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Board of Directors

This is not your ordinary civic board. No volunteer group brings more commitment, talent and creativity than the 75 devoted members of the Festival's Board of Directors. In addition to chairing many of the Festival's events, this group sets the overall policy for the not-for-profit civic organization. They are the movers and shakers of this community and they are hard at work all year planning the next Derby Festival. You may only see them in wildly-colored Pegasus blazers or behind the wheel of an official Festival Cadillac in the spring, but they often go unnoticed attending meeting after meeting in the dead of winter. These dedicated volunteers not only give of their time, but their treasure as well. Board members must pay for their jacket, car insurance and even the tickets for the events they work on. Our community is lucky to have such generous citizens.

2010 Board Leadership

Chair-Elect
James A. Hillebrand
Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company



Chair of the Board
Leslie Broecker
Broadway Across America





Immediate Past Chair
Chris Dickinson
Gresham Smith and Partners




President & CEO
Michael E. Berry
Kentucky Derby Festival




Executive Board
Michael E. Berry, President & CEO
Leslie Broecker, Chair
James "Ja" Hillebrand, Chair-Elect - Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company
Wendy A. Jacob, Vice-Chair - BB&T
Chris Dickinson, Immediate Past Chair
Michael E. Berry, President & CEO
Chris Whelan, Treasurer - E.ON U.S.
David Nett, Secretary - Kroger
Tony Edwards
Steve Langford - WAVE-TV
Norma Oberst
Trish Osborn - American Founders Bank
Chris Padgett - Humana, Inc.
Michael Sadofsky - Republic Bank & Trust Company
Todd Schumacher - Cox Radio
Michael A. Shea
Suzann Thompson
Chief Robert C. White - Louisville Metro Police Dept

Board of Directors
Ralph D. Aguera - Brown-Forman Beverages
Paul Anderson - Arison Insurance Services, Inc.
Steve Andriot -
Col. John E. Aubrey - Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Stephen Bale - Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Jill J. Bell
David Bingham - Business First
Jim Brammell - Louisville Water Company
Paula Campbell - University of Louisville
Mike Cooper - Commonwealth of Kentucky
Merilyn Coslow - The Fillies, Inc.
Barbara Cox
Harry Dennery
Brannon Dixon - Walmart
Marina Gonzalez
Bart Greenwald
Glenn Haygood - WLKY-TV
Judy Hess - Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Carmen Hickerson
Kim Hite - Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare
Charles Hoffman - Ford Motor Company
Mike Huot - The Courier Journal
Ellen Jones - AT&T
Wendell Jones
Stephen Karem
Beverly Keepers
Jim King - King Southern Bank
Jim Lacy
Bill Lamb - WDRB - WMYO TV
Mike Maloney - Office of the Mayor
Laura Meadows
Bill Mitchell - Papa John's International, Inc.
R. Joseph Mittel - Galt House Hotel & Suites
Chris Murphy
Donna Patterson - Fifth Third Bank
Carol Paul - U.S. Bank
Bill Phelps
Mark Pimentel - WHAS-TV
Dani Porter
Dwight D. Riggle
Wesley J. Rutledge
Ira Salls - McDonald's Restaurants of Kentuckiana
Denny Simonavice - Meijer, Inc.
Catherine Smith
Chris Spalding - YPAL
Richard Spencer
Lisa Stevenson
Marty Storch - Metro Parks Dept.
Page Stuart
Dave Tompkins - Churchill Downs, Inc.
Jeanine Triplett
Michael Tully
Louis I. Waterman
Scott Watkins - Norton Healthcare
Jim Wood - Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Harold Workman - Kentucky State Fair Board
Daniel R. Young
Mike Ziemianski
 
Honorary Board Members
Hon. Jerry Abramson
John T. Ballantine
Hon. Steve Beshear
Basil Caummisar*
Martha Layne Collins
Art Draut
John R. Guthrie
Diana G. Mangeot
Addison McGhee*
Barbara Price-Cordery*
Earl Ruby*
Daniel Ruckriegel
Willard Scott
Gene Sullivan
Ray Wimberg*
 
*Deceased

Past Derby Festival Chairs

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