Leadership Central Kentucky Selects Class for 2023-24 Program

​The Leadership Central Kentucky (LCK) program recently announced its newest class of thirty-three regional leaders that will begin the 2023-24 leadership development program with an Orientation Retreat later this week in Madison County at the Historic Boone Tavern. Now beginning its 23rd year, Leadership Central Kentucky’s mission provides a platform “to educate to lead, connect, and know our communities.”  The program does this through its four core pillars: leadership development, relationship-building, education on regional issues, and exposure to uniqueness of each county.

Presented by LG&E and KU, participants will attend day sessions each month within the eight-county region that includes Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, and Woodford counties. Class members will study community and regional topics such as education, workforce, economic development, quality of life, public advocacy, and agri-tourism. The topics are covered by knowledgeable speakers and panels, tours, interactive exercises, and class discussions.

LCK program director Amy Stout said, “this program is special as it brings together Central Kentucky’s brightest leaders to learn from one another, while they continue to learn about our region. It’s our hope that through connectivity, these graduates will realize that our region has a better opportunity to reach its highest potential through collaboration and information.”

2023-24 Leadership Central Kentucky Class Members:​

​Keifer Adkins
Woodford Theatre
 
Julie Breitigan
Life Adventure Center
 
Russ Coffey
Hunt Brothers Pizza
 
Cassie Collins
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
 
Kristan Curry
HMB Professional Engineers, Inc.
 
Emily Jo Davis
Eastern Kentucky University
 
Betsy Dexter
Commerce Lexington
 
Andrea Giusti
Expree Credit Union
 
Mackenzie Hanes
Awesome Inc.
 
Katherine Hutchinson
Keeneland Association
 
Phil Jun
LexArts
 
Christian Motley
Results for America
 
Megan Nichols
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
 
Jordan Parker
Traditional Bank
 
Catherine Pauley
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass
 
Allison Pettrey
Hanna Resource Group

Valerie Phillips
LG&E and KU

​Kaelyn Query
Lexington Event Company
 
Melissa Ramsey
CK Tactical Security Inc.
 
Amanda Revely
Frontier Nursing University
 
Nicole Rivera
Kentucky Horse Park
 
Matthew Roberts
United Way of the Bluegrass, Inc.
 
Caelin Scott
Eastern Kentucky University
 
Brady Shultz
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
 
Debbie Smith
Cherry Bekaert
 
Tyler Smith
Baptist Health System, Inc.
 
Tori Summey
University of Kentucky
 
Ame Sweetall
LexArts
 
Andrea Viney
Bourbon County Health Department
 
Eli Wallace
LG&E and KU
 
Mary Yohon
Bluegrass Care Navigators
 
Loni Yost
Eastern Kentucky University

​Nathalya Zarth
CHI Saint Joseph Health

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