Name: Ron Weston

Age: 62

Neighborhood: Fairdale

Current work position: State Representative, 37th District

Notable accomplishments and honors: Registered General Securities Principal, Insurance. Retired, Weston

Financial Services. Fairdale Community Ministries, Past Pres. KY Fraternal Congress, Past Vice Pres. Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union Local #3-367, United Auto Workers Union #862, past Member.

Name: Merv Aubespin

Age: 73

Neighborhood: Cherokee Road in the Highlands, but for over 45 years lived in Western Louisville

Current work position: Consultant on diversity and media; retired as Associate Editor at The Courier-

Journal in 2002 following a 35 year journalism career. Mr. Aubespin is a former president of the National Association of Black Journalists, he has also been a consultant on media to the United Nations

Development Programs (UNDP).

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Aubespin has received dozens of awards for his reporting on

African American issues and his leadership in providing employment opportunities to minorities. Two

journalism scholarships and a national award are named for him. He was recently honored by Actors

Theatre of Louisville with the "Keeper of the Chronicle Award" for coverage of the African American

community, and is currently co-authoring a book on African Americans in Louisville over 200 years.

In the fifties and sixties, he was very active in civil rights issues in Louisville and the south including participating with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the march from Selma to Montgomery. This year, he

received the 2010 Louisville Mayor's Freedom Award.

Name: Doug Cobb

Age: 53

Neighborhood: Anchorage

Current work position: Entrepreneur in Residence at Chrysalis Ventures

Notable accomplishments and honors: Three-time Inc. 500 CEO, three-time Kentucky Entrepreneur of the

Year, and a member of the Junior Achievement Kentucky/Southern Indiana Business Hall of Fame.

B.A. from Williams College and an M.S. in Accounting from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Name: Mary Gwen Wheeler

Age: 52

Neighborhood: Highlands

Current work position: Senior Advisor to Mayor Abramson on Education, Interim Director, 55,000 Degrees

Initiative

Notable accomplishments and honors: KY State Board of Education, Tower Award winner from Presentation Academy, Prichard Committee of Academic Excellence

Masters in Public and Private Management, Yale University School of Management

Name: Gabriela Alcalde

Age: 37

Neighborhood: St. Matthews Current work position: Independent public health consultant on health and social justice issues, also a

DrPH candidate at the UNC Chapel Hill (Public Health Leadership program)

Notable accomplishments and honors: Ms. Alcalde is on the Louisville Metro Board of Health and the Kentucky Foundation for Women Board, and former President of the Hispanic/Latino Coalition. She is

former Director of Louisville Metro Office for Women (2003-2006) and research faculty at U of L Institute

for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law (2000-2003).

Name: Bill Altman

Age: 51

Neighborhood: Ten Broeck

Current work position: Senior Vice President for Strategy and Public Policy, Kindred Healthcare

Notable accomplishments and honors: Current Chair, Louisville Metro Board of Health

In addition to a law degree, Mr. Altman holds a master’s degree from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and has studied public health policy at the University of Michigan. He has testified before

Congress and speaks and writes frequently on Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, quality of care, and

healthcare reform.

Name: Dr. Muhammad Babar

Age: 39

Neighborhood: Prospect

Current work position: Attending Physician at Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Health care (JHSMH) and

Vice President of Medical Staff, St Mary's Campus

Notable accomplishments and honors: President-Elect of Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent

of KY and IN

Name: Bill Bardenwerper Age: 58

Neighborhood: Hurstbourne

Current work position: Managing Partner, Bardenwerper, Talbott & Roberts

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Bardenwerper serves on the Board of Directors of the Home Builders Association of Louisville, which twice selected him as its Associate (non-builder) of the Year. He

was instrumental in writing the Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code, as

representative of the Louisville Area of Chamber of Commerce (now GLI) while serving on the Chamber's Executive Committee and as Chairman of its Community Development and Governmental

Affairs Committees. He served for 9 years as Mayor of the 4th class city of Hurstbourne.

Name: Erica Kellem-Beasley

Age: 36

Neighborhood: Eastwood

Current work position: Bank Vice President

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mrs. Kellem-Beasley currently serves as Executive Board Member for Louisville Urban League Young Professionals in the role of Vice President of Administration and on the

Board of Directors for the Lyndon Area Business Association. She is a previous graduate of Focus Louisville and Ignite Louisville Programs. She was recognized as a 2007 YMCA Adult Black Achiever.

