Greater Louisville Inc. is private, non-profit 501(c) 6 organization. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of 55 voting members. GLI also has created seats for 45 non-voting representative directors who hold positions in particular community organizations that are aligned with GLI’s Mission.
The Executive Committee of the board oversees the operation and management of Greater Louisville Inc. and is made up of 20 elected members from the Board of Directors, plus the Mayor of Metro Louisville. Officers of board include the Chair, Chair-elect, immediate past Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
Greater Louisville Inc. is funded through membership dues, member contributions over and above dues for economic and community development activities, a contract with Louisville Metro Government to provide business expansion and attraction services, and various operating grants. To access the GLI Member Directory – click here.
Office of the Chair
Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Statement of Transparency
| Office of the Chair |
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| Chair: |
Robert Lekites, President, UPS Airlines, UPS
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| Chair Elect: |
Mary Pat Regan, President & CEO, AT&T Kentucky
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| Immediate Past Chair: |
Chuck Denny, Regional President, Kentucky/Tennessee Banking PNC
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| President & CEO: |
Joseph F. Reagan, Greater Louisville Inc.
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Leadership and strategic direction of the organization is formulated and coordinated by the Office of the Chair, consisting of the current Chair, Chair-elect, immediate past Chair and the President & CEO. The Office of the Chair structure enhances GLI’s ability to stay focused on long term implementation of its strategic plan as well as setting the tone for shared leadership throughout the organization.
| Executive Committee |
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| Chair: |
Robert Lekites, President, UPS Airlines, UPS |
| Chair Elect: |
Mary Pat Regan, President & CEO, AT&T Kentucky |
| Immediate Past Chair: |
Chuck Denny, Regional President, Kentucky/Tennessee Banking PNC |
| Secretary: |
Kennedy Helm, III, Chairman, Stites & Harbison, PLLC |
| Treasurer: |
John hawkins, Office Managing Partner, Deloitte |
Executive
Committee
The
Honorable Jerry Abramson, Mayor, Louisville Metro Government
Jonathan
Blue, Chairman & Managing Director, Blue Equity, LLC
Jeff Bringardner, President, Humana-Kentucky
Dave Calzi, Partner, Ernst &
Young
Paul Costel, President of Kentucky Region, CHASE
Alice
Houston, President, Houston-Johnson, Inc.
Tierra Kavanaugh Turner, CEO, TKT & Associates, Inc.
Jennifer Mackin, President/CEO, The Oliver
Group, Inc.
Bill Samuels, Jr., President, Maker's Mark
Distillery, Inc.
Debbie S. Scoppechio, Chairman/CEO, Creative
Alliance, Inc.
Evelyn Strange, President, Advanced
Electrical Systems, Inc.
Paul W. Thompson, Senior Vice President of Energy Services,
E.ON U.S. LLC
Scott Trager, President, Republic Bank
& Trust Company
Paul Varga, Chairman & CEO, Brown-Forman
Corp.
Stephen A. Williams, President & CEO, Norton
Healthcare
Harold Workman, President & CEO, Kentucky State
Fair Board
Board of Directors (Excludes Executive Committee members)
Dan Barbercheck, President & ECD,
Red7e
David M. Bowling, President, Citizens Union
Bank
James P. Campbell, President & CEO, GE Consumer
& Industrial
Chris Carmicle, President, Brown Jordan
International
Marilyn Cordova-Winchell, President, Cordova Flooring
Contractors
John Crockett, Chairman, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Kevin Flanery, VP National Public Affairs, Churchill Downs Inc.
Arnold Garson, President/Publisher, The Courier-Journal
Dennis P. Heishman, President & CEO, Old National
Bank
Greg C. Heitzman, President & CEO, Louisville
Water Company
Edward Jerdonek, President, Luckett &
Farley Architects, Engineers & Construction Managers
Donald J. Kelly, Partner, Wyatt, Tarrant
& Combs, LLP
James J. Kirchdorfer, Jr.., Chairman,
ISCO Industries, LLC
Josephine Y. Legner, President & CEO, J. Y. Legner
Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey A. McKenzie, Chairman Economic Development Team, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
Diane Medley, CPA, Managing Partner, CEO, Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP
Rishabh Mehrotra, President/CEO, SHPS, Inc.
