Our People

Kenton Wooden, Executive Director
Candace Hilderbrand, Office and Programs Associate

2024 Foundation Board of Directors

The Foundation’s Board of Directors oversees the strategic plan and operating objectives of the Foundation – ensuring our resources are used to effectively accomplish our vision and mission.

Ray Lucas | President
Ann Wood | Vice President
Bill Reedy | Secretary
Phillip Beaman | Treasurer
Aaron Tolliver | Imm. Past President
Kendall Boyd
Dr. Kate Bulinski
Shane Calkin
Kent Cissell
Dylan Fisher
Tim Huber
Jessica Kane
Michelle Konkle
Kim Martin-Dawkins
Samantha McRae
Jake Shapley, ex-officio
Nicole Yates

Community Leadership Council

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation Leadership Council is a group of local community and business leaders who have a heart for the beauty and historical value of the Falls of the Ohio area. This group of business and civic leaders meets three times per year and provides support and guidance to the Foundation. If you would like to serve on this council to discuss the work of the Falls of the Ohio Foundation, strategic plans, future endeavors and upcoming offerings, please email Candace Hilderbrand.

Morgan Apple, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Bobby Bass, Bass Group Real Estate
Tina Bennett, Clarksville Community School Corporation
Jessica Bergman, Trek Advancement
Lisa Bottorff, HR Affiliates
Cole Bruner, Dean Dorton
Kevin Buechler, WesBanco
Jessica Carroll, CR Chem Solutions
Jordan Clemons, Greater Louisville Inc.
Ed Clere, Indiana House of Representatives
Cory Cochran, River Hills
Aimee Conrad-Hill, America’s Construc. Talent Network
Wendy Dant Chesser, Indiana House of Representatives
Anne Darku, Norton Healthcare
Kerry DeMuth, RevLocal
Mark Eddy, Leadership Southern Indiana
Dan Ellnor, Jefferson County Public Schools
Donna Ennis, DC Develop and Kopp’s Lakes
Jim Epperson, SoIN Tourism
Alesha Frazier, Brown-Forman
Joe Glover, Indiana University Southeast
Nicolaus Gordon, Frost Brown Todd Attorneys
Ronald Grooms, Clark County Council
Jennifer Hamma, Confluent Health
Phil Hendershot, Ohio River Greenway
Suzy Higdon, Retired Arts Educator
Lisa Huber, Duke Energy
Devin Jenkins, WesBanco
Claire Johnson, City of New Albany
Sarah Kerrick, DMLO CPAs
Brad Kruer, Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital
Amy Letke, Integrity HR
Lynn Lewis, Retired Educator
Jason Lopp, Church, Langdon, Lopp, Banet Law
Cailen Medcraft, Re/Max First
Barbara Popp, Barbara Popp Real Estate Services
Vashti Proctor, Amped Louisville
Clayton Rose, German American Bank
Todd Rush, T’Dup Marketing and Business Development
Jake Shapley, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Jacob Shepard, Norton Healthcare
Josh Staten, River Ridge Development Authority
Joel Stinnett, Louisville Business First
Layne Taylor, Humana
David Wicks, Ohio River Way
Jill Young, Parks Forever Consulting
Mark Young, Parks Forever Consulting