2025 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Carla Blanton
2025 Board Chair
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Tucker Ballinger
At-Large Member
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Stephanie Bell
At-Large Member
Vice President,
Government Affairs
Kinetic by Windstream
Keeana Boarman
General Counsel
Member
McBrayer, PLLC
Steve Byars
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Moneywatch Advisors
Jonathan Caldwell
Vice Chair, Communications
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Valvoline
Bishop Carter IV
At-Large Member
Owner
Elaine Allen LLC
Luther Deaton
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Chairman, President & CEO
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Billie Dollins
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Executive VP, Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
SVP, Commercial Banking Officer
Forcht Bank
Branden Gross
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Partner
Dentons
John Mahan
Regional Representative
Owner
Sodworks
Danny Murphy
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
Sr. Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Operations
UK College of Law
Nick Nicholson
Board Chair-Elect
Member
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Robert L. Quick, IOM, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington
Daryl Smith
Vice Chair, Workforce & Talent
Ombudsman, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LG&E and KU Energy
Debbie Smith
Treasurer
Partner
Cherry Bekaert LLP
2025 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Wallace Barber
Owner
State Farm Insurance
Dr. Stephen Behnke
CEO
Lexington Clinic
Rob Burton
President
Kentucky American Water Co.
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Francisco Castro
Principal Agent and Managing Partner
JCC Insurance Group, LLC
Marilyn Clark
Economic Engagement Manager
University of Kentucky
Kimra Cole
President & COO
Columbia Gas
Ray Daniels
President
Equity Solutions Group
Dr. Robert DiPaola
Provost
University of Kentucky
Dr. Greg Feeney
President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Crinda Francke
President and CEO
ExecuTrain
Eric Frankl
President & CEO
Blue Grass Airport
Annissa Franklin
Vice President
Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County
Ken Gish
Member
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Toa Green
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Matt Grimshaw
Market President
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Tom Harris
VP, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Melanie Hudson
Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
Lexmark International
Todd Hyatt
President
Bluegrass REALTORS®
Todd Johnson
Executive Vice President
Building Industry Association of Central Kentucky
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Jason Luring
Head of HR, BioProducts and Bioanalytical
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Jennifer Miloszewski
Director in Charge, Lexington Office
Blue & Co., LLC
Abdul Muhammad
Central Kentucky Market President
WesBanco
Caitlin Neal
Vice President of Sales, North America
Gratnells USA, LLC
Kim Ogle
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Toyota Motor North America EA
Manish Patel
Owner
MKP Management (Holiday Inn Express & Suites DTWN Area - Keeneland)
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Becky Reinhold
Brokerage Manager
Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty
W. Craig Robertson III
Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Chris Roty
President
Baptist Health Lexington
Sarah Rowe
CFO
Gray Construction
Rob Shear
General Manager
SRC of Lexington Inc.
Brian Sipe
General Manager
Central Bank Center
Adam Smith
Director, Electric Distribution Operations
LG&E-KU Energy
Hunter Stout
Chief Financial Officer
Keeneland Association Inc.
Jana Syrcle
Partner
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President
Fifth Third Bank
Elizabeth Woodward
Forensic Accounting Director & Lexington Market Leader
Dean Dorton
Preston Worley
Member
McBrayer PLLC
Dan Wu
Vice Mayor
City of Lexington
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank & Trust
*Executive Board Members also serve on the Full Board of Directors.
Carla Blanton
2025 Board Chair
Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Kevin Atkins
City Representative
Chief Development Officer
City of Lexington
Tucker Ballinger
At-Large Member
President & CEO
Forcht Bank
Stephanie Bell
At-Large Member
Vice President,
Government Affairs
Kinetic by Windstream
Keeana Boarman
General Counsel
Member
McBrayer, PLLC
Steve Byars
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Moneywatch Advisors
Jonathan Caldwell
Vice Chair, Communications
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Valvoline
Bishop Carter IV
At-Large Member
Owner
Elaine Allen LLC
Luther Deaton
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Chairman, President & CEO
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Billie Dollins
Vice Chair, Leadership Development
Executive VP, Central Region President
Community Trust Bank
Larry Forester
Vice Chair, Community & Minority Business Development
SVP, Commercial Banking Officer
Forcht Bank
Branden Gross
Vice Chair, Public Policy & Regional Engagement
Partner
Dentons
John Mahan
Regional Representative
Owner
Sodworks
Danny Murphy
Vice Chair, Membership & Engagement
Sr. Assistant Dean of Community Engagement & Operations
UK College of Law
Nick Nicholson
Board Chair-Elect
Member
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Robert L. Quick, IOM, CCE
Board Secretary
President & CEO
Commerce Lexington
Daryl Smith
Vice Chair, Workforce & Talent
Ombudsman, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LG&E and KU Energy
Debbie Smith
Treasurer
Partner
Cherry Bekaert LLP
2025 FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dennis Anderson
President
Anderson Communities
Wallace Barber
Owner
State Farm Insurance
Dr. Stephen Behnke
CEO
Lexington Clinic
Rob Burton
President
Kentucky American Water Co.
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President
University of Kentucky
Francisco Castro
Principal Agent and Managing Partner
JCC Insurance Group, LLC
Marilyn Clark
Economic Engagement Manager
University of Kentucky
Kimra Cole
President & COO
Columbia Gas
Ray Daniels
President
Equity Solutions Group
Dr. Robert DiPaola
Provost
University of Kentucky
Dr. Greg Feeney
President & CEO
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Crinda Francke
President and CEO
ExecuTrain
Eric Frankl
President & CEO
Blue Grass Airport
Annissa Franklin
Vice President
Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County
Ken Gish
Member
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Linda Gorton
Mayor
City of Lexington
Toa Green
Owner/Master Ice Cream Crafter
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream
Matt Grimshaw
Market President
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Tom Harris
VP, University Relations
University of Kentucky
Melanie Hudson
Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
Lexmark International
Todd Hyatt
President
Bluegrass REALTORS®
Todd Johnson
Executive Vice President
Building Industry Association of Central Kentucky
Brien Lewis
President
Transylvania University
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
Jason Luring
Head of HR, BioProducts and Bioanalytical
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Jennifer Miloszewski
Director in Charge, Lexington Office
Blue & Co., LLC
Abdul Muhammad
Central Kentucky Market President
WesBanco
Caitlin Neal
Vice President of Sales, North America
Gratnells USA, LLC
Kim Ogle
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Toyota Motor North America EA
Manish Patel
Owner
MKP Management (Holiday Inn Express & Suites DTWN Area - Keeneland)
Mary Quinn Ramer
President
VisitLEX
Becky Reinhold
Brokerage Manager
Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty
W. Craig Robertson III
Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Chris Roty
President
Baptist Health Lexington
Sarah Rowe
CFO
Gray Construction
Rob Shear
General Manager
SRC of Lexington Inc.
Brian Sipe
General Manager
Central Bank Center
Adam Smith
Director, Electric Distribution Operations
LG&E-KU Energy
Hunter Stout
Chief Financial Officer
Keeneland Association Inc.
Jana Syrcle
Partner
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Mary-Alicha Weldon
City President
Fifth Third Bank
Elizabeth Woodward
Forensic Accounting Director & Lexington Market Leader
Dean Dorton
Preston Worley
Member
McBrayer PLLC
Dan Wu
Vice Mayor
City of Lexington
Todd Ziegler
Central Kentucky Market President
Republic Bank & Trust