An avid outdoorsman, fly fisherman, and guide for veterans with PTSD, Lonnie lives the values he brings to public service. He is a community farmer who delivers meals to seniors, a proud grandparent, and someone deeply connected to the land and people of Buncombe County, always focused on giving back and taking care of his neighbors.

A LEGACY OF SERVICE

Haywood Technical Community College, Horticulture Instructor
Jesse Israel & Sons Nursery, Co-owner and Founder
NC Association of Nurserymen, Past President
Proposed NC Arboretum, Site Committee
NC Arboretum, Board of Directors
NC Arboretum Society Friends Group, Past President

Continuing Commitment

NC Governors’ Small Business, Council Member
Upper Hominy Fire Department, Board of Directors
Israel Seven Generations Family Farm, Co-Owner
Pisgah View State Park, Member of Friends