Our Staff

Executive Staff

Larry Hayes

Interim Secretary
Office of the Secretary

Katie Smith

Commissioner
Department for Financial Services

Jeff Taylor

Commissioner
Department for Business Development

Sean Muldoon

Interim Executive Director
Office of Marketing and Public Affairs

Kristina Slattery

Executive Director
Office of Business and Community Services

Anthony Ellis

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

Office of the Secretary

Karen Yates

Executive Assistant

Bailey Winner

Executive Assistant

Department for Business Development / Office of Business and Community Services / Project Management

Amy Bowman

Business Development Coordinator

Phyllis Bruning

Special Projects Coordinator

Corky Peek

Business Development Director

Annie Franklin

Project Manager

Brooklyn Leep

Project Manager

Andy Luttner

Project Manager

Brittany Cox

Project Manager

Martin David-Jacobs

Project Manager

Beka Burton

Project Manager

Elizabeth Bishop

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 Simmler

Business Development & Research Manager

Gill Finley

STEP Program Coordinator

Department for Financial Services

Teresa Spreitzer

Executive Assistant

Department for Financial Services / Incentive Assistance Division

Sarah Butler

Division Director

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

Bobby Aldridge

Division Director

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

Dejuan Metcalf

Administrative Assistant

Office of Marketing & Public Affairs

Jack Mazurak

Communications Director

Brandon Mattingly

Communications Specialist

David Hamilton

Communications Specialist

Katie James

Graphic Design Director and Social Media

Claire Merkle

Graphic Design Coordinator

Monica Allan

Graphic Design Coordinator

Jason Fielding

Web Developer

Department for Business Development / Office of Business & Community Services / Research

Christopher Snyder

Research Executive

Phil Flynn

Economist

Ray Griffith

Research Specialist

Mary NeCamp

Research Data Coordinator

Jenny Schenkenfelder

Sites-Buildings Coordinator/GIS Specialist

Office of Entrepreneurship / KY Innovation

Ellie Puckett

Deputy Executive Director

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