Board of Directors
Nominations for 2021 CLEX Board of Directors Due September 1
Do you want to have some input on the key issues that affect local business, our community, and our future? Have you thought about becoming a board member for one of the most effective business organizations in Kentucky?
Commerce Lexington Inc., with over 5,500 business professionals representing 1,900 member businesses, will be accepting nominations from the membership for its 2021 Board of Directors until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. By becoming a board member for Commerce Lexington Inc., you'll be able to weigh in on the issues that affect the Bluegrass Region.
A nomination form is available on-line HERE. Forms can be submitted by e-mail to Cindy Benningfield or by mail to Commerce Lexington Inc. President & CEO, Bob Quick, before the established deadline to 330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington, KY 40507.
A nominating committee will review the names submitted. Once the board slate is approved by the Commerce Lexington Inc. Executive Board, the names will be published in a future issue of Business Focus. For questions about the nomination process or the nomination form, contact Cindy Benningfield at [email protected].
Do you want to have some input on the key issues that affect local business, our community, and our future? Have you thought about becoming a board member for one of the most effective business organizations in Kentucky?
Commerce Lexington Inc., with over 5,500 business professionals representing 1,900 member businesses, will be accepting nominations from the membership for its 2021 Board of Directors until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. By becoming a board member for Commerce Lexington Inc., you'll be able to weigh in on the issues that affect the Bluegrass Region.
A nomination form is available on-line HERE. Forms can be submitted by e-mail to Cindy Benningfield or by mail to Commerce Lexington Inc. President & CEO, Bob Quick, before the established deadline to 330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington, KY 40507.
A nominating committee will review the names submitted. Once the board slate is approved by the Commerce Lexington Inc. Executive Board, the names will be published in a future issue of Business Focus. For questions about the nomination process or the nomination form, contact Cindy Benningfield at [email protected].
2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Ray Daniels
2020 Board Chair
President
Equity Solutions Group
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Doug Barr
At-Large Member
Managing Partner
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Luther Deaton
Vice Chair, Economic Development
President
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
Senior Vice President
Forcht Bank
David Freibert
Regional Representative
Vice President - External Affairs
KU a PPL Company
John Gohmann
Board Chair-Elect
Regional President
PNC Bank
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Jeff Koonce
Immediate Past Chair
Market President
WesBanco Bank
Greg Mullins
Treasurer
Director-In-Charge
Blue & Co., LLC
Danny Murphy
At-Large Member
Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Diversity
UK College of Law
Robert L. Quick, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Cassidy Rosenthal
General Counsel
Lexington Office Executive Member
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Dave Sevigny
At-Large Member
Chief Executive Officer
Tek Agency
Daryl Smith
Vice Chair, Business & Education Network
Economic Development Project Manager
LG&E and KU Energy
Ron Tritschler
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
CEO, Senior Corporate Counsel
The Webb Companies
2020 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Jason Adams
President, Saint Joseph East
COO, Saint Joseph Hospital
Dr. Koffi Akakpo
President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Michael Baer
President
Fusioncorp | Gamifi
Tucker Ballinger
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Keeana Sajadi Boarman
Member
McBrayer PLLC
Cynthia Bohn
President & CEO
Equus Run Vineyards
Greg Buchanan
President
Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors (LBAR)
Steve Byars
Vice President
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Jonathan Caldwell
Chief People Officer
Valvoline
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Bishop Carter
Owner
Elaine Allen, LLC
Emmanuel Caulk
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Kimra Cole
President & CEO
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity & Corp. Citizenship
Lexmark International
Dave Farrar
Vice President, Operations
Kentucky American Water
Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport
Vince Gabbert
Vice President & COO
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Honorable Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Steve Grossman
Senior VP/Complex Manager
Baird
Tom Harris
Vice President, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Dr. Andrew Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Lexington Clinic
Karen Hill
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer
Baptist Health Lexington
Steve Jennings
Managing Partner, Lexington Office
Crowe LLP
Larry Jones
Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Mark Manuel
Vice President
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder/Manager Lexington Office
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Dr. Mark Newman
Executive VP for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
David O’Neill
Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator
P.G. Peeples, Sr.
President & CEO
Urban League of Lexington/Fayette County
Kaelyn Query
Founder/President
Lexington Event Company
Felicia Quigg
Vice President of Family Pride
More Than A Bakery
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Brian Raney
Co-Founder
Awesome Inc.
Jason Reid
Vice President, Administration & Corporate Secretary
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc.
Becky Reinhold
Owner
The Reinhold Group
Robert Ryan
Partner
Wyatt,Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Debbie Smith
Partner
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
Darby Turner
Senior Partner
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Mary Ann Vimont
Associate Professor & Director of Alumni & Community Relations
UK College of Education
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President
Fifth Third Bank
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Ray Daniels
2020 Board Chair
President
Equity Solutions Group
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Doug Barr
At-Large Member
Managing Partner
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Luther Deaton
Vice Chair, Economic Development
President
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
Senior Vice President
Forcht Bank
David Freibert
Regional Representative
Vice President - External Affairs
KU a PPL Company
John Gohmann
Board Chair-Elect
Regional President
PNC Bank
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Jeff Koonce
Immediate Past Chair
Market President
WesBanco Bank
Greg Mullins
Treasurer
Director-In-Charge
Blue & Co., LLC
Danny Murphy
At-Large Member
Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Diversity
UK College of Law
Robert L. Quick, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Cassidy Rosenthal
General Counsel
Lexington Office Executive Member
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Dave Sevigny
At-Large Member
Chief Executive Officer
Tek Agency
Daryl Smith
Vice Chair, Business & Education Network
Economic Development Project Manager
LG&E and KU Energy
Ron Tritschler
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
CEO, Senior Corporate Counsel
The Webb Companies
2020 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Jason Adams
President, Saint Joseph East
COO, Saint Joseph Hospital
Dr. Koffi Akakpo
President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Michael Baer
President
Fusioncorp | Gamifi
Tucker Ballinger
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Keeana Sajadi Boarman
Member
McBrayer PLLC
Cynthia Bohn
President & CEO
Equus Run Vineyards
Greg Buchanan
President
Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors (LBAR)
Steve Byars
Vice President
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Jonathan Caldwell
Chief People Officer
Valvoline
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Bishop Carter
Owner
Elaine Allen, LLC
Emmanuel Caulk
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Kimra Cole
President & CEO
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity & Corp. Citizenship
Lexmark International
Dave Farrar
Vice President, Operations
Kentucky American Water
Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport
Vince Gabbert
Vice President & COO
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Honorable Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Steve Grossman
Senior VP/Complex Manager
Baird
Tom Harris
Vice President, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Dr. Andrew Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Lexington Clinic
Karen Hill
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer
Baptist Health Lexington
Steve Jennings
Managing Partner, Lexington Office
Crowe LLP
Larry Jones
Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Mark Manuel
Vice President
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder/Manager Lexington Office
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Dr. Mark Newman
Executive VP for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
David O’Neill
Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator
P.G. Peeples, Sr.
President & CEO
Urban League of Lexington/Fayette County
Kaelyn Query
Founder/President
Lexington Event Company
Felicia Quigg
Vice President of Family Pride
More Than A Bakery
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Brian Raney
Co-Founder
Awesome Inc.
Jason Reid
Vice President, Administration & Corporate Secretary
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc.
Becky Reinhold
Owner
The Reinhold Group
Robert Ryan
Partner
Wyatt,Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Debbie Smith
Partner
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
Darby Turner
Senior Partner
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Mary Ann Vimont
Associate Professor & Director of Alumni & Community Relations
UK College of Education
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President
Fifth Third Bank
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank
