Board of Directors
Chair
Michael Abate
Partner, Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP
Jennifer Ballard
Supervisor of Social Services, Bullitt Co. Public Schools
Lee Baltzell
Retired dance instructor and community volunteer
Darlene Benzick
President, Promised Land Properties and Realtor, Coldwell Banker McMahan
Russell Bird
Physician, Baptist Health Medical Group
Craig Blakely
Dean, Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville
Terry Burden
Asst. Prof. of Comparative Humanities, University of Louisville
Tia Coatley
Neighborhood Liaison, Center for Neighborhoods
Abby Drane
President & CEO, Seven Counties Services and Bellewood & Brooklawn
Ashley Distler
VP, Client and Product Excellence, RowdMap
Maresa Fawns
Association Executive, Kentucky Justice Association
Bruce Ferguson
President, The Underwriters Group
Denise Hall
Youth Services Center Coordinator, Trimble County Schools
Mark Johnson
Retired, Henry County Board of Education
Surinder “Sam” Kad
Internist, Baptist Health
Bill Kenealy
Attorney, Kenealy & Jacobi, PLLC
Steven Lee
Business Systems Analyst, The Stevenson Company
Karen Long
Retired Director, Employment Practice, YUM! Brands
Mike Lorch
Regional VP, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Greg Mayes
Former Executive Advisor, Office of the Secretary, CHFS
David Miller
Consultant, Healthcare Strategy Group
Curry Nicholson
Managing Partner, Magnate Wealth Management
Denise Perry
Retired School Administrator
David Ray
VP, Chief Strategy Officer, Galen College of Nursing
Michael Ringswald
Retired Attorney and Banker, Republic Bank
Felicia Smith
Co-Owner and Psychologist, StrongMinds Psychology, PLLC
Kathleen Smith
Director of Public Policy, Kindred Healthcare
Neil Stamp
President, National Environmental Contracting
Chris Teeley
VP Director of Research & Development and Quality Assurance, Brown-Forman
Robert Watson
Attorney, McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC
Liaison
Koleen Slusher
Cabinet for Health & Family Services
“I am a past resident and student at Brooklawn. I got little help while I was there, but it wasn’t your fault – it was mine. You tried to give me help, but I did not accept it. After many years of rejecting people, I finally accepted my problems, accepted those trying to help and changed my way of thinking and my way of life. I am now a high school graduate and attending Elizabethtown Community and Technical College for nursing and will transfer to the University of Louisville when I complete my two years at ECTC. I just want to say thank you all for all you did for me or tried to do and that I have no doubts you will help others that need help.”
– Q., former resident
