Matt Forté
Matt Forte was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft (44th overall) and donned the Navy and Orange through the 2015 season. His rookie season ranks among the most prolific in franchise history. In 2014, Forte set a single-season NFL running back record after hauling in 102 receptions. […]
Mark Green
Mark Green is a Louisville native who grew up in Lebanon, Ky., and went to the University of Kentucky Journalism School. He spent a couple of decades as a reporter, writer, webmaster and editor for New York Times Co. newspapers in Tennessee, Louisiana and Florida before returning home to join The Lane Report as editorial […]
Xochitl Torres Small
Before coming to Rural Development, Xochitl was a United States Representative for the fifth largest district in the country. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Xochitl kept a rural hospital from closing its doors, improved constituent access to healthcare over the phone, and helped secure tens of millions of dollars for broadband in New […]
The Honorable Sherryl Newman
Sherryl Hobbs Newman’s primary focus has always been on serving and working with the community to build better opportunities for its residents. Her past 35 years of professional work have been primarily in public service in New York City and the District of Columbia. She began as an Office Assistant and rose to Executive or […]
Raúl F. Salinas
Raúl is a strategic business and management partner who works closely with clients to constructively evaluate and support their business strategies and initiatives. Raúl is the Partner-in-Charge – Los Angeles at Frost Brown Todd, where he leads a team of attorneys dedicated to client service. Equally comfortable in the courtroom as he is in the […]
Breona Link
Breona Link is a current senior at the University of Kentucky graduating in May 2022. She is majoring in Clinical Leadership & Management with a minor in Heath Advocacy & an Undergraduate Research Certificate in Human Health Sciences. Breona currently serves at President for the University of Kentucky’s Student Activities Board & has been involved […]
Kevin George Miller
Kevin George Miller is Senior Director of Public Policy for ChargePoint, the world’s leading provider of electric vehicle charging solutions. Kevin works to overcome legislative and regulatory barriers to electrifying all vehicles and vehicle fleets, including the unique barriers to EV charging in urban environments. Before joining ChargePoint, he served as Chief Financial Officer for […]
Veronica Reyes
Veronica Reyes is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky majoring in Economics. She is the President of the Economics Society, a student organization that focuses on the professional development of economics students at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. Veronica has spent her term hosting industry experts in the areas of […]
Ana María Herrera
PhD, University of California Teaching at the Barcelona School of Economics Contact Website Ana María Herrera is a Gatton Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky. She earned both her B.A. and M.A. in economics at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia and her Ph.D. in economics at the University of California […]
Ann Weeby
Ann Weeby leads Workforce Innovation at Salesforce and is committed to building programs and products that allow non-traditional job seekers to gain skills and launch high-paying, remote careers in the Salesforce ecosystem. She believes that business is the greatest platform for change and wants to diversity technology companies while also making sure people have a […]
Jonathan Webb
Jonathan Webb is the Founder and CEO of AppHarvest, a sustainable foods company developing and operating some of the world’s largest high-tech indoor farms to build an efficient food system. AppHarvest’s farms are designed to grow non-GMO, harsh chemical pesticide-free produce using sunshine, 100% recycled rainwater, and up to 90% less water than open-field growing, […]