KET Leadership

The governing body for KET is the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the Education & Workforce Development Cabinet. The KET Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund for KET support the mission and work of the Authority by managing and soliciting funds and contributions that support local productions, services, and the acquisition of PBS and other programs. The Friends of KET, a statewide group of volunteers, helps promote programs and services in communities across the commonwealth.

Kentucky Authority for Educational Television

Chair: Robert M. Beck, attorney, Stites & Harbison, Lexington
Vice Chair: Dan Griffith, retired, former CEO, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro
Secretary: Leah Adkins, director and officer, RJA Enterprises, Catlettsburg
Executive Committee at Large: Karyn Hoover, retired, former elementary education teacher, Jamestown; and Kevin Weaver, attorney, Hoskins Law Offices, PLLC, Lexington
David Couch, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort
Dr. Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Commissioner of Education (ex officio), Frankfort
Jay Mehta, Senior Accountant, PCF Insurance Services, Murray
Kerri Richardson, Vice President, C2 Strategic Communications, Louisville

KET Foundation Inc.

Members of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television
Rebecca Rose, Morgantown (Friends of KET representative)
Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer)

Friends of KET

Learn more about the Friends of KET

President: Ben Talley, Hopkinsville
President-Elect: Jeff Tate, Irvine
Secretary: Jamie Collins, Lebanon
Vice Presidents: Kathy Bodine, Murray | Lexie Centers, Owingsville | A. Dale Josey, Louisville
Past President: Elizabeth Griffith Mudd, Benton
Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Covington
Dr. Betsy Allen, Madisonville
Daphne Blevins, Liberty
Kathy Brauer, Henderson
John Burton, Wellington
Mary Michael Corbett, Louisville
Jean Dorton, Lexington
Kelly Green, Frankfort
Judy Handmaker, Goshen
Lora Suttles-Hutchison, Staffordsville
Luke King, Burkesville
Mattea Kirk, La Grange
Barbra Ledford, Baxter
Carol Major, Hickman
Kelly McEuen, Georgetown
Barbara W. McGinty, Paducah
Peggy Mershon, London
Sean Mestan, Princeton
Brenda Owen, Lexington
Rebecca Rose, Morgantown
Gina Ryan, Rineyville
Marian Moore Sims, Lexington
Tammy Snyder, Mt. Sherman
Elsa Spurlock, London
Terri Srinivasan, Maysville
Melissa W. Stephanski, Bowling Green
Martha Taylor, Carlisle
Nancy Thames, Richmond
Teresa Tope, Richmond
Heather Whitman, Ashland

Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc.

Chair: Nick Nicholson, retired, former president, Keeneland, Lexington
Vice Chair: John S. Domaschko, president, Suits That Rock, Covington
Secretary: Kimberly D. Patton, president, Elevar Design Group, Hebron
Treasurer: William J. Jones, retired, U.S. Bank, Paducah
D.R. Ball, site acquisition manager, Ball Homes, Inc., Lexington
Mira S. Ball, co-founder, Ball Homes, Inc., Lexington
Robert M. Beck, attorney, Stites & Harbison, Lexington
Donovan Blackburn, President/CEO, Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville
Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, CEO, The Glisson Group, Louisville
G. Dan Griffith, retired, former CEO, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro
Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director
Alice Houston, owner, HJI Solutions, Louisville
Michael Owsley, founding partner, English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, Bowling Green
Hilma Prather, retired, school administrator, Somerset
Melanie Simpson-Conley, president, KV Oil, Inc., Lexington
Lora Suttles-Hutchison (Friends of KET representative), Staffordsville
William T. Young Jr., president, W.T. Young, Lexington

The Greater Louisville Regional Fund Board

Chair: Wayne F. Wilson
Vice Chair: Toni Clem
Tonja Aaron-Wells
John Bevington
Lucy Dalton
Charles W. Dobbins, Jr.
Sherry M. Feldpausch
Will Hobson
Barbara Juckett
Steve Kerrick
Mary Littrell
Lindsay Moremen
Becky Shaw
Mary Hilliard Wilson

Northern Kentucky Regional Fund Board

Chair: Jim Uebel
Vice Chair: Trey Grayson
Ben D. Barlage
Carol Beirne
Laura Chillo
Fernando Figueroa
Eric Gentry
Ned Kelly
Sarah Clay Leyshock
Ashley Norton
Kimberly D. Patton
Sarah Patton
Robert Rich
Ryan Salzman
Jeanne Schroer
Cathy Stickels
Janice Way
Emily Wherle