Executive Committee
Gina Winchester
Position:
2025 Chair
Location:
Murray, KY
Professional Information:
Calloway County Deputy Judge Executive
Melissa Knight
Position:
2026 Chair-Elect
Location:
Lebanon, KY
Professional Information:
President, Farmers National Bank
Ron Wilson
Position:
Immediate Past Chair
Location:
Bowling Green, KY
Professional Information:
Associate Vice President, Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement, Western Kentucky University
Trey Grayson
Position:
Secretary
Location:
Ft. Mitchell, KY
Professional Information:
Partner, Frost Brown Todd LLP
Dan Bork
Position:
Treasurer
Location:
Lexington, KY
Professional Information:
Retired, Commissioner at Kentucky Department of Revenue
Elmer K. Whitaker
Position:
BRIGHT Kentucky Liaison/Committee Member
Location:
Lexington, KY
Professional Information:
Chairman of the Board & CEO of Whitaker Bank, Inc., President of Whitaker Bank Corporation of Kentucky
Leslie A. Fugate
Position:
Committee Member
Location:
Louisville, KY
Professional Information:
Vice President, Director, Public Affairs, U.S. State & Local, Canada, & Latin America, Brown-Forman
Leslie Buddeke Smart, CFRE
Position:
Committee Member
Location:
Lexington, KY
Professional Information:
CEO, Louisville Ballet
Chuck Session
Position:
Committee Member
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Professional Information:
Retired, VP, Government Affairs – OH/KY, Duke Energy
Chrisandrea Turner
Position:
Committee Member
Location:
Lexington, KY
Professional Information:
Partner, Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Perry Allen
Position:
Committee Member - Ex-Officio
Location:
Lexington, KY
Professional Information:
Retired, US Bank
Barbara Dickens
Position:
Committee Member - Ex-Officio
Location:
Louisville, KY
Professional Information:
General Counsel, Kentucky Finance & Administration Cabinet
Regina Jackson
Position:
Committee Member - Ex-Officio
Location:
Bowling Green, KY
Professional Information:
Partner, English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP
