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Our Team

Led by Founder and President, Harry Redfearn, Private Mountain Communities is recognized as the authority on community living in Western North Carolina. With over 100 years of combined experience in residential and resort  communities the team at PMC has done extensive on site research to understand the unique differences of each community.  "Unlike a traditional real estate experience our community advisors represent an entire region not just one community so their unbiased approach saves our customers time and ultimately helps them  make a more informed decsision."

Harry Redfearn


Founder and PresidentEmail Me | 828-210-1251

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Harry has worked in the resort, residential, and lifestyle based planned community industry for over 25 years most recently serving as the Senior Vice President of sales and marketing on the executive committee for The Cliffs Communities. Harry joined Jim Anthony and The Cliffs in 1999. During his Six year tenure The Cliffs Communities grew to a collection of seven Communities and was recognized as one of Americas top 10 golf communties by  Travel + Leisure Golf .
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Harry and his wife Missy live in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Arden NC with their son Harrison and daughter Lauren. Harry is actively involved in charitable work in the community including serving on the advisory board for The Eblen-Kimmel Foundation. Harry is an avid runner and enjoys fitness training, golf, and boating.

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Janet Whitworth


Principal and Broker in ChargeEmail Me | 828-210-1251

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Janet Whitworth has joined Private Mountain Communities as Managing Partner and Broker-in-Charge of the Asheville office. A native of Asheville, Janet brings 24 years of experience in sales and sales management, having most recently spent five successful years with the Cliffs at Walnut Cove. She is thrilled to now have the developer relationships needed to shepherd families through the process of finding their perfect community and save them the hassle of visiting properties that aren’t a match for them. She is a graduate of the MBA program at the University of South Florida. ... read more...

John Hayes


Community AdvisorEmail Me | 828-210-1251

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I am also an avid sportsman and enjoy supporting Ducks Unlimited, Safari Club International and the Nature Conservancy, along with volunteering with local charities. Prior to becoming a Community Advisor and Broker in Charge of Private Mountain Communities’ Hendersonville Discovery Showroom, I worked in Hendersonville for a local developer with a group of master-planned communities in the area and gained an extensive knowledge of some of the beautiful properties to be found in Western North Carolina. ... read more...

Lori Philips


Community AdvisorEmail Me | 828-210-1251

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I was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida where I attended and graduated from Florida State University. In 1998, my husband, Brian, and I decided to move to Western NC to raise our family. We chose Western North Carolina because of the warm friendly people, the four mild seasons and better quality of life.   As a child, my fondest memories are of summer family gatherings at our home in Lake Toxaway.  Our family now enjoys a ‘simpler’ way of life that includes tennis, boating, horseback riding and hiking with our golden retriever puppy. ... read more...