soar 2015 summit
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-Presenting Partners-
-Founding Partners-
-East Kentucky Partners-
Our CO-CHAIRS
MISSION Statement
SOAR’s mission
is to:
Expand job creation
Enhance regional
opportunity, innovation, and identity
Improve the quality of life
Support all those working
to achieve these goals in Appalachian
Kentucky.
2015 Milestones
•Board Retreat
November 2014
•Headquarters Established
• Identifying Partners for Implementation of Program of Work
January 2015• Fully Staffed• Fully Funded
February 2015
• Summit•Board Meeting•2015 Program of
Work Presentation
February 2015•Board Meeting•Reportable Progress
on Program of Work
June 2015
•Board Meeting•KARD Established
October 2015
FOUNDING Partners
54 Counties
Health Broadband Business Incubation
Business Recruitment
Education and Retraining
Agriculture, Community &
Regional Foods, Natural Resources
Leadership Development and Youth Engagement
Infrastructure
Regional Identity and Collaboration
Tourism, Arts, and Heritage
WORKING Groups
