Board of Directors

2026 Executive Committee

Kristen Byrd, Regional President, PNC Bank

John Crockett, President, LG&E and KU Energy LLC

Greg Ehrhard, Member, Stites & Harbison PPLC

Les Fugate, VP and Director, State and Local Public Affairs, Brown-Forman Corp.

Mark Kirchdorfer, President, ISCO Industries, Inc.

Lance Mann, Louisville Market Leader, Dean Dorton

Jim Moore, SVP Customer & Payment Operations, Humana

Caroline Oyler, Chief Administrative Officer, Papa Johns

Carlos E. Sanchez, President, AT&T Kentucky

Camilla Schroeder, President, Advance Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Tim Vibbert, Executive Director & Plant Manager AP3, GE Appliances, a Haier Company

 

2026 Board of Directors

Cliff Ashburner, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Brett Bachmann, CEO, Heuser Hearing Institute

Tawana Bain, CEO, American Clean Resources Group, Inc.

Kim Baker, President & CEO, Kentucky Performing Arts

Cleo Battle, President & CEO, Louisville Tourism

Dr. Gerry Bradley, President, University of Louisville

Kristen Byrd, Regional President, PNC Bank

Carole Christian, Partner in Charge, Louisville Office, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP

John Crockett, President & Chief Development Officer, LG&E and KU Energy

Duncan Crosby, Member, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC

Dr. Susan Donovan, President, Bellarmine University

Felisha Dowdy, SVP, Louisville Market President, Paducah Bank

Greg Ehrhard, Member, Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Les Fugate, VP and Director, State & Local Public Affairs, Brown-Forman Corporation

Kimberly Halbauer, Region Market President, Fifth Third Bank Kentucky

Jennifer Hancock, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Mid-States

Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins, Democratic Caucus Chair, Louisville Metro Council

Dennis Heishman, CEO of Commercial Banking, Old National Bank

Adria Johnson, President & CEO, Metro United Way

Sheila Kavanaugh, CEO, TKT & Associates Inc.

Tiffany Kelley-Jenkins, President, GCCM, Kelley Construction

Mark Kirchdorfer, President, ISCO Industries, Inc.

Bob Koetter, CEO, The Koetter Group

Brandi Lafontaine, CEO, TogetherWith

Amy Luttrell, President & CEO, Goodwill Kentucky

Lance Mann, Louisville Market Leader, Dean Dorton

Shannon McCracken, Sr. Director Government Relations, Churchill Downs, Inc.

Jeff McKenzie, Partner & US Sector Co-Leader, Transportation & Infrastructure, Dentons

John Megibben, Regional Vice President, Messer Construction

Jim Moore, SVP Customer & Payment Operations, Humana

Daniel Mudd, Member, FBT Gibbons

Lisa Nalley, Chief of Staff & SVP of Human Resources, BrightSpring Health Services

Marc Nyarko, COO, WellCare of Kentucky

Caroline Oyler, Chief Administrative Officer, Papa Johns

Trevor Pawl, CEO, Louisville Economic Development Alliance

Councilman Anthony Piagentini, Republican Caucus Chair, Louisville Metro Council

Carol Pike, Mayor, City of Jeffersontown

Rolf Provan, President & CEO, Luckett & Farley

Lyndon Pryor, President and CEO, Louisville Urban League

Tony Reinhart, Director, State & Local Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company

Carlos E. Sanchez, President, AT&T Kentucky

Camilla Schroeder, President, Advance Ready Mix Concrete Inc.

Lesa Seibert, CEO & Co-Founder, Mightily

Kevin Shurn, President, Superior Maintenance Co.

Grace Simrall, Director of Market Development, Lumos Fiber

Brad Smith, Regional Market Leader, Cherry Bekaert

Evon Smith, President & CEO, OneWest

James Strange, Executive Vice President, Advanced Electrical Systems Inc.

David Tate, Managing Partner, Forvis Mazars, LLP

Tim Vibbert, Executive Director & Plant Manager AP3, GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Chris Ward, President, DMLO CPAs

Jason Waters, Kentucky Market Leader, Cerity Partners

Jonathan Westbrook, CEO, East & Westbrook Construction

Kennan Wethington, President, Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. d/b/a
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Mark Wheeler, Executive Vice President and President, Central Bank Louisville

Jill Wilcox, Kentucky Market Executive, JPMorganChase

Brian Wise, Director, State Government Relations, Yum! Brands, Inc.

Nicole Yates, Associate VP, Community Engagement, Passport by Molina Healthcare

Dr. Brian Yearwood, Superintendent, Jefferson County Public Schools

Josh Zik, President & CEO, AJS Hotels

 

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