Allison Ball
Treasurer Allison Ball is currently serving her second term as Kentucky State Treasurer. She was the top vote-getter twice, in both the 2015 and 2019 elections. Treasurer Ball is a fierce watchdog for taxpayer dollars and a national leader for financial literacy. In part of her commitment to expand financial literacy in Kentucky: she hosted […]
Henry Strom
Henry Strom is in his eleventh year as a Superintendent in the state of Washington. He has been leading the Grandview School District for the last five years and previously served as the superintendent for Mt. Adams School District. Both are located in the heart of the Yakima Valley in the central part of the […]
Melody Flowers
Melody Flowers has engaged in strategic and financial planning, project management, and policy work for over twenty years in fields as varied as transportation, the environment, community development, emergency preparedness, homeland security, healthcare, and higher education. She currently serves as the Executive Director for Strategic Analysis and Policy at the University of Kentucky, overseeing campus […]
Barbara Stewart
Barbara Stewart served as CEO of AmeriCorps from February 2018 through January 2021, following her unanimous confirmation by the US Senate. AmeriCorps is the federal agency for service and volunteerism, supporting nearly 300,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers. Previously, Ms. Stewart spent over a decade as a senior vice president in government relations and […]
Gayle Manchin
Gayle Conelly Manchin was sworn in as the Appalachian Regional Commission’s thirteenth federal co-chair on May 6, 2021, becoming the first ARC federal co-chair from West Virginia. Nominated by President Biden, Manchin works directly with ARC’s 13 member governors, their state alternates and program managers, and a network of local development districts to continue to […]
Michael Hawse
Michael Hawse is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky with a double major Political Science and US Culture and Business Practices. Serving as the Student Body President, Hawse is the elected representative for all students of the University of Kentucky. Through his term, his administration has and continues to advocate for a […]
Betsy Zorio
Betsy Zorio is Vice President of U.S. Programs at Save the Children. In that capacity, she leads the agency’s efforts to ensure all children in rural America have a healthy, strong foundation to thrive as learners and in life. This includes providing early childhood education, school-age math and literacy programs, and initiatives fighting child hunger […]
Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson is Chief Operating Officer of altafiber and reports directly to Leigh Fox, President and Chief Executive Officer of altafiber. As COO, Mr. Simpson is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations, including the network business units, which includes altafiber and Hawaiian Telcom. altafiber and Hawaiian Telcom generate over $1bn in annual revenue and […]
The Hon. Elaine Chao
Secretary Chao is the first Asian American woman to serve in a President’s cabinet in American history. She has been confirmed on a bipartisan basis to two cabinet positions as U. S. Secretary of Transportation and U. S. Secretary of Labor. She is the longest serving Cabinet member since World War II. As U. S. […]
Denine Torr
Denine Torr is Dollar General’s vice president, corporate social responsibility and philanthropy and executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Denine leads strategic development and execution of national, regional and local philanthropic-related programs and initiatives for Dollar General’s 18,000+ store communities, distribution centers and corporate headquarters. In addition to her philanthropic responsibilities, she also […]
Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig
Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig leads nearly 3,000 students, staff and faculty as the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education. See his full CV at bit.ly/ProfJVHcv While at UK, the College of Education achieved its highest ever U.S. News national rankings, implemented successful enrollment and diversity initiatives and co-created strategic planning for COVID-19. His research […]