Board of Directors

2013 Executive Board

Kevin Atkins
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Representative
Chief Development Officer
Lexington Fayette Urban County Government

Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Public Policy
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting

Laura Boison
Treasurer
Market President
U.S. Bank

Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
Commercial Loan Officer, VP
Community Trust Bank

David Freibert
At-Large Representative
Director, External Affairs
Kentucky Utilities Company

James Hardin
Vice Chair, Business & Education Network
Career & Technical Education
Fayette County Public Schools

Dr. Karen Hill, RN, DNP, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
At-Large Representative
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer
Baptist Health Lexington, Formerly Central Baptist Hospital

Jeri Isbell
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President, Human Resources
Lexmark International, Inc.

John Mahan
Regional & Agricultural Representative
Owner
Mahan Farms

Taft McKinstry
General Counsel
Managing Member
Fowler Bell

Herb Miller
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
President
Columbia Gas of Kentucky

Robert L. Quick, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.

Ken Sagan
Chair-Elect
Chairman
Stites & Harbison PLLC

Dave Sevigny
Vice Chair, Membership & Marketing
Owner
DMD Data Systems

Darby Turner
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Member
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

Danette Wilder
Business & Education Network At-Large Representative
Director/Owner
SealingLife Technology

Nancy Wiser
Vice Chair, Communications
President
Wiser Strategies

2013 Full Board of Directors

Mike Ash
City President
Fifth Third Bank

Tucker Ballinger
President
Forcht Bank

Shelia Bayes
Owner
Shelia Bayes Fine Jewelers

David Blackwell
Dean
University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business & Economics

Al Blevins
President
Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors

Jim Browder
President & CEO
Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau

Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky

Laura D’Angelo
Partner
Dinsmore

Greg Dixon
General Manager
Baker Iron & Metal Co., Inc.

Bill Farmer Jr.
President & CEO
United Way of the Bluegrass

Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport

James Frazier, III
Managing Member
McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC

Vince Gabbert
VP, COO
Keeneland Association

Linda Gorton
Vice-Mayor
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

Honorable Jim Gray
Mayor
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

Steve Grossman
Senior Vice President
J.J.B. Hilliard, W. L. Lyons, LLC

Paula Hanson
Partner
Dean, Dorton, Allen, Ford PSC

Tom Harris
VP, University Relations
University of Kentucky

Connie Harvey
EVP & Group President, Healthcare, Finance, Insurance
Xerox

Don Hellmann
President
Chase/ J.P. Morgan

Bo Henry
Market President
Republic Bank & Trust Company

Dr. Augusta A. Julian
College President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Mark Manuel
VP for Workforce & Institutional Development
Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Heidi Matheys
VP, Global Brands
Ashland, Inc.

Ann McBrayer
Owner
Kentucky Eagle, Inc.

Eli Mertens
Publisher
TravelHost of the Bluegrass

Gregory C. Mullins
Director
Blue & Co. LLC

Cheryl Norton
President
Kentucky American Water

Porter “P.G.” Peeples Sr.
President & CEO
Urban League of Lexington

Mike Price
Vice President, Administration
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.

Robert G. Riggs
Owner
Riggs Sales Service, Inc.

Warren Rogers
President
W. Rogers Company

Tom Shelton
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools

Marcus Simpson
IT Consultant
Integrity IT

David Smith
Member
Stoll Keenon Odgen PLLC

Scott R. Smith
Senior Consultant
Smith Management Group

Howard Stovall
Owner
Signs Now

Nick Such
Partner
Awesome, Inc.

Harold Tate
Owner
Urban Toolbox Inc.

Lisa Underwood
Partner
Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLP

George Ward
Executive Director
University of Kentucky Coldstream Research Campus

Yajaira Aich West
Vice President, Client & Community Relations Director
PNC

Dr. Owen Williams
President
Transylvania University