Mary Moseley, President, Galt House
Hotel & Suites
Nicole Palmer, President, Magna-Tex,
Inc.
Joseph Pusateri, President, Elite Homes,
Inc.
James Rickard, President & CEO, Your Community Bank
Kendrick R. Riggs, Vice Chair, Management Committee, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Tonii Rizzo, Senior Vice President, Abel Construction Co., Inc.
Herbert J. Schardein, Jr., Executive Director, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
James Clay Smith, President, Central Bank
of Jefferson Co.
Denise Spalding, President, Allegra Print
& Imaging - East
Todd Spencer, President & CEO, Doe Anderson,
Inc.
Kerry Stemler, President, K. M. Stemler
Company Inc.
Susan Stout Tamme, President, Baptist
Hospital East
Colin Underhill, Westport Village
Micheal White, President/CEO, America's
Finest Filters Inc.
Richard Wolowski, General Manager, Gordon Food
Service
David Wombwell, Market President/Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank
Representative Members
J. Barry Barker, Executive Director, Transit Authority of River City (TARC)
Major General William Barron, Executive
Director, Fort Knox AUSA Committee
Susan Barry, President & CEO, The Community Foundation of Louisville, Inc.
Dr. Sheldon Berman, Superintendent, Jefferson
County Public Schools
Pedro Bryant, President & CEO, Louisville
Development Bancorp
Allan Cowen, President & CEO, Fund for the
Arts
Alan DeLisle, President & CEO, Downtown
Development Corporation
Adam Edelen, Chief of Staff, Commonwealth
of Kentucky
The Honorable Clay S. Foreman, Mayor,
City of Jeffersontown
Ty Gettis, President, Tri-State
Minority Supplier Development Council
Michael B. Gritton, Executive Director, KentuckianaWorks
Neil Hackworth, Deputy Executive Director & COO, Kentucky League of Cities
Maggie P. Harlow, President, NAWBO
Debra Hoffer, President, Junior Achievement
Christine D. Johnson, President, Leadership
Louisville Center
Stephen Klein, President, The Kentucky
Center for the Performing Arts
Mike Kmetz, Executive Director, Jeffersontown Economic Development Authority
Randy Koetter, President, One Southern
Indiana
Carson Ledford, Chair, The Chamber of Jeffersontown
Larry McFall, President, Louisville Metro Properties
Kenya McGruder, President, Louisville Urban League Young Professionals
Charles T. Miller, A.A.E., Executive Director, Louisville Regional Airport Authority
Cash Moter, President, Young Professional of Louisville
Dr. Anthony Newberry, President, Jefferson
Community and Technical College
The Honorable Tom Owen, President, Metro Council
Kent Oyler, CEO, Mayor's Entrepreneur
Liaison
Dr. Sandra Patterson-Randles, Chancellor,
Indiana University Southeast
Benjamin K. Richmond, President & CEO, Louisville Urban
League
Dr. Jo Ann Rooney, President, Spalding
University
Adam Ruiz, Hispanic Latino Business Council
Dr. A.R. Sullivan, Chancellor, The Sullivan
University System
Maurice Sweeney, President, AfricanAmerican Business
Association
Joseph P. Tolan, President & CEO, Metro United
Way, Inc.
Bruce Traughber, Director-Economic Development, Louisville Metro Government
Dr. Shirley Willihnganz, University Provost, University of Louisville Office of the President
James T. Wood, President & CEO, Greater
Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Vickie Yates Brown, President & CEO, NUCLEUS: Kentucky's Life Sciences & Innovation Center
Statement of Transparency
Greater Louisville Inc.’s success depends on the support and confidence of the business community and the public at large. We are committed to the highest level of ethics and accountability. Our policies are established and administered to prevent conflict of interest and adhere to the principles of openness and full disclosure required by all applicable state and federal laws.
A copy of our IRS Form 990 may be requested by clicking here.
A copy of most recent audited financial statements may be requested by clicking here.