Leadership & Board

Executive Committee

Emily Larish Startsman

Board Chair Attorney | Stites and Harbison, PLLC
Caroline Cassin

Past Chair Founder & CEO | The Brand Thread
Josh DeSpain

Vice Chair Professional Landscape Architect | Contour Collaborative
Anika Gooch

Secretary Owner | Better Living Counseling Center
Laura Coleman

Treasurer CPA and Senior Tax Manager | Besten & Dieruf, PLLC
Brandon Adams

Strategic Planning Chair Deputy Commissioner | Department of Employment Insurance, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Matt Ransdell

Strategic Sales | Big Ass Fans
Cliff Feltham

Emeritus Retired, Community Volunteer
Patty Breeze

Emeritus CLU, CFP | Breeze Financial LLC

Board of Directors

Nubia Beckett

Financial Professional Wealth Armor
Stacy Schanher Berge

Lexington Market President Independence Bank
David Carpenter

Calvary Baptist Church
Melissa Collier

Quality Control Toyota
Tamara Davis

VP of Marketing & Membership Asphalt Institute
Carl Devine

Attorney Devine Law Group, PLLC
Travis Farmer

Senior Director of Retail Operations Target
Ashley Grigsby

Consumer Sales Carnival Cruise Line
Hunter Hickman

Attorney at Law Commonwealth of Kentucky
Brentley Jones

General Manager Quantrell Cadillac, Subaru, and VOLVO
Caitlin King

Accountant Switzer, McGaughey & King
Susan Lancho

Senior Manager, External and Government Affairs Kentucky American Water
Leslie Leer

Partner, Senior Project Coordinator Heller Built
Stinson Miller

VP & Private Banker - Private Client Services Group WesBanco Bank
Nicole Nickels

VP of Financial Strategy PepperPointe Partnerships
Adam Smith

VP of Electric Distribution
LG&E and KU
Andrew Sparks

Partner RCSM Law
Kristin Taylor

Investor Development Manager Commerce Lexington