KET Friends, Northern Kentucky Fund board elect new leadership The Friends of KET board of directors, a volunteer group with membership from across Kentucky, recently named new members while the board of directors for the Northern Kentucky Regional Board for the Commonwealth Fund for KET also named two new members. The new president of the Friends of KET board is Mary Butler of Dry Ridge, vice president is Sean Mestan of Princeton; and secretary/treasurer is Nancy Thames of Richmond. New Friends Board members are Charlotte Estes of Stanton, currently a community volunteer and retired from Powell County Schools; Dwight D. Dozier, associate vice president at the University of Louisville; Surekha Kulkarni of Prospect, a community volunteer; Steven D. Kerrick, Louisville, partner with Mountjoy Chilton Medley, LLP; and Charles K. Wells of Fort Thomas, a retired professor and choir conductor. New on the Northern Kentucky Fund Board is Jennifer P. Mearns, the owner of JPM Consulting Services, an executive recruiting and talent acquisition services firm. Her husband, Geoffrey Mearns, is Northern Kentucky University president. The Regional Fund board also welcomes Jack Moreland, a retired educator with 38 years of experience as superintendent of Covington Public Schools, at Dayton Independent Schools, as interim president at NKU, and as chancellor of the technical branch of KCTCS.
Martinis & Mistletoe event planned in Covington The KET Northern Kentucky Regional Fund Board is hosting “Martinis & Mistletoe,” a year-end thank you celebration for KET supporters in the region. The fundraiser is planned for Dec. 11 from 5 to 8 pm at Drees Pavilion at Devou Memorial Overlook. Honorary chairs are Oakley and Eva Farris. This year-end thank-you celebration for KET’s friends in the region honors Helen Carroll, manager of community relations for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America.
To attend “Martinis & Mistletoe,” contact Sharon Michael at (800) 866-0366.
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Chair: Donna Moore Campbell, Lexington · Vice Chair: Rusty Cheuvront, Assistant Vice President & Director of Global Community Relations, Brown-Forman, Louisville · Secretary: Dr. Suvas Desai, Saint Joseph Medical Foundation, Lexington · Executive Committee At Large: Angela Cain, Walton · Laura Ladd, Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington · Terry Holliday, Ph.D., Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort · Heidi Margulis, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, Humana, Louisville · Hilma Prather, Somerset · Felicia Cumings Smith, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort KET Foundation Inc. Members of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television · G. Dan Griffith, Executive Director, Green River Area Community Foundation, Owensboro (representative of the Friends of KET Board of Directors) · Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer) Friends of KET Executive Committee President: Mary Butler, Dry Ridge President-Elect: Maude Teegarden, Germantown Secretary/Treasurer: Nancy Thames, Richmond Vice President: Kathy Brauer, Henderson Vice President: Deede Dykes, Ashland Vice President: G. Dan Griffith, Owensboro Vice President: A. Dale Josey, Louisville Vice President: Sean Mestan, Princeton Past President: Barbra Ledford, Baxter Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Fort Wright Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc. Board of Directors Chair: John R. Hall, retired Chairman and CEO, Ashland Inc., Lexington · Secretary: Kimberly D. Patton, Turner Logistics, Hebron · Treasurer: John S. Domaschko, retired President, MC Squared, Inc., Edgewood · Mira S. Ball, Chief Financial Officer, Ball Homes, Lexington · Vickie Yates Brown, Frost Brown Todd, University of Louisville, Louisville · Rusty Cheuvront, Assistant Vice President & Director of Global Community Relations, Brown-Forman, Louisville · Billy Harper, President, Harper Industries, Inc., Paducah · Bill Jones, Community Division Manager, U.S. Bank · James H. “Mike” Molloy, Lexington · Nick Nicholson, retired President, Keeneland Association, Lexington · William T. Young Jr., President, W.T. Young, Inc., Lexington · Representatives of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television: Donna Moore Campbell, Hilma Prather and Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director · Representative of the Friends of KET Board of Directors: Carol Beirne, Fort Wright VISIONS/ Volume XXXVI, Number 11 Visions is a membership benefit published monthly by KET, with funds from the KET Foundation Inc., 600 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY, 405022296, (859) 258-7000. It is sent to active members of Friends of KET. KET does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status and/or disability in employment or the provision of services and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities. Guide Staff Publisher: Todd Piccirilli • Editor: Ellen Soileau • Art Director: John Dawahare • Contributing Staff: Debbie Britton, Nancy Howard, Abigail Malik, Lisa Meek • Photography: Steve Shaffer • Design/Production: Job Canfield, Dave Hamon, Justin Stewart, Missy Upton • Director of Marketing: Timothy Bischoff • Printing: Publishers Press, Shepherdsville Printed on recycled paper with soy ink.
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