Lyn Ford

Second Term Ends 2027

Adam Booth

First Term Ends 2027

Storyteller

Adam Booth is the 2022 West Virginia Folk Artist of the Year, awarded at the Governor’s Arts Awards. Adam blends traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia to create original, forward-thinking story artistry. As a nationally touring artist, his professional telling appearances include premiere arts and storytelling events across the United States, including the 2024-2025 Mid Atlantic Arts Touring Roster, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the National Storytelling Festival, and as a Spoken Word Resident at the Banff Centre (Alberta, Canada). Adam serves as the inaugural Storyteller-In-Residence at Shepherd University and is the founding artistic director of Speak Story Series, a premier destination for storytelling in concert.

Terry Countermine

First Term Ends 2027

Retired Professor Emeritus, Department of Computing

East Tennessee State University

Lynda Harris, Chairwoman

Second Term Ends 2027

Lynda Harris retired to Jonesborough after a 30-year career with the American Red Cross, where she served in leadership roles including National Director of Volunteers and National Director of Operations for Health and Safety Services, earning the organization’s highest employee awards in 1992 and 2015. A former teacher and development director, Lynda has devoted her retirement to community service, holding leadership roles with the League of Women Voters, the Community Chest, the Storytelling Resource Place, and the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild. She co-led a bedside storytelling program with Ballad Health, which received the 2019 Hamilton Arts and Healing Award. A dedicated ISC volunteer, she also coordinated volunteers for the 2018 and 2019 National Storytelling Festivals and believes in storytelling as both an art form and a vital tool for human connection.

Adam Dickson, Vice Chairman

First Term Ends 2027

Director, Langston Centre

Adam Dickson is a community advocate and servant-leader. His professional experiences include local government, higher education, and the nonprofit sector. Adam currently works for the City of Johnson City, TN as Supervisor of the Langston Centre, a multicultural facility promoting community engagement through the arts, education, and leadership. He is Vice-Mayor on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the Town of Jonesborough, and he is an Adjunct Instructor of Political Science at East TN State University.  Adam holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Carson-Newman University, and he received a Master of Public Administration degree from East TN State University.

Dana Helvey

First Term Ends 2027

Dana’s background includes several original and successful business ventures, professional photographer specializing in Navajo Nation High School Seniors, “hanging out of a helicopter” for the Feds, and a 27 year Volunteer Fire Safety Officer/EMT in Colorado’s second largest (328 square miles) fire dept. Since moving to Jonesborough and purchasing a historic home several years ago, Dana has become Chair of the Jonesborough Board of Dwelling Standards, and serves on the Flag Committee.  

Sue O’Halloran

Second Term Ends 2027

Senior Consultant for The Kaleidoscope Group

Producer, Speaker and Storyteller – O’Halloran Diversity Productions

Since 1969, Sue O’Halloran has performed nationally and internationally and led Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion seminars in both corporate and nonprofit settings. She is the author of several books and curricula, including Diversity in Our Schools, Common Cross-Cultural Mistakes, Kaleidoscope: Valuing Differences and Creating Inclusion, and Compelling Stories, Compelling Causes: Nonprofit Marketing Success. Sue has produced award-winning multicultural performances such as White, Black and Brown: Tribes & Bridges at Steppenwolf Theatre and More Alike Than Not: Stories of Three Americans – Christian, Jewish and Muslim. She also directs RaceBridgesStudio.com, a storytelling site featuring over 250 social justice videos with more than half a million annual visitors. A strong believer in storytelling as a force for unity, Sue was praised by The Chicago Reader for mastering “the Irish art of telling stories that are funny and heart-wrenching at the same time.”

Lee Patterson

First Term Ends 2027

Retired Attorney

Terry Countermine

Board Emeritus Member – 2020

Terry served on the ISC Board from 2013-2019, and is on active status again in 2024.

Thelma Kidd

Board Emeritus Member – 2020

Thelma served on the ISC Board from 2013-2019.