County Partnership for Health, the Athena Committee and Henderson County Education Foundation to focus her efforts on IAM’s mission.

“I am honored to serve our community by helping IAM continue its vital ministry of lifting up our Henderson County friends and neighbors in times of need,” Moss said. “I am grateful to follow in the large footsteps of retiring executive director David Cook who has guided IAM on a strong course into the future with a dedicated staff, new state-of-the-art building and a veritable army of volunteers.”

Moss lives in Flat Rock and is married to Bill Moss, editor and publisher of the Hendersonville Lightning. They have two grown children.
The mission of IAM is to provide emergency relief to Henderson County residents in financial crisis by offering food, funds, guidance and referrals in an atmosphere of compassion and respect. For more information about IAM, call 697-7029.