Mrs. Maribeth Berman
Mrs. Berman most recently served as Chair of EKU’s Foundation Board through their Make No Little Plans campaign, which raised $61 million dollars, far exceeding the $50 million dollar goal. She was also instrumental in formalizing the university’s Annual Giving Day, a one-day event in the spring that raised approximately $430,000 in 2023. The Berman Center for Professional Sales was established with a $1 million gift from Maribeth and her husband Louis.

Dr. Cynthia F. Bohn
Owner of Equus Run Vineyards
Eastern Kentucky University, ’80 BA Speech & Theater, AS Broadcast Engineering. ’81 MA Industrial Technology, University of Kentucky. ’96 EdD Educational Technology. EKU Department of Technology Distinguished Alum 2000. EKU College of Business and Technology Distinguished Speaker 2010.

Mr. Taylor Davis
Founder and CEO
DFG Advisory – Northwestern Mutual
EKU, 2016
BBA in Business, Marketing major.

Ms. Brandie Dawson
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Marketing, Valvoline. Brandie joined Valvoline from Saks Fifth Avenue in April 2017, as Talent Acquisition for Valvoline’s core North America segment, before being named Senior Director. Brandie is active in the Lexington community, working with Big Brother Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, and Habitat for Humanity and mentoring college students to success. A Kentucky native, Brandie holds a BBA degree from Eastern Kentucky University.

Mr. Matthew A. Evans
President and CEO
Bankers Service Corporation.
Eastern Kentucky University, ’91 BBA Finance. EKU Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems Distinguished Alum 2012.

Ms. Lisa DeVaughn Foley
Baldwin CPAs, PLLC.
Council Chair
Eastern Kentucky University, BBA Accounting.

Dr. Will McIntosh
Global Head of Research
Affinius Capital
Eastern Kentucky University, ’77 BBA Business Education. ’79 MBA University of North Texas. ’87 PhD Finance & Real Estate. EKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni 2003. EKU College of Business and Technology Distinguished Speaker 2002.

Mr. John McPhearson
Chief Executive Officer
Lectrodryer, LLC.
University of Kentucky.

Mr. Scott M. Northcutt
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Bacardi & Company, Limited
Eastern Kentucky University, ’84 BA Speech Communication. EKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni 1994. EKU College of Business and Technology Distinguished Speaker 2005. EKU Department of Communication Distinguished Alum 2002.

Mr. Andrew Page
Mr. Page is the Chief Financial Officer for Amer Sports, a global sport and outdoor brand company based out of Helsinki, Finland. Previously he was CFO of Under Armour and Foot Locker where he led explosive growth and M&A efforts, exceeding $2 billion dollars. He earned his BBA in Accounting from EKU and his MBA from Georgetown University.

Ms. Carolyn Reynolds
Vice President
Reynolds Insurance Agency, Inc.
Eastern Kentucky University, 1995-1999.

Mr. Jerry Rickett
Chief Executive Officer
KY Highlands Investment Corp.
Cumberland College, ’72 BS Geography. Eastern Kentucky University, ’73 MS Geography; ’75 MA Recreation.

Ms. Tracy L. Wilkerson Geiger
Technology Security Assurance Manager, Enterprise Information Protection (EIP), Corporate Assurance Humana, Inc. Eastern Kentucky University, BBA Accounting, Computer Information Systems.