Our Staff

Executive Staff

Larry Hayes

Interim Secretary
Office of the Secretary

Katie Smith

Deputy Secretary and Commissioner
Department for Financial Services

Jeff Taylor

Commissioner
Department for Business Development

Jack Mazurak

Executive Director
Office of Marketing and Public Affairs

Kristina Slattery

Deputy Commissioner
Department for Business Development

Anthony Ellis

General Counsel
Interim Executive Director, Office of Entrepreneurship
Office of Legal Services

Office of the Secretary

Karen Yates

Executive Assistant

Maurice Walker

Executive Administrative Assistant

Department for Business Development / Project Management

Amy Bowman

Business Development Coordinator

Phyllis Bruning

Special Projects Coordinator

Corky Peek

Business Development Director

Annie Franklin

Senior Project Manager

Andy Luttner

Senior Project Manager

Brittany Cox

Senior Project Manager

Martin David-Jacobs

Project Manager

Elizabeth Bishop

Project Manager

Ashlee Chilton

Project Manager

Malcolm Jollie

Project Manager

Foster Shrout

Project Manager

Matt Simms

Project Manager

Department for Business Development / International

Craig McKinney

Director, International Affairs

Joshua Seeberg

Director, European Representative Office

Mike Takahashi

Executive Director, Asia Office (Tokyo, Japan)

Evelyn Kerschbaumer

Senior Business Development Manager

Mary NeCamp

STEP Coordinator

Department for Financial Services / Incentive Assistance Division

Sarah Butler

Deputy Commissioner, Financial Services

Tim Back

Assistant Director

Kylee Palmer

Program Manager

Christy Wingate

Program Manager

Michelle Elder

Program Manager

Debbie Phillips

Program Manager

Ellen Felix

Administrative Coordinator

Lisa Duvall

Administrative Coordinator

Kate McCane

Program Manager

Department for Financial Services / Compliance Division

Dan Wood

Assistant Director of Compliance

Beth Sturm

Compliance Manager

Donald McDowell

Compliance Manager

Craig Kelly

Compliance Manager

Rachael Dever

Compliance Manager

Krista Harrod

Compliance Manager

Danielle Dunmire

Compliance Manager

Department for Financial Services / Finance & Personnel Division

Jon Wertzler

Assistant Director

Donna Adams

HR Administrator

Tonya Lee

Staff Accountant

Kay Banks

Staff Accountant

Department for Financial Services / IT & Resource Management Division

Steven Vest

Division Director

James Johnson

Resource Management Analyst

Suresh Boddeti

Salesforce Developer

Raj Mandala

Salesforce Developer

Dejuan Metcalf

Administrative Assistant

Office of Marketing & Public Affairs

Brandon Mattingly

Communications Specialist

Alex Francke

Marketing and Communications Specialist

John Harbison

Senior Web Developer

Department for Business Development / Research

Christopher Snyder

Research Executive

Phil Flynn

Economist

Ray Griffith

Research Specialist

Gill Finley

Research Data Coordinator

Jenny Schenkenfelder

Sites-Buildings Coordinator/GIS Specialist

Sydney Montgomery

Research Specialist

Danielle Goetz

Research Specialist

Office of Entrepreneurship / KY Innovation

David Brock

Operations Director

Kristine McNiel

Project Manager

Marilyn LeBourveau

Project Manager

Office of Legal Services

Charlie Rowland

Executive Legal Advisor

Angelica Vega

Executive Advisor

Dawn Powers

Paralegal Consultant

Stephanie Cullen

Executive Assistant

Matthew Wingate

Executive Advisor