2024 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Steve Byars
2024 Board Chair
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Tucker Ballinger
Vice Chair, The Business & Education Network
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Stephanie Bell
At-Large Member
Vice President, Government Affairs
Kinetic by Windstream
Carla Blanton
Board Chair-Elect
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Keeana Boarman
General Counsel
Member
McBrayer, PLLC
Jonathan Caldwell
Vice Chair, Communications
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Valvoline
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
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Branden Gross
At-Large Member
Partner
Dentons
John Mahan
Regional Representative
Owner
Sodworks
Danny Murphy
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
Senior Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Operations
University of Kentucky College of Law
Nick Nicholson
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Member
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Robert L. Quick, IOM, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Cassidy Rosenthal
Immediate Past Chair
Lexington Office Executive Member
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Daryl Smith
At-Large Member
Ombudsman, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LG&E and KU Energy
Debbie Smith
Treasurer
Director
Cherry Bekaert LLP
2024 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Wallace Barber
Owner
Wallace Barber State Farm Insurance
Dr. Stephen Behnke
CEO
Lexington Clinic
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Bishop Carter IV
Owner
Elaine Allen LLC
Kimra Cole
President & COO
Columbia Gas
Ray Daniels
President
Equity Solutions Group
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity, and Corporate Citizenship
Lexmark International, Inc.
Dr. Robert DiPaolo
Provost & Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
Billie Dollins
Executive Vice President, Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Dr. Greg Feeney
President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Eric Frankl
President & CEO
Blue Grass Airport
Annissa Franklin
Vice President
Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County
John Gohmann
Regional President
PNC Bank
Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Tom Harris
Vice President, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Dr. Tony Houston
CEO
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Mark Manuel
Vice President, Advancement
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Jennifer Miloszewski
Director-in-Charge, Lexington Office
Blue & Co., LLC
Abdul Muhammad
Central Kentucky Market President
WesBanco
Kathryn Nash
President
Kentucky American Water
Caitlin Neal
Vice President of Sales & Development
Office Resources, Inc. (ORI)
Randy Newsome
President
Bluegrass REALTORS®
Kim Ogle
Manager, Corporate Communications
Toyota Motor North America EA
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.
Adam Smith
Director, Electric Distribution Operations
LG&E and KU Energy
Hunter Stout
Chief Financial Officer
Keeneland Association Inc.
Jana Syrcle
Partner
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Mary Ann Vimont
Associate Professor & Director of Alumni
University of Kentucky
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President & Commercial Banking Sales Manager
Fifth Third Bank
Elizabeth Woodward
Forensic Accounting Director & Lexington Market Leader
Dean Dorton
Dan Wu
Vice Mayor
City of Lexington
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank & Trust Co.
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Steve Byars
2024 Board Chair
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Moneywatch Advisors, Inc.
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Tucker Ballinger
Vice Chair, The Business & Education Network
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Stephanie Bell
At-Large Member
Vice President, Government Affairs
Kinetic by Windstream
Carla Blanton
Board Chair-Elect
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Keeana Boarman
General Counsel
Member
McBrayer, PLLC
Jonathan Caldwell
Vice Chair, Communications
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Valvoline
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
Toa Green
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Owner
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Branden Gross
At-Large Member
Partner
Dentons
John Mahan
Regional Representative
Owner
Sodworks
Danny Murphy
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
Senior Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Operations
University of Kentucky College of Law
Nick Nicholson
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Member
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Robert L. Quick, IOM, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Cassidy Rosenthal
Immediate Past Chair
Lexington Office Executive Member
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Daryl Smith
At-Large Member
Ombudsman, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LG&E and KU Energy
Debbie Smith
Treasurer
Director
Cherry Bekaert LLP
2024 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Wallace Barber
Owner
Wallace Barber State Farm Insurance
Dr. Stephen Behnke
CEO
Lexington Clinic
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Bishop Carter IV
Owner
Elaine Allen LLC
Kimra Cole
President & COO
Columbia Gas
Ray Daniels
President
Equity Solutions Group
Sheri Evans Depp
Director, Talent Management, Diversity, and Corporate Citizenship
Lexmark International, Inc.
Dr. Robert DiPaolo
Provost & Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
Billie Dollins
Executive Vice President, Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Dr. Greg Feeney
President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Eric Frankl
President & CEO
Blue Grass Airport
Annissa Franklin
Vice President
Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County
John Gohmann
Regional President
PNC Bank
Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Tom Harris
Vice President, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Dr. Tony Houston
CEO
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Mark Manuel
Vice President, Advancement
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
LaToi Mayo
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, PSC
Jennifer Miloszewski
Director-in-Charge, Lexington Office
Blue & Co., LLC
Abdul Muhammad
Central Kentucky Market President
WesBanco
Kathryn Nash
President
Kentucky American Water
Caitlin Neal
Vice President of Sales & Development
Office Resources, Inc. (ORI)
Randy Newsome
President
Bluegrass REALTORS®
Kim Ogle
Manager, Corporate Communications
Toyota Motor North America EA
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.
Adam Smith
Director, Electric Distribution Operations
LG&E and KU Energy
Hunter Stout
Chief Financial Officer
Keeneland Association Inc.
Jana Syrcle
Partner
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Mary Ann Vimont
Associate Professor & Director of Alumni
University of Kentucky
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President & Commercial Banking Sales Manager
Fifth Third Bank
Elizabeth Woodward
Forensic Accounting Director & Lexington Market Leader
Dean Dorton
Dan Wu
Vice Mayor
City of Lexington
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank & Trust Co.