Neill takes pride in helping families transition to a responsible investment portfolio. He specializes in NC retirement and can help clients navigate Social Security requirements. In addition, he finds his work with non-profits, especially those that have a social or environmental mission, very rewarding. He believes that by aligning the institution’s endowment or investments with its mission, it multiplies the impact of the institution. He works as an advocate for your mission and your finances.

“The realization that we vote, every single day, by the way we spend our dollars.  Our spending fuels a giant economic engine from jobs, to logistics, to materials sourcing – what we buy affects the environment and touches hundreds of lives.  And the flip side of that coin is — how we invest our retirement dollars has the same impact.” –Neill Yelverton

Prior to joining Earth Equity Advisors, Neill spent over a decade working in the environmental field. He completed his MBA at Western Carolina University with an independent study in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Business.

A native of North Carolina, Neill lives in Asheville with his wife, Cori, and their son, Ben.

Leesa has an extensive background in working with Fortune 500 executives, professionals, and small business owners. She joined Earth Equity Advisors in 2015 after serving as president and principal consultant of Triple Bottom Line Consulting. Prior to TBL, she spent time working for three major corporations: Citibank, Cone Mills Corporation, and Bank of America, among other things, as a Managing Director/Senior Vice President.

In her role with Earth Equity Advisors, Leesa draws upon the experience of over twenty-five years of corporate finance work, her Masters of Psychology degree, and seven years of professional consulting and coaching work with hundreds of clients.  She helps clients to not only plan and invest, but to empower them to be positive changemakers through their investments. She strongly believes in the power of intentional investing and the impact it can have on the world.

Leesa has earned the Chartered SRI Counselor™ designation from the College for Financial Planning.

Leesa and husband Todd are Asheville natives, and have returned to the area to live in and restore Todd’s historic childhood home in the Chunns Cove area.

Kerry joined Earth Equity Advisors in 2015 after relocating from Northwestern Virginia, where she had worked for several years with homeless individuals and families as a Certified Housing Counselor and Master Financial Educator.  After several years in the nonprofit sector, she decided she wanted to work for a responsible business that worked on solving both social and environmental issues.  She was drawn to Earth Equity Advisors’ goal to empower investors, allowing them to evoke positive social and environmental change.

Kerry graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Drama. She is a huge fan of theater – from attending to acting, directing and designing productions. She has always loved the financial side of her work from counseling homeless households to helping people invest with their values, since she sees money as a part of how we each write our own story.

Kerry has earned the Chartered SRI Counselor™ designation from the College for Financial Planning.

She loves being active in the Asheville community through her involvement with the Asheville Board for Ten Thousand Villages and Pisgah Legal Services’ Young Professionals Board. She is a 2017 graduate of the Leadership Asheville program.

She lives in Candler with her partner, Tyler, and their two dogs and a cat.

Matthew joined the Earth Equity team in 2019 as a client service associate.  He relocated to Asheville from Chicago in the latter half of 2018.  Before leaving Chicago, Matthew spent twelve years working at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, where he most recently served as office manager.

Matthew graduated from Roosevelt University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and then pursued a K-9 teaching certificate from the State of Illinois. After obtaining certification, Matthew initially worked as an instructor, teaching reading and comprehension to both children and adults.  He especially enjoyed being able to help with the education of those who normally would not be able to afford the cost of individualized instruction specifically tailored to their needs.

Matthew is excited to be a member of the Earth Equity team and working for an organization that shares his passion for protecting the environment and promoting social and gender equality.  He lives in downtown Asheville and is happy to call North Carolina his home.  Outside of work, he enjoys running, hiking, and exploring all that Asheville has to offer.