Board of Directors
Chair: Kathy King Allen *
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky
Chair-Elect: Casey Lequire *
Peoples Bank & Insurance
Vice Chair: Kansas Justice *
Pikeville Medical Center
Secretary: Whitney Justice *
Childer's Oil / Double Kwik
Treasurer: Lynette Schindler *
Lynette Schindler, CPA, PSC
Trish Adams
East Ky Concentrated Employment Program
Shane Allen
Kentucky Power
James Ayers
First State Bank
Meagan Blanton
WYMT
Kristie Burchett
US Bank
Tim Hatfield *
Highlands ARH
Michael Huffman *
Appalachian Wireless
Tonya Johnson
PürLux Spa
Earl Justice
Hutch Auto
Susan Lockhart
Above & Beyond, Just for You
Waylon Nelson
Anthem Medicaid
Jeremiah Parsons
Paintsville Tourism
Justin Prater
Truist
Karen Roberts Prater *
Shaping Our Appalachian Region
Kelly Rowe Jones
University of Pikeville
Dr. Preeti Sahasi
Signature Smilz
Robin Simpson Smith *
Robin Simpson Smith Attorney at Law
Jody Chotty Thompson
Gearheart Communications
Joyce Wilcox
Big Sandy Community & Technical College
Ex-Officio
President & CEO: Jordan Gibson *
Southeast Kentucky Chamber
Immediate Past Chair: Brett Keene *
Community Trust Bank
Dr. Burton Webb
President, University of Pikeville