Name: Nicole Candler

Age: 31

Neighborhood: Pleasure Ridge Park

Current work position: Owner, Nic Creative Public Relations

Notable accomplishments and honors: Public Relations Society of America, Bluegrass Chapter Past-President, PRSA Independent Practitioners Alliance board member, Advertising Federation of Louisville

Hot 10 award recipient, Metropolitan Louisville Women’s Political Caucus Past-President

Name: J. Byron Chapman

Age: 63

Neighborhood: Middletown

Current work position: Mayor of Middletown

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mayor Chapman is currently serving his second term as mayor of

Middletown. He is past president of the Jefferson League of Cities, President of Kentuckiana Regional

Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA), and Chair of the Transportation Policy Committee. As an

Aircraft Commander in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Mayor Chapman also flies missions for the U.S. Coast

Guard Homeland Security. He has received several merit awards from both the Coast Guard and

Homeland Security for his ongoing service.

Name: Tommy Clark

Age: 39

Neighborhood: St. Matthews

Current work position: Disabilities Coordinator, Louisville Metro Office for Aging and Disabled Citizens

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Clark was awarded the “Ed Roberts Independent Living” award

from The Center for Accessible Living, and in 2007 received the “Evelyn Waldrop” Louisville Metro

employee award.

Masters degree in Urban Planning from the University of Louisville, BA from Bellarmine University. Mr. Clark also attended Thomas More College in Northern Kentucky for one year, where he was a wide

receiver for the 1991 undefeated football team.

Name: Ann Coffey

Age: 52

Neighborhood: St. Matthews

Current work position: President & CEO of Women 4 Women

Notable accomplishments and honors: In 2008, Ann received the Business and Professional Women of

River City Woman of Achievement Award and in 2009 she was appointed to serve on the Kentucky Governor’s Commission on Philanthropy. In early 2010 Ann was elected to serve on the national board

of the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance and she was selected as a Leadership Louisville Connector.

Name: Sherry Conner

Age: 55

Neighborhood: Shively

Current work position: Mayor of Shively and VP Human Resources, The q Business Group

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mayor of Shively since 12-04, Shively City Council 1994-2004.

Board Member: KIPDA, Gilda’s Club of Louisville, Jefferson County League of Cities, Metro Louisville Women’s Political Caucus, Farnsley-Kaufman House, Shively Lions Club, Shively Area Business

Association, Spencerian College Advisory Board

Name: Jose Neil Donis

Age: 41

Neighborhood: Jeffersontown

Current work position: Director and Publisher, Al Día en America

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Donis has served as a board member of various Hispanic organizations. He has also been a board member and instrumental in organizing city events such as

Gallopalooza and WorldFest, in addition to the Americana Community Center’s annual Latino Health Fair.

In 2004, Mr. Donis was named one of the 25 most influential Latinos in the city by Leadership Louisville.

Name: Jonathan Dooley

Age: 53

Neighborhood: Chickasaw

Current work position: President/Business Agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1447

Notable accomplishments and honors: Member of St. Stephen Church (Video Ministry- Director / Camera

man), Yearlings Club (Vice President), Community Action Partnership (Board Member), and Boy Scout Troop #82 (Organizational Chair).

Name: SteVon Edwards

Age: 27

Neighborhood: Parkland

Current work position: Obesity Prevention Specialist - Physical Activity, Louisville Metro Health

Department

Notable accomplishments and honors: 2010 Louisville Connector, Board Member of Glory Youth Inc. and

Breaking New Grounds B.S. in Psychology and a Masters in Public Health w/ a concentration in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences

Name: Bill Finn

Age: 51

Neighborhood: Hikes Point

Current work position: IBEW Local 369 Business Manager and Financial Secretary

Notable accomplishments and honors: Appointed by Governor Steve Beshear to the Workers

Compensation Funding Commission, President of Kentucky IBEW Conference, Leadership Louisville Graduate, 2001

Name: Jon Goldberg

Age: 59

Neighborhood: Prospect

Current work position: Managing Partner, Goldberg Simpson

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Goldberg is the former Chairman of Louisville Jefferson County

109 Board. He is a member of Greater Louisville Fund for the Arts Board and former Chairman of the

Louisville Visual Art Association and Louisville Theatre Association.

