A resident and owner of The Chimney Rock Inn and Cottages, experienced loss of one cottage from business and her residence along with no income since the disaster.
Steve Gale
A member of the Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire Department and the Chimney Rock Village Community Development Association. He is the owner of Steve Gale Realty and the Original Gale's Chimney Rock Shop, established by his family in 1947. The shop and the real estate office in the back were destroyed, and 90 percent of the merchandise was lost.
Nicholas Sottile
A resident and owner of Chimney Rock Smokehouse, Broad River Inn, Chimney Rock Adventure Golf, and Broad River Inn, experienced significant damage to property and total loss of inventory due to the disaster.
J. Meliski
Business owner (2), appointed Village Engineer, native who grew up in the Village. Experienced complete loss of inventory and contents of three buildings as a result of the flood.
Ariel Haas
President of CREDIT, 501c3 nonprofit benefiting Chimney Rock Village businesses, and owner/developer of future glamping resort in the village. The storm affected timeline and development of his glamping resort, slowing the process down and a refocus onto helping rebuild Chimney Rock Village.
Jessie Callaway
Was owner/operator of Village Scoop ice cream shop, which completely washed away during the storm. Jessie also sits on the Chimney Rock Village Planning Board.
Sean McElhone
NC State Parks District Superintendent
As the District Superintendent that oversees Chimney Rock, I am involved in construction projects, land acquisition and problem solving for the state park. As the manager of ten different state parks, five of which remain fully or partially closed, I have spent countless hours communicating, supporting and helping all of the parks in the southwest corner of NC.
April Schick
Don Cason
Matt Banz
Emily Walker
Director/GM - Chimney Rock Management
Chimney Rock Management contracts with NC State Parks to operate the attraction portion of Chimney Rock State Park. Our operation is closely tied in with the Chimney Rock Village (CRV) due to the historic entrance/exit being in the heart of town as well as the former Old Rock Cafe being located on Main Street. We have also contracted with CRV to provide landscaping and maintenance for some of the public spaces owned by CRV.
