The Leadership Louisville Center is sharing news of its fiscal year 2025 Board of Directors, including Greg Pope, Office Managing Partner for EY, serving as Board Chair, Executive Committee Members, and new board members. The board is responsible for guiding the Center, and partner brand LeadingBetter™, in achieving strategic direction and fulfilling the vision and mission of the organizations.
“Greg’s guidance, along with the brilliant leaders on our board, will be critical to our organization’s success,” said Cynthia Knapek, President and CEO of Leadership Louisville Center and LeadingBetter™. “We’re fortunate to have a leader like him serving as our Board Chair. His years of economic and talent development experience are crucial to the Center as we are partnering with businesses who deeply care about investing in their people while investing in our community.”
LEADERSHIP LOUISVILLE CENTER FY2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (View photos at this link)
The fiscal year 2025 Board Chair is: Greg Pope, Louisville Managing Partner | EY
Other elected officers serving as executive committee are:
- Kimberly Halbauer, Fifth Third Bank – Chair-Elect
- Keturah Jenkins, Humana Inc. – Vice-Chair
- Annie Likins, Bamboo Health – Vice-Chair
- Tammy McClanahan, Norton Healthcare – Vice-Chair
- Cory Skolnick, Frost, Brown, Todd – Vice-Chair
- Brad Smith, Cherry Bekaert – Secretary/Treasurer
Ex-officio executive committee members are:
- Victoria Russell, PwC – Immediate Past Chair
- Mike Fine, Wyatt, Tarrant, and Combs – General Counsel
Members serving on the Board of Directors:
- Katherine Armstrong, Churchill Downs, Inc.*
- John Birnsteel, DoeAnderson*
- Kristen Byrd, PNC Bank
- Douglas Craddock Jr., University of Louisville*
- Ashley Duncan, Republic Bank*
- Carmen Estopare, GE Appliances*
- Michael Francesconi, UPS Airlines*
- Tony Georges, Heaven Hill Brands
- Elaine Gravatte, The Leader’s Dance, LLC
- Philip Imber, LG&E and KU Energy*
- Scott Jennings, RunSwitch Public Relations
- Christi Lanier-Robinson, LDG Development
- Carly Launius, Brown-Forman Corporation
- Gretchen Leiterman, Baptist Health Louisville
- Jill Wilcox, JPMorgan Chase
Ex-officio directors are:
- Dana Bynum Mayton, Louisville Metro Government*
- Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI)
- Ben Donlon, Young Professionals Association of Louisville*
- Lyndon Pryor, Louisville Urban League*
* Indicates new member of the Board of Directors
Alumni and friends of the Center will have the opportunity to meet the new Board of Directors at the upcoming Holiday Party, presented by Baird.
- WHEN: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. - WHERE: Leadership Louisville Center | 707 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
- HOW: Tickets available online by clicking here.
About Board Chair, Greg Pope, Office Managing Partner | EY
Greg Pope has spent his career serving in technology and business leadership, focusing on risk, governance, large-scale program management, enterprise system development, information security, and IT-enabled business transformation. Currently, as the managing partner in the Louisville office, he leads a team of over 240 professionals in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory practices. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Virginia.
Along with serving on the board for the Leadership Louisville Center, Greg has served on the boards of Endeavor Louisville, Fund for the Arts, and the Kentucky College of Art + Design. Additionally, Greg is a 2014 graduate of the Leadership Louisville program.