Operating Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Shirley C. Willihnganz, Ph.D., Chair
Provost, University of Louisville

Tom Schoenbaechler, Secretary/Treasurer
Partner (retired), Ernst & Young, LLP

Muhammad and Lonnie Ali
Ali Center Founders

Howard Bingham*
Photographer

Jonathan Blum
Chief Public Affairs Officer, YUM! Brands, Inc.

 

Ina Brown Bond, Chair Emeritus
River Bend Farm

Lawrence H. Butterfield, Jr.
President, Butterfield and Associates

Arnold Garson
President and Publisher, The Courier-Journal

Alice Houston
President/CEO, Houston-Johnson, Inc.

Lindy Street
Public Relations Specialist

At Large Members

   
David L. Armstrong*
Chairman
Kentucky Public Service Commission

Steve Beshear
Governor
Commonwealth of Kentucky

John Y. Brown, Jr.*
Former Governor
Commonwealth of Kentucky

Dave P. Calzi
Audit Partner
Ernst & Young, LLC

Ken Clay
President
Ken Clay & Associates

Laura Douglas
VP, Corporate Responsibility/Community Affairs
LG&E- KU

Greg Fischer
Mayor
Metro Louisville

Kraig Fox
Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP
CKX

Donna Hargens
Superintendent
Jefferson County Public School

J. Blaine Hudson, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
University of Louisville

Michael A. Jones, Executive
VP of Sales
North & Latin America Husqvarna

Tori Murden McClure, J.D.
President
Spalding University

Marc Morial
President/CEO
National Urban League

Tamla Oates-Forney
Human Resources Leader
Sub-Saharan Africa GE Oil and Gas

Sadiqa Reynolds
Chief of Community Building
Metro Louisville

Benjamin K. Richmond
President/CEO
Louisville Urban League

Samuel Robinson, Ph.D.
President/CEO Emeritus
Lincoln Foundation

Larry Townsend*
Chairman/CEO
Riverboat Development, Inc.

 

*Life Directors


Advisory Council

Most Distinguished Lifetime Councilor:
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama of Tibet

Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein

Seth Abraham, Sports and Media Entrepreneur
Derek Anderson, Athlete
Dr. Maya Angelou, Author and Poet
Howard L. Bingham,
Photographer
Bono, Musician, U2
Homer G. Cablish, III, CPA, Cablish & Gentile CPAs LLC
Sean Combs, Artist and Producer
Bob Costas, NBC and HBO Sports
Billy Crystal, Actor and Comedian
Mario Cuomo, Former Governor of New York
Dick Ebersol, NBC Sports
Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation
Angelina Jolie, Actress
Quincy Jones, Producer
Larry King, Broadcast Journalist
Sean McManus, CBS News and Sports
A. Jerrold Perenchio, Media Entrepreneur
Myrtle Potter, Entrepreneur, Chapman Development Group
Anthony Pratt, Pratt Industries
R. Prophet, Musician, Nappy Roots
David Robinson, Athlete
Diane Sawyer, ABC News
John Schnatter, Papa John's International
Tavis Smiley, NPR and PBS Host
Dennis D. Swanson, President, Fox Television Stations Group
Matthew C. Whitaker, Ph. D., Professor, Arizona State University
Robin Williams, Actor and Comedian