Board of Directors
2020 CLX Board Nominations Due by Sept. 3, 2019
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 1,800 member businesses, will be accepting nominations from the membership for its 2020 Board of Directors until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. 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 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 (859) 226-1602.
Commerce Lexington Inc., with over 5,500 business professionals representing 1,800 member businesses, will be accepting nominations from the membership for its 2020 Board of Directors until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. 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 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 (859) 226-1602.
2019 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Jeff Koonce
2019 Board Chair
Market President
WesBanco Bank
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Communications
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Ray Daniels
Board Chair-Elect
Owner/Operator
LexiDan Foods LLC
Luther Deaton
At-Large Member
President
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Bus. Development
David Freibert
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Director of External Affairs
KU a PPL Company
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Karen Hill
Immediate Past Chair
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer
Baptist Health Lexington
Greg Mullins
Treasurer
Director-In-Charge
Blue & Co., LLC
Danny Murphy
At-Large Member
Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Diversity
University of Kentucky College of Law
Louis Prichard
Regional Representative
President & CEO
Kentucky Bank
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 Operating Officer
Volta, Inc.
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
Darby Turner
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Partner
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
2019 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Michael Baer
President
Fusioncorp | Gamifi
Tucker Ballinger
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
P. Douglas Barr
Managing Partner
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Al Blevins
President
Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors (LBAR)
Keeana Sajadi Boarman
Attorney-At-Law
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Cynthia Bohn
President & CEO
Equus Run Vineyards
Steve Byars
Vice President
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Emmanuel Caulk
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Kimra Cole
President & Chief Operating Officer
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity & Corporate Citizenship
Lexmark International, Inc.
David Farrar
Vice President, Operations
Kentucky American Water
Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport
James Frazier
Managing Member
McBrayer Law
Vince Gabbert
Vice President & COO
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Eric Gilliam
President, Saint Joseph East
COO, Saint Joseph Hospital
John Gohmann
Regional President - Lexington Market
PNC Bank
Honorable Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Steve Grossman
Senior VP/Complex Manager
Hilliard Lyons | Baird
Tom Harris
VP, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Connie Harvey
CEO/President
PCH Consulting, LLC
Dr. Andrew Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Lexington Clinic
Steve Jennings
Managing Partner, Lexington Office
Crowe LLP
Larry Jones
Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
David Martorano
President & CEO
YMCA of Central Kentucky
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Dr. Mark Newman
Executive VP for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
Tawanda Owsley
Executive Director
American Red Cross-Bluegrass Chapter
Brad Patrick
Chief People and Communications Officer
Valvoline
P.G. Peeples, Sr.
President & CEO
Urban League of Lexington/Fayette County
Felicia Quigg
President
More Than A Bakery
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Becky Reinhold
Owner
The Reinhold Group
Robert Ryan
Partner
Wyatt,Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Eric Sauvage
President & CEO
LBX Company
Debbie Smith
Assurance Partner
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
Kevin Stinnett, LUTCF
President
Lexington Insurance Agency
Nick Such
Co-Founder
Awesome Inc.
Mary Ann Vimont
Assoc. Professor & Director of Alumni & Community Relations
UK College of Education
Jeff Koonce
2019 Board Chair
Market President
WesBanco Bank
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Communications
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Ray Daniels
Board Chair-Elect
Owner/Operator
LexiDan Foods LLC
Luther Deaton
At-Large Member
President
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Bus. Development
David Freibert
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Director of External Affairs
KU a PPL Company
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Karen Hill
Immediate Past Chair
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer
Baptist Health Lexington
Greg Mullins
Treasurer
Director-In-Charge
Blue & Co., LLC
Danny Murphy
At-Large Member
Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Diversity
University of Kentucky College of Law
Louis Prichard
Regional Representative
President & CEO
Kentucky Bank
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 Operating Officer
Volta, Inc.
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
Darby Turner
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Partner
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
2019 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Michael Baer
President
Fusioncorp | Gamifi
Tucker Ballinger
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
P. Douglas Barr
Managing Partner
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Al Blevins
President
Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors (LBAR)
Keeana Sajadi Boarman
Attorney-At-Law
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Cynthia Bohn
President & CEO
Equus Run Vineyards
Steve Byars
Vice President
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Emmanuel Caulk
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Kimra Cole
President & Chief Operating Officer
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity & Corporate Citizenship
Lexmark International, Inc.
David Farrar
Vice President, Operations
Kentucky American Water
Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport
James Frazier
Managing Member
McBrayer Law
Vince Gabbert
Vice President & COO
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Eric Gilliam
President, Saint Joseph East
COO, Saint Joseph Hospital
John Gohmann
Regional President - Lexington Market
PNC Bank
Honorable Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Steve Grossman
Senior VP/Complex Manager
Hilliard Lyons | Baird
Tom Harris
VP, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Connie Harvey
CEO/President
PCH Consulting, LLC
Dr. Andrew Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Lexington Clinic
Steve Jennings
Managing Partner, Lexington Office
Crowe LLP
Larry Jones
Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
David Martorano
President & CEO
YMCA of Central Kentucky
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Dr. Mark Newman
Executive VP for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
Tawanda Owsley
Executive Director
American Red Cross-Bluegrass Chapter
Brad Patrick
Chief People and Communications Officer
Valvoline
P.G. Peeples, Sr.
President & CEO
Urban League of Lexington/Fayette County
Felicia Quigg
President
More Than A Bakery
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Becky Reinhold
Owner
The Reinhold Group
Robert Ryan
Partner
Wyatt,Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Eric Sauvage
President & CEO
LBX Company
Debbie Smith
Assurance Partner
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
Kevin Stinnett, LUTCF
President
Lexington Insurance Agency
Nick Such
Co-Founder
Awesome Inc.
Mary Ann Vimont
Assoc. Professor & Director of Alumni & Community Relations
UK College of Education