Name: Eric Gunderson

Age: 38

Neighborhood: Bellewood

Current work position: CEO, Valeo Communications

Notable accomplishments and honors: Member, Louisville Arena Authority/Chairman: Parking & Transportation Committee (2008-Present), Member, Health Enterprises Network Executive Committee (2009-Present), President, Young Professionals Association of Louisville (2005-2006), Juvenile Diabetes

Research Foundation Board of Directors (2002-2005)

Name: Margaret Handmaker

Age: 62

Neighborhood: Crescent Hill

Current work position: Retired

Notable accomplishments and honors: 29 years with Mercer, Inc (Worldwide Partner), University of

Louisville Foundation Board

Name: GJ Hart Age: 52

Neighborhood: Eastern Jefferson County

Current work position: President and CEO of Texas Roadhouse

Notable accomplishments and honors: Helped create the Louisville Metro Police Foundation. The mission of the non-profit organization is to be a non-partisan partnership between the men and women of the

Louisville Metro Police Department and the community. Mr. Hart was recently recognized by the

Kentucky Women’s Law Enforcement Network recently for his support of police officers in the Commonwealth.

Name: Gill Holland

Age: 46

Neighborhood: Highlands

Current work position: Film producer/green building co-developer

Notable accomplishments and honors: Co-developer of The Green Building, the greenest commercial

building in Kentucky (LEED platinum certification). A Spirit Award nominee for independent film

producer of the year (the Oscars for independent films), Gill is a former lawyer, has produced over 50 films and runs sonaBLAST! Records and HollandBrown Books. Louisville Magazine named him its “Person

of the Year” in 2009. He was recently voted President of the East Market District Associaion (formerly East Downtown Business Assocation.)

Name: Nikki Jackson

Age: 40

Neighborhood: Springhurst

Current work position: Secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky

Notable accomplishments and honors: Youngest Cabinet Secretary and first African-American female to

lead the Cabinet in Kentucky’s history. Created the Center for Strategic Innovation, an in-house

consulting "firm" focused on creating efficiencies, re-engineering antiquated work practices and

promoting innovation in all cabinet services, in keeping with its strategic goals, vision and values.

Certified in Collective Bargaining from Cornell University's School of Industrial Relations, she earned a

Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami, School of Law and a Bachelors of Arts degree from

Hampton University.

Name: Vince Jarboe

Age: 48

Neighborhood: St. Regis Park

Current work position: Owner of a State Farm Insurance Agency

Notable accomplishments and honors: Co-founder, Southwest Dream Team; Co-founder, Pleasure Ridge

Park High School Alumni Association, which raises scholarship money for graduating seniors at PRP. Past

President of the Iroquois Area Business Association and Board member of the Olmsted Conservancy.

Name: Lee Lewis

Age: 42

Neighborhood: South Louisville

Current work position: Computer teacher, Jefferson County High School

Notable accomplishments and honors: Serves on the national political committee of the Sierra Club and

completed an internship at the White House in the Office of Vice President Al Gore.

Name: Tomiko McDaniel

Age: 41

Neighborhood: Shively

Current work position: Assembly Line Worker at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant

Notable accomplishments and honors: UAW Local 862 Union Member of the Month, June 2008, Elected in

the top five to the UAW's Election Committee

Masters degree in business communication and Bachelors degree in business administration from

Spalding University

Name: JK McKnight

Age: 29

Neighborhood: Glenview

Current work position: Founder and manager of The Forecastle Festival

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. McKnight has won numerous awards, including the 2010

Global Visionary Award from the World Affairs Council and the 2009 Fleur-De-Lis Award, one of the

highest honors given by the Chamber of Commerce and Louisville Business Community. He was the

youngest person to ever receive the Fleur-De-Lis.

Name: Rishabh Mehrotra

Age: 41

Neighborhood: Rolling Fields

Current work position: President and CEO of SHPS, Inc.

Notable accomplishments and honors: Current chairman of the board of Health Enterprises Network, received the 2008 Community Health Leadership Award from Community Health Charities and formerly served on boards of Leadership Louisville and Greater Louisville, Inc. Mr. Mehrotra was named a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2008.

Name: Lynnie Meyer

Age: 45

Neighborhood: Highlands

Current work position: System VP and Chief Development Officer Norton Healthcare

Notable accomplishments and honors: Transformed the culture of philanthropy at Norton Healthcare

resulting in year over year increases in revenue and $189.0 million committed toward a $208.0 million growth effort for the only freestanding children’s hospital in Kentucky. Former President and CEO of the

Center for Women and Families - Seven Programs identified as state best practices by the KY Domestic

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Name: Larry Michalczyk

Age: 58

Neighborhood: Upper Highlands

Current work position: Adjunct Faculty in Social Policy and Student Internships at University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work and human services consultant in Kentucky and Indiana

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Michalczyk has 35 years of work experience in public services and is a founding Partner of Louisville’s Neighborhood Place System (8 one stop family service centers).

He is the former Budget Director, Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of Kentucky's Department for Social Services.

Name: R. Charles Moyer, Ph.D.

