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ELEVATE: A WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

MEET THE 2025 ELEVATE COUNCIL

As the Leadership Louisville Center continues to invest in women’s issues through programming, in 2023 it launched a council comprised of top women leaders to provide counsel and support the up-and-coming participants in the Alice Houston Women’s Leadership Program. Elevate: A Women’s Leadership Council will unite and engage some of the city’s most generous and influential women to ensure that the generations following them are nurtured, inspired, and positioned for utmost success. Elevate membership will continually revolve, with new and renewing members each year. Their role will be to serve as a compass for the Center, providing meaningful impact for programming already in place and sparking new ideas and innovative recommendations for the future. Their participation supports scholarship funds that allow more women to participate in Leadership Louisville Center advancement opportunities.

2025 Members of Elevate: A Women’s Leadership Council:

  • Christy Ames, EVP, General Counsel, Republic Bank & Trust Company
  • Whitney Austin, Executive Director, Whitney/Strong
  • Kim Baker, President & CEO, The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
  • Jill Joseph Bell, Retired Healthcare Executive
  • Christen Boone, Managing Director, Institutional Asset Management for KY and TN, PNC Bank
  • Kimberly Bunton, President, TKT & Associates Inc.
  • Ashley Butler, Director, Lift A Life Foundation, Inc.
  • Tiffany Cardwell, CEO, Cardwell Group Inc.
  • Dr Debra Clary, Speaker and Author
  • Toni Clem, Executive Coach, TLC Coaching
  • Beth Clingaman, Vice President, Trilogy Health Services LLC
  • Dr. Karen Cost, Chief of Immunology, CPA/Norton Healthcare
  • Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Louisville
  • Kim Dickey, Vice President Human Resources – Gaming Operations, Churchill Downs Incorporated
  • Ellen Donnarumma, President & CEO, Dismas Charities Inc
  • Amber Duke, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Cynthia Fanning, Vice President, GE Appliances, a Haier company
  • Paula Garner, President and CEO, Maryhurst, Inc.
  • Sharnika Glenn, Human Resources Manager, UPS Airlines
  • Elaine Gravatte, Owner, The Leader’s Dance LLC
  • Alisa Gray, President/CEO, Kentucky Humane Society
  • Elisabeth Gray, Managing Partner, Gray Ice Higdon, PLLC
  • Jennifer Green, Chief Legal Officer, Digital & Technology, Yum! Brands, Inc.
  • Jessica Green, Judge, Jefferson District Court
  • Kim Halbauer, Regional President – Kentucky, Fifth Third Bank
  • Jennifer Hancock, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Mid-States
  • Maggie Harlow, CEO, Signarama Downtown
  • Schuyler Heuser, Director, Physician Relations, Norton Healthcare
  • Emma Horn, Executive Director, KFC Foundation
  • Keturah Jenkins, Associate Vice President – Clinical Shared Services, Humana Inc.
  • Jackie Keating, Chief Development Officer, Dare to Care Food Bank
  • Christine Koenig, Director, DMLO CPAs
  • Carly Launius, Global Community Relations Manager, Brown-Forman Corporation
  • Gretchen Leiterman, Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Health
  • Annie Likins, Chief People Officer, Bamboo Health
  • Jessica Loseke, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Barrel Co
  • Tonya Lucas, Chief Financial Officer, Plumbers Supply Co
  • Elizabeth Martin, President & CEO, The Center for Women and Families
  • Martha Mather, Senior Consultant, Sheppard Pratt
  • Tammy McClanahan, System VP, Hospital Based Clinics, Norton Healthcare
  • Katherine McKune, General Counsel & VP of Enterprise Risk, Park Community Credit Union
  • Tess McNair, Executive Director, C.E. and S. Foundation, Inc.
  • Renee Murphy, Senior VP & Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Norton Healthcare
  • Dayna Neumann, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, United Direct Solutions
  • Tawanda Owsley, VP of Development, Hosparus Health
  • Judie Parks, Principal Broker/ Owner, Director of Relocation and Business Development, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Parks & Weisberg Realtors
  • Becky Phillips, Retired Partner, Not-For-Profit Services Team Leader
  • Von Purdy, VP Advancement & Community Engagement, Simmons College of Kentucky
  • Tracy Redmon, Financial Advisor, Limestone Wealth Advisors
  • Mason Rummel, President & CEO, James Graham Brown Foundation
  • Evon Smith, President/CEO, OneWest Corporation
  • Devann Steele, Associate Vice President, Compensation, Humana Inc.
  • Pattie Dale Tye, COO, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
  • Heather Vidourek, Chief Administrative Officer, Farm Credit Mid-America
  • Michelle Wells, Retired VP Finance & Information Technology
  • Mary Gwen Wheeler, Mentor, Advisor and Community Supporter
  • Chris Whelan, Vice President, Communications and Corporate Responsibility, LG&E and KU Energy
  • Jill Wilcox, Market Executive, JPMorgan Chase
  • Marita Willis, President, Community Ventures Corporation
  • Nicole Yates, AVP, Growth & Community Engagement, Passport Health Plan by Molina Healthcare

About the Leadership Louisville Center

The Leadership Louisville Center is the region’s most valuable resource for leadership development and civic engagement. With a purpose to inspire and equip leaders to be better and do better, it has graduated over 15,000 through its programs since 1979. The Center is recognized as a national best practice and is known for its dynamic programming and strong community connections. Programming includes five social impact leadership programs (Leadership Louisville, Focus Louisville, Ignite Louisville, Bingham Fellows, and Encore Louisville), the Alice Houston Women’s Leadership Program, leadership skills training courses presented through partner brand LeadingBetter™, and events designed to connect leaders and motivate positive change.

 

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