YPEK | Board of Directors

 

Kevin Smith, Founder

Current Graduate Student at Princeton University
Former Director of Strategic Initiatives at Inez Deposit Bank
kevin@ypek.org 

 

Rebecca Webster, Co-Chair

Associate Director
Manchester Memorial Hospital Foundation
rebecca@ypek.org

Johnathan Gay, Co-Chair

Director
MSU Innovation Center
johnathan@ypek.org

Chas Gayheart, Secretary

Regional Cancer Control Specialist
University of Kentucky
chas@ypek.org

Grayson Smith, Treasurer

Co-Owner
Salyersville Independent Newspaper
grayson@ypek.org

Brad Parke

Current Law Student at Appalachian School of Law
Former Consultant at East Kentucky Leadership Foundation
brad@ypek.org

Karen Kelly

President/CEO
Operation UNITE and Eastern KY PRIDE
karen@ypek.org

Les Fugate

Executive Vice President
The Center For Rural Development
les@ypek.org

Allison Ball

Assistant County Attorney in Floyd County
Associate at Vanover, Hall & Bartley, P.S.C.
allison@ypek.org

Mandy Stumbo

Co-Director
Miss East Kentucky Scholarship Pageant
mandy@ypek.org

-Former Board Directors-

Dr. Shelli Deskins

Director of the Highlands Center for Autism
Highlands Regional Medical Center

Jamirae Hammons Green

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Enrollment
Union College

Eric McPeek

President
Pitstop Express

Ryan Stratton

Current Law Student at Appalachian School of Law
Former Career Center Director at National College