About
Our Board & Staff Members

Roland R. Blahnik
President & CEO
Administrative Office
Vice President, Administrative Services
Vice President, Resource Development
Operating Divisions
Vice President, Beargrass Division
Kristel Fryman
Vice President, Cumberland Division
Vice President, Bluegrass Division
John Wade
Vice President, Western Division
Board Officers
Faith Mercke
Chairperson
Owner
AAB Properties, LLC

Emily Ledford Lawrence
Second Vice Chairperson
Principal
The Glenview Trust Co.

David H. Hinton
Treasurer
Owner
Venture Resource
Robert Shaw
Vice Chairperson
President
Norton Cancer Institute

Ellie Kerstetter
Secretary
Attorney
Ellie Kerstetter, PSC
Board Members
Architect
K. Norman Berry & Associates
Mike Carpenter MBA
Senior Vice President
BB&T
Linda Scholle Cowan
Attorney-at-Law
J. Price Foster, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Louisville
Daniel Hall
Vice President – Community Engagement
University of Louisville
Dwight L. Haygood, Jr.
Attorney
Wyatt, Tarrant, & Combs, LLP
Jeanna L. Jones CPA
Senior Audit Manager
Strothman & Company
Vice President, Associate & Business Services
Humana Inc.
Jeffrey V. McGowan, CPCU
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Insurance Services of KY, Inc.
Mark Rorer
Plant Engineering Manager
United Parcel Service
Allen Rose
Vice President for Business &
Governmental Relations
Jefferson/Sullivan University
Ron Santella
Vice President, Process Development
Hillerich & Bradsby Company
Susan Zepeda, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky