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2025-2026 Board and Committee Meeting Schedule

2025

July 23, 11:00-AM-12:00PM  – Joint Governance Committee 

August 29, 2:30-3:30PM  – Joint Executive Committee 

September 17, 10:00-11:00AM  – Joint Finance Committee 

September 25, 11:30AM-1:30PM – Annual Joint Board Meeting

November 20, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Governance Committee 

November 21, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Executive Committee 

December 3, 10:00-11:00AM  – Joint Finance Committee (Zoom only)

December 10, 12:00-1:30PM – KPA Operating Committee

December 17, 11:30AM-12:00PM  – Joint Finance Committee (Zoom only)


2026

February 4, 10:00-11:00AM – Operating Finance Committee 

February 5, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Governance Committee

February 12, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Executive Committee 

March 19, 11:30AM-1:30PM – Joint Board Meeting 

April 17, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Governance Committee 

April 23, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Executive Committee 

June 18, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Finance Committee 

June 25, 11:30AM-1:30PM – KPA Operating Board 

 

Kentucky Performing Arts

Board of Directors

GREGORY J. BUBALO, Chair
Bubalo Law PLC
Louisville, KY
ROBERT M. KLEIN
Vice Chair
Louisville, KY
MARY R. NIXON,
Secretary
Louisville, KY
PHIL LYNCH,
Treasurer
Louisville, KY
JP DAVIS
JP Davis Partners
Louisville, KY
DR. MARYANNE ELLIOTT
The Acorn Group
Louisville, KY
PAULA HARSHAW
Louisville, KY
SEAN HIGGINS
Louisville, KY
WILLIAM H. JONES
VanAntwerp Attorneys, LLP.
Louisville, KY
JOSEPH LEAVELL
Jefferson County Attorney's Office
Louisville, KY
JAMES K. MURPHY
Hoge Partners, PLLC
Louisville, KY
STEPHEN T. OWEN
Preston Thomas Properties
Louisville, KY
LYNDON PRYOR
Louisville Urban League
Louisville, KY
TALLEY RUSSELL
Humana
Louisville, KY
RYAN SADLER
Passport Health
Louisville, KY
CARLOS E. SANCHEZ
President, AT&T Kentucky
Louisville, KY
LINDY STREET
Louisville, KY
REV. DR. VALERIE WASHINGTON
Hughlett Temple AME Zion Church
Louisville, KY
SARAH YARMUTH
Agent - SmartFlyer
Louisville, KY
Directors Emeriti
MADELINE ABRAMSON
Louisville, KY
OWSLEY BROWN II
1942-2011
Louisville, KY
WENDELL CHERRY
1935-1991
Louisville, KY
GORDON B. DAVIDSON
1926-2015
Louisville, KY
C. EDWARD (“Ed”) GLASSCOCK
Chairman Emeritus
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Louisville, KY
ROBERT W. (“Bob”) ROUNSAVALL, III
Dixie Real Properties LLC
Louisville, KY
ROSE LENIHAN RUBEL
1922-2002
Louisville, KY

Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation
Board of Directors

CINDY ZIPPERLE, Chair
Retired Humana Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Louisville, KY
KIM BAKER, Vice Chair
Kentucky Performing Arts
Louisville, KY
EILEEN SAUNDERS, Secretary
PPL Corporation, Vice President & Chief Customer Officer
Louisville, KY
CHRIS KIPPER, Treasurer
Louisville Tourism, CFO
Louisville, KY
CAROLLE JONES CLAY
Republic Bank
Louisville, KY
PRESTON COPLEY
Founder & Executive Producer, Goldenrod Creative
Louisville, KY
DOUGLAS CRADDOCK
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
J. TIM GALBRAITH
Louisville, KY
LILLIAN HUNT
GE Appliances, A Haier Company
Louisville, KY
BRAD KELLER
Humana
Louisville, KY
TODD LOWE
Parthenon, LLC
Louisville, KY
BRUCE MERRICK
Chairman, Dant Clayton Corporation
Louisville, KY
JONATHAN OJANY
KFC-US
Louisville, KY
DOUG OWEN
JLL Louisville, Senior Vice President
Louisville, KY
RAYSHAWN PAYTON-KILGORE
Brown-Forman
Louisville, KY
ROLF PROVAN
Luckett & Farley
Louisville, KY
ELIZABETH ROUNSAVALL
Rounsavall Investments and DRP Services
Louisville, KY
CHASE SANDERS
Yum! Brands, Associate Manager, State & Local Government Affairs
Louisville, KY
CLAIRE SIMMS
Churchill Downs
Louisville, KY
NADARECA THIBEAUX
LOUMED, Executive Director
Louisville, KY
DIANE TOBIN, Ph.D.
Ombudsman, University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
RUTH WIMSATT TRAUTWEIN
Stegner Investment Associates
Louisville, KY

KPA Board Appointments

Kentucky Performing Arts consists of two boards, the Kentucky Performing Arts Operating Board and the Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation Board.

The Kentucky Performing Arts Operating Board is a Governor appointed board. If you are interested in seeking appointment, CLICK HERE to fill out the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Board and Commissions application. 

The Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation Board cultivates interested members throughout the year.  For more information, contact [email protected]

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