2023 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Cassidy Rosenthal
2023 Board Chair
Lexington Office Executive Member
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Tucker Ballinger
Vice Chair, The Business & Education Network
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Keeana Boarman
At-Large Member
Member
McBrayer, PLLC
Steve Byars
Board Chair-Elect
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Jonathan Caldwell
At-Large Member
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Valvoline
Kimra Cole
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
President & COO
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Luther Deaton
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Chairman, President & CEO
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer
Forcht Bank
John Gohmann
Immediate Past Chair
Regional President
PNC Bank
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Branden Gross
General Counsel
Partner
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, LLP
John Mahan
Regional Representative
Owner
Sodworks
Danny Murphy
Vice Chair, Communications
Senior Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Operations/Chief Diversity Officer
UK College of Law
Robert L. Quick, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Daryl Smith
At-Large Member
Ombudsman, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LG&E and KU Energy
Debbie Smith
Treasurer
Partner, Lexington Location Leader
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
2023 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dr. Koffi Akakpo
President
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Doug Barr
Managing Director
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Stephen Behnke
CEO
Lexington Clinic
David Bertram
Chief Revenue Officer
Wrigley Media Group
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Bishop Carter IV
Owner
Elaine Allen LLC
Ray Daniels
President
Equity Solutions Group
Jan de Beer
Lexington Partner-in-Charge
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity, and Corporate Citizenship
Lexmark International, Inc.
Billie Dollins
Executive Vice President, Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport
David Freibert
Vice President of External Affairs
LG&E & KU Energy LLC
Mayor Linda Gorton
City of Lexington
Brian Harman
President, Kentucky Operations
Kinetic by Windstream
Tom Harris
Vice President, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Tony Houston
CEO
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Mark Manuel
VP, Advancement & Organizational Development
Executive Director, BCTC Foundation
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Jennifer Miloszewski
Director-in-Charge, Lexington Office
Blue & Co., LLC
Kathryn Nash
President
Kentucky American Water Co.
Kelley Nisbet
President
Bluegrass REALTORS®
Kim Ogle
Manager, Corporate Communications
Toyota Motor North America EA
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
Ed Quinn
President/CEO
R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Brian Raney
Co-Founder
Awesome, Inc.
Becky Reinhold
Brokerage Manager
Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty
Chris Roty
President
Baptist Health Lexington
Sarah Rowe
Chief Financial Officer
Gray Construction
Robert Ryan
Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Rob Shear
General Manager
SRC of Lexington Inc.
Hunter Stout
Senior Director of Finance
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Ron Tritschler
CEO, Senior Corporate Counsel
The Webb Companies
Darby Turner
Partner
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Lynette Walker
Vice President, HR
Baptist Health Lexington
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President
Fifth Third Bank
Elizabeth Woodward
Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support Director
Dean Dorton
Vice Mayor Dan Wu
City of Lexington
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank & Trust
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Cassidy Rosenthal
2023 Board Chair
Lexington Office Executive Member
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Tucker Ballinger
Vice Chair, The Business & Education Network
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Carla Blanton
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Keeana Boarman
At-Large Member
Member
McBrayer, PLLC
Steve Byars
Board Chair-Elect
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Jonathan Caldwell
At-Large Member
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Valvoline
Kimra Cole
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
President & COO
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Luther Deaton
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Chairman, President & CEO
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer
Forcht Bank
John Gohmann
Immediate Past Chair
Regional President
PNC Bank
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Branden Gross
General Counsel
Partner
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, LLP
John Mahan
Regional Representative
Owner
Sodworks
Danny Murphy
Vice Chair, Communications
Senior Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Operations/Chief Diversity Officer
UK College of Law
Robert L. Quick, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Daryl Smith
At-Large Member
Ombudsman, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LG&E and KU Energy
Debbie Smith
Treasurer
Partner, Lexington Location Leader
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
2023 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dr. Koffi Akakpo
President
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Doug Barr
Managing Director
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Stephen Behnke
CEO
Lexington Clinic
David Bertram
Chief Revenue Officer
Wrigley Media Group
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Bishop Carter IV
Owner
Elaine Allen LLC
Ray Daniels
President
Equity Solutions Group
Jan de Beer
Lexington Partner-in-Charge
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity, and Corporate Citizenship
Lexmark International, Inc.
Billie Dollins
Executive Vice President, Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Eric Frankl
Executive Director
Blue Grass Airport
David Freibert
Vice President of External Affairs
LG&E & KU Energy LLC
Mayor Linda Gorton
City of Lexington
Brian Harman
President, Kentucky Operations
Kinetic by Windstream
Tom Harris
Vice President, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Tony Houston
CEO
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Mark Manuel
VP, Advancement & Organizational Development
Executive Director, BCTC Foundation
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Jennifer Miloszewski
Director-in-Charge, Lexington Office
Blue & Co., LLC
Kathryn Nash
President
Kentucky American Water Co.
Kelley Nisbet
President
Bluegrass REALTORS®
Kim Ogle
Manager, Corporate Communications
Toyota Motor North America EA
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
Ed Quinn
President/CEO
R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Brian Raney
Co-Founder
Awesome, Inc.
Becky Reinhold
Brokerage Manager
Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty
Chris Roty
President
Baptist Health Lexington
Sarah Rowe
Chief Financial Officer
Gray Construction
Robert Ryan
Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Rob Shear
General Manager
SRC of Lexington Inc.
Hunter Stout
Senior Director of Finance
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Ron Tritschler
CEO, Senior Corporate Counsel
The Webb Companies
Darby Turner
Partner
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Lynette Walker
Vice President, HR
Baptist Health Lexington
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President
Fifth Third Bank
Elizabeth Woodward
Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support Director
Dean Dorton
Vice Mayor Dan Wu
City of Lexington
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank & Trust