5 South Central Kentuckians selected to Leadership Kentucky Class of 2024
SKYCTC Associate VP of Marketing and Communications Rebecca Lee among those chosen for Leadership Kentucky.
June 17, 2024 by WNKY Staff – WNKY TV
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Leadership Kentucky announced its class of 2024 on Monday.
The class will be comprised of 52 members from across the state. The program will feature seven, three-day sessions between June and December. The members will meet to discuss insights on the challenges and opportunities of the state. Members will meet with state leaders and to create statewide connections.
This year’s class includes five members from South Central Kentucky. Annie Holt, American Cave Conservation Association, Hart County, Rebecca Lee, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Warren County, Rebecca Simpson, English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP, Warren County, Jana Sublett, Tennessee Valley Authority, Warren County, and Mike Uptegraff, South Central Workforce Development Board, Barren County.
This year’s class includes 52 participants from across the Commonwealth representing a variety of public and private sectors. Leadership Kentucky congratulates the following members:
- Dr. Fadi Al Akhrass, Pikeville Medical Center, Pike County
- Tiffany Benjamin, Humana Foundation, Jefferson County
- Pennie Berry, Norton Healthcare, Jefferson County
- Ashley Brauer, Max Strategic Communications, Jefferson County
- Larry Cash, University of Kentucky Athletics Department, Fayette County
- Allison Caudill, Morehead State University, Rowan County
- Lora Croley, Baptist Health KY & IN, McCracken County
- Ginger Davis, Churchill McGee, Fayette County
- Matthew DeMoss, US Bank, Fayette County
- Mason Dyer, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU), Fayette County
- James Evanson, Amazon, Bullitt County
- Sheila Fraley, Marathon Petroleum, Boyd County
- Michael Gaffney, Windstream, Garrard County
- Karri Gerdemann, Pillar, Oldham County
- Kevin Gessner, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Campbell County
- Sandy Grogan, Pennyrile Electric Cooperative Corporation, Christian County
- Brian Gupton, Dataseam, Jefferson County
- Jonathan Hale, Thoroughbred, Franklin County
- Kateena Haynes, Boys & Girls Clubs of Appalachia, Harlan County
- Abby Hensley, Murray State University, Calloway County
- Mark Hohmann, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Jefferson County
- Lexy Holland, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Fayette County
- Howard Holloman, Jr., GE Appliances (retired) and YMCA of Greater Louisville, Jefferson County
- Justin Holsinger, American Electric Power – Kentucky Power, Greenup County
- Annie Holt, American Cave Conservation Association, Hart County
- Tim Holz, Brown-Forman Corporation, Jefferson County
- Jason Howze, Republic Bank, Jefferson County
- John Huang, Fifth Third Bank, Fayette County
- Erik Hubbard, Backroads of Appalachia, Harlan County
- Karen Jackson-Furman, West Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative, Graves County
- Daniel Jones, Strawberry Hills Pharmacy, McCracken County
- Marty Keith, CHI Saint Joseph Health, Fayette County
- Brad Kilbey, Accelecom, Jefferson County
- Amanda Kool, Sharebite, Inc., Bracken County
- Rebecca Lee, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Warren County
- Janie Mckenzie-Wells, Kentucky Circuit Court (retired), Johnson County
- Jeania Perry, East Kentucky Network dba Appalachian Wireless, Floyd County
- Shelley Porter, Kentucky American Water, Fayette County
- Mary Quinn Ramer, VisitLEX, Fayette County
- Julie Roberts, Kentucky Performing Arts, Jefferson County
- Eyvette Sellers, Planters Bank, Inc., Christian County
- Rebecca Simpson, English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP, Warren County
- Hollie Spade, AT&T Kentucky, Franklin County
- Shannan Stamper, University of Kentucky, Fayette County
- Jana Sublett, Tennessee Valley Authority, Warren County
- Anthony Summers, TKT & Associates Inc., Jefferson County
- Mike Uptegraff, South Central Workforce Development Board, Barren County
- Tanner Watkins, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Jefferson County
- Jill Wilcox, JP Morgan Chase, Jefferson County
- Makenzie Williams, Top Shelf Lobby LLC, Franklin County
- Rick Wurth, CHNK Behavioral Health, Boone County
- Nicole Yates, Passport by Molina Healthcare, Jefferson County
The June through December program will bring the class across the state: Berea in June, Ashland in July, Hopkinsville and Ft. Campbell in August, Louisville in September, Paducah and Eddyville in October, Central Kentucky and Frankfort in November, and Northern Kentucky in December. The sessions cover topics ranging from business and economic development, arts and tourism, natural resources and the environment, education, healthcare, social issues, agriculture, and government.
About Leadership Kentucky
Leadership Kentucky, created in 1984 as a non-profit educational organization, brings together a diverse group of people who possess a broad variety of leadership abilities, career accomplishments, and volunteer activities to gain insight into complex issues facing the state. By fostering understanding of how the state’s issues are interconnected, and by forging new relationships among community and regional leaders, Leadership Kentucky graduates bring a fresh and informed perspective to their communities and companies, serving as important participants in the unified effort to shape Kentucky’s future. The Leadership Kentucky Foundation offers four unique programs: Leadership Kentucky, ELEVATE Kentucky (for young professionals), BRIGHT Kentucky (for next generation Eastern Kentucky leaders) and New Executives to Kentucky (for senior level executives who have lived in the state for less than two years). For more information, please visit leadershipky.org or email lky@leadershipky.org.