Age: 65

Neighborhood: Riverwood

Current work position: Dean, College of Business, University of Louisville; Professor of Finance,

University of Louisville

Notable accomplishments and honors: Board of Directors, King Pharmaceuticals; Board of Directors,

Kentucky Seed Capital Fund; Board of Advisors, Capital South Partners, LLC; Member of Bi-State Bridge Authority; co-author of two textbooks: Contemporary Financial Management,12th edition, South-

Western College Publishing, 2011 and Managerial Economics, 12th edition, 2011, South-Western College

Publishing; Author of over 80 articles in academic and practitioner journals; Expert witness in over 50

public utility rate proceedings.

BA in Economics and German, Howard University, 1967; MBA, University of Pittsburgh, 1968; Ph.D. in Finance and Managerial Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1971; Dean emeritus, Wake Forest

University, 2003; Phi Beta Kappa.

Name: Yung Nguyen

Age: 51

Neighborhood: Bridgemore Estates

Current work position: President, IVS LLC

Notable accomplishments and honors: Founded Lac Viet Academy, a non-profit program that provides after school and tutoring services to immigrant children and seeks to empower immigrant parents who speak limited English to get involved in their children’s education (2001). 1997 Ernst and Young

Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2003 Bell Award, 2006 Mosaic Award, 2008 U of L Distinguished

Alumnus Award

Name: Kent Oyler Age: 52

Neighborhood: Rolling Fields

Current work position: Entrepreneur, OPN Services, Inc.

Notable accomplishments and honors: Serial entrepreneur, having so far started 19 distinct business

ventures.

Business and MBA degrees from the University of Louisville.

Name: Djenita Pasic

Age: 51

Neighborhood: Highlands

Current work position: Owner, Brainswork USA, LLC, an international legal and business consulting firm

Notable accomplishments and honors: Recipient of the 2008 MOSAIC award, given by Jewish Family and

Career Services to immigrants who have achieved success in their professional fields as well as

contributed to our community.

Name: Vidya Ravichandran

Age: 38

Neighborhood: Springhurst

Current work position: President of GlowTouch Technologies

Notable accomplishments and honors: GlowTouch Technologies has appeared on the Inc. 500 list of fast

growing companies, as well as on the local Fast 50, for 2 years in a row. Mrs. Ravichandran is an active

leader in the International community.

Name: Ben Richmond

Age: 67

Neighborhood: Shawnee

Current work position: Louisville Urban League President/CEO

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Richmond was named Louisvillian of the Year 2004; he received the 2005 Champions of Children Award by the Jefferson County Public Schools; in 2007 he was

presented the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Award by Metro Louisville Mayor, Honorable Jerry Abramson and in October 2009 he presented a Lifetime Community Service Award by the Louisville

Defender Newspaper.

Name: Greg Roberts

Age: 50

Neighborhood: Butchertown

Current work position: President/CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center

Notable accomplishments and honors: Mr. Roberts regularly addresses national and regional bodies working to provide and improve urban youth development programming. He was recently invited to

participate in the White House Compassion in Action Roundtable, and well as to present to the US Conference of Mayors’ Standing Committee on Children, Health and Human Services.

Mr. Roberts holds a Master’s degree in Higher Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Central Connecticut State University.

Name: Anne H. Smith

Age: 66

Neighborhood: Clifton

Current work position: Executive Director, Ministries United South Central Louisville

Notable accomplishments and honors: Served thirty-five years in church staff positions including senior

pastor and for twenty of those years taught at Seminary in the fields of religious education, pastoral care

and curriculum development. Worked with the U.S. Army Division of Chaplaincy as a guest instructor

in Europe. Currently serves as VP of the Association of Community Ministries. Recently interviewed by

Diane Sawyer, ABC Nightly News, concerning the impact of Louisville’s Community Ministries on poverty.

Name: Reverend Frank Smith

Age: 41

Neighborhood: Highview

Current work position: Senior Pastor of Christ’s Church For Our Community, President of Louisville’s

Interdenominational Ministerial Coalition, Executive Vice President of Simmons College of Kentucky

Notable accomplishments and honors: Reverend Smith is an active member of many community boards and has recently been appointed a member of the Planning and Continuation Committee of the North

American Christian Convention for a 3-year term.

Name: Mary Ellen Wiederwohl

Age: 36

Neighborhood: Belknap

Current work position: Assistant Director of MML&K Government Solutions, the government relations section of McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland

Notable accomplishments and honors: Ms. Wiederwohl is the Immediate Past President of the Junior League of Louisville and was recently honored as one of Louisville’s “Forty Under 40” top young

professionals. She is a graduate of the 2009 class of Leadership Louisville.