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KPA Board Leadership

Kentucky Performing Arts Board of Directors

Chair
Gregory J. Bubalo
Owner - Bubalo Law PLC, Louisville, KY
Vice Chair
Robert M. Klein
Attorney - Robert M. Klein, Louisville, KY
Secretary
Mary R. Nixon
Senior Executive with Yum! Brands (Retired), Louisville, KY
Treasurer
Phil Lynch
Brown-Forman Corporation (Retired), Louisville, KY
JP Davis
Founder - JP Davis Partners, Louisville, KY  
Dr. Maryanne Elliott
Leadership Coach and Founder - The Acorn Group, Louisville, KY
Paula Harshaw
Community Volunteer, Louisville, KY
Sean Higgins
Independent Entrepreneur - MJT Home LLC, Louisville, KY
William H. Jones
Partner - VanAntwerp Attorneys, LLP, Louisville, KY
Joseph Leavell
Director - Jefferson County Child Support Division, Louisville, KY
James K. Murphy
Partner - Hoge Partners, PLLC, Louisville, KY
Stephen T. Owen
Vice President - Preston Thomas Properties, Louisville, KY
Lyndon Pryor
President and CEO - Louisville Urban League, Louisville, KY
Talley Russell
Director, Government Affairs - Humana, Louisville, KY
Ryan Sadler
CEO and Plan President - Passport Health, Louisville, KY
Carlos E. Sanchez
President -  AT&T Kentucky, Louisville, KY
Lindy Street
Community Volunteer, Louisville, KY
Rev. Dr. Valerie Washington
Pastor - Hughlett Temple AME Zion Church, Louisville, KY
Sarah Yarmuth
Agent - SmartFlyer, Louisville, KY

Directors Emeriti

Madeline Abramson
Community Volunteer, Louisville, KY
Owsley Brown II
1942-2011, Louisville, KY
Wendell Cherry
1935-1991, Louisville, KY
Gordon B. Davidson
1926-2015, Louisville, KY
Chairman Emeritus
C. Edward (“Ed”) Glasscock
Partner - Frost Brown Todd LLC, Louisville, KY
Robert W. (“Bob”) Rounsavall, III
Owner - Dixie Real Properties LLC, Louisville, KY
Rose Lenihan Rubel
1922-2002, Louisville, KY

Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation Board of Directors

Chair
Cindy Zipperle
Controller And Chief Accounting Officer - Humana (Retired), Louisville, KY
Vice Chair
Kim Baker
President and CEO - Kentucky Performing Arts, Louisville, KY
Secretary
Eileen Saunders
Vice President & Chief Customer Officer - PPL Corporation, Louisville, KY
Treasurer
Chris Kipper
CFO - Louisville Tourism, Louisville, KY
Carolle Jones Clay
VIce President and Managing Director, Community Relations - Republic Bank, Louisville, KY
Preston Copley
Creative Strategist and Executive Producer - Canopy, Louisville, KY
Douglas Craddock
Vice President of Community Engagement - University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
J. Tim Galbraith
HR Executive - Yum! Brands (Retired), Louisville, KY
Lillian Hunt
HR Executive - GE Appliances, A Haier Company, Louisville, KY
Brad Keller
Associate Vice President of Workplace Strategy - Humana, Louisville, KY
Todd Lowe
President - Parthenon, Louisville, KY
Bruce Merrick
Chairman - Dant Clayton Corporation, Louisville, KY
Jonathan Ojany
Chief Financial and Operating Officer - Convene Hospitality Group, New York City, NY
Doug Owen
Senior Vice President - JLL Louisville, Louisville, KY
RayShawn Payton-Kilgore
Program Manager - Raytheon Technologies, Louisville, KY
Rolf Provan
President and CEO - Luckett & Farley, Louisville, KY
Elizabeth Rounsavall
Parter - Rounsavall Investments/Vice President - DRP Services, Louisville, KY
Chase Sanders
Associate Manager, State & Local Government Affairs - Yum! Brands, Louisville, KY
Claire Simms
Vice President, Relationship Strategist - PNC Private Bank, Louisville, KY
Nadareca Thibeaux
Executive Director - LOUMED, Louisville, KY
Diane Tobin, Ph.D.
Ombudsman - University Of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Ruth Wimsatt Trautwein
Partner - 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, 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 Betty McGuire bmcguire@kentuckyperformingarts.org. 

KPA 2026-2027 Board Meeting Schedule

(Pending Board Approval)

2026

August 14, 10:00-AM-11:30AM  – Executive Committee Meeting

September 18, 10:00-11:00AM  – Finance Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

September 24, 4:00-7:30PM – Annual Joint Board Meeting

November 18, 10:00-11:30AM – Joint Finance Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

November 19, 10:00-11:30AM – Joint Executive Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

December 11, 11:30am-1:30PM – Operating Board Meeting


2027

February 25, 10:00-11:00AM – Operating Finance Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

March 4, 10:00-11:00AM – Joint Executive Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

March 18, 11:30AM-1:30PM – Joint Board Meeting 

April 23, 10:00-11:30AM – Joint Executive Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

June 4, 10:00-11:30AM – Joint Executive Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

June 18, 10:00-11:30AM – Finance Committee Meeting (Zoom only)

June 24, 11:30AM-1:30PM – Operating Board Meeting