Leadership Kentucky Announces 2021 Class

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 15, 2021) — Leadership Kentucky is proud to announce the members of the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2021.

Leadership Kentucky’s flagship program consists of seven three-day sessions where participants gather to gain insight on the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its challenges and opportunities. Throughout the sessions, class members will meet with many of Kentucky’s current leaders and explore the state’s opportunities and resources, as well as form lifelong relationships and visit new places.

The June through December program will bring the class across the state: Berea in June, Louisville in July, Hopkinsville/Ft. Campbell in August, Somerset in September, Paducah/Eddyville in October, Ashland/Morehead in November, and Lexington/Frankfort in December. The sessions will cover topics ranging from business and economic development, arts and tourism, natural resources and the environment, education, healthcare and social issues, agriculture, and government.

This year’s class includes 49 participants from across the state representing a variety of public and private sectors. Leadership Kentucky congratulates the following members:

1. Alonzo Allen — Scott County — Lean Business Solution, LLC
2. Kelly Anderson — Jefferson County — Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.
3. Thomas Bolton — Jefferson County — Maker's Mark
4. Ben Brandstetter — Boone County — Brandstetter Carroll Inc.
5. Jesse Brewer — Boone County — Boone County Fiscal Court
6. John Brothers — Fayette County — CHI Saint Joseph Health
7. James Caudill — Perry County — Fahe
8. Russell Coleman — Oldham County — Frost Brown Todd, LLC
9. Yukie Cooper — Fayette County — Gray Construction
10. Lisa Crowe — Clark County — Barnes & Noble College
11. Aaron Crum — Pike County — Pikeville Medical Center
12. Chris Crumrine — Fayette County — University of Kentucky
13. Megan Damron — Pulaski County — BB&T Now Truist
14. Beth Davisson — Jefferson County — Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
15. Jamie Dittert — Fayette County — Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC
16. Amy Doane — Fayette County — Bluegrass Care Navigators
17. Tiffany Drury — Anderson County — Bluegrass Community and Technical College
18. Rob Duncan — Fayette County — Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
19. Zach Dunlap — Calloway County — US Bank
20. Amy Elliott — Franklin County — Kentucky Power
21. Ken Groves — Jefferson County — Anthem BCBS Kentucky
22. Julie Hager Love — Bullitt County — Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children
23. Kim Halbauer — Jefferson County — Fifth Third Bank
24. Kelly Holland — Fayette County — Merck & Co., Inc.
25. Darlene Howell — Floyd County — East Kentucky Network, LLD DBA Appalachian Wireless
26. William Hunt — Pulaski County — City of Somerset / Somerset Police Department
27. Brett Keene — Pike County — Community Trust Bank, Inc.
28. Eric King — Fayette County — University of Kentucky
29. Sharon LaRue — Jefferson County — Kentucky Foundation for Women
30. Brien Lewis — Fayette County — Transylvania University
31. Alyssa Manning — Jefferson County — Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation
32. Jeff Maxwell — Simpson County — Logan Aluminum, Inc.
33. Leigh Mayes — Jefferson County — Norton Healthcare
34. Ann-Phillips Mayfield — Fayette County — Northwestern Mutual, Lexington Office
35. Derrick Miller — McCracken County — Tennessee Valley Authority
36. Josh Mullins — Knott County — Hindman Settlement School
37. Mike Norman — Jefferson County — Kentucky Science Center
38. OJ Oleka — Jefferson County — Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
39. Garnett Phelps — Jefferson County — Brown-Forman
40. Cravens Priest — Warren County — English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley
41. Angela Rowe — Rowan County — MSUTeach/Morehead State University
42. Eileen Saunders — Jefferson County — LGE-KU
43. Jordan Smith — Calloway County —Murray State University
44. Ryan Underwood — Jefferson County — Association Professionals, Inc.
45. Alethea West — Christian County — Hopkinsville Community College
46. Ryan White — Casey County — Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment
47. Ethan Witt — Fayette County — Eastern Kentucky University
48. Debbie Zuerner — Daviess County — Owensboro Health
49. *Honorary Member: Taunya Eshenbaugh— Jefferson County — Delta Dental

*Leadership Kentucky’s heartfelt condolences and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of Taunya Eshenbaugh, Delta Dental, who passed away on 6/11/21. Taunya will forever be an honorary member of Leadership Kentucky’s Class of 2021.

Nominations and applications for the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2022 will be available online at leadershipky.org in October. The Leadership Kentucky Foundation offers four unique programs: Leadership Kentucky, Elevate Kentucky (for young professionals), BRIGHT Kentucky (for Eastern Kentuckians), 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.

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About Leadership Kentucky:

Leadership Kentucky, created in 1984 as a non-profit educational organization, brings together a select 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. Our goal is to prepare our participants to take an active role in advancing the state for the common good. 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.