Join us for our first-ever East Kentucky Awards Gala on April 29, 2023, at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. This red-carpet event will celebrate the people, organizations, and businesses making a difference across our region.
When
Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDTLook who else is already registered!
| Guy Adams Christian Appalachian Project , President & CEO |
| Natalie Addington City of whitesburg , Guest |
| Robert Allen Mountain Association , Lending Director |
| Chris Bailey City of Wayland , Wife |
| Stacey Baird University of the Cumberlands , Grant Writer |
| Dewey Baker City of Whitesburg , Guest |
| Frank Baker Leslie County Fiber Board , Chair |
| Andrea Begley Congressman Hal Rogers , Field Representative |
| David Begley Forcht Broadcasting , News Director |
| Tate Begley Patriot Lumber , Manager |
| Jason Bentley SmileFaith Appalachia , IT |
| Zeeshan Bhatti Keyhorse Capital , Portfolio Success Coordinator |
| LaDonna Blackburn Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Lawrence County Fiscal Court |
| Matthew Blackburn Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Finance Officer |
| Kara Bowling Saint Joseph London , RN |
| Beth Brinly Bell County Fiscal Court , Judge Executive |
| Christi Brown One East Kentucky , Existing Industry Liaison |
| Amber Burchett Floyd County Republican Party , Chairperson |
| Jordan Burke Primary Care Centers of Eastern Ky , Doctor |
| Joshua Calhoun Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , CEO |
| Daniel Carmack Leadership Kentucky , Board Member |
| Lucrece Carter Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Judge Carters Wife |
| Phillip Carter Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Judge Executive |
| Chris Caudill City of Whitesburg , Administrative Assistant |
| Missy Caudill Caudill Corn , Owner |
| Haridas Chandran Belfry High School , Educator |
| Banks Chuck Alvarez and Marsal , Director |
| Dorothy Coleman |
| Kristin Collins Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky , Chief Operating Officer |
| Gary Coovert Peoples Bank , District Manager |
| Tiffany Craft City of Whitesburg , Mayor |
| Suzetta Creech The Prichard Committee , Director of Development |
| Sandra Curd |
| Todd DePriest City Of Jenkins , Mayor |
| Stephanie Devine Teach For America Appalachia , Executive Director |
| Justin DeWitt Sage Holding Group LTD. Co , Board of Director |
| Rachel Dotson Dream Center , Assistant |
| Pam Doty Jordan Center , Office Manager |
| Vince Doty Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Deputy Judge |
| Victoria Doucette Royalton Trail Town , President |
| Jon Dye Kentucky Chamber of Commerce , Public Affairs Field Organizer |
| Alyssa Emmett Forcht Broadcasting , General Manager |
| Kim Epley Accelecom , Chief Commercial Officer |
| Elbert Estep Leslie County Fiber Board , Board member |
| Jacob Estes Office of the Speaker , Policy Advisor |
| Larry Everidge City of Whitesburg , CITY COUNCILMAN |
| Brandon Fields Leslie County Fiber Board , Board Member |
| Tyrone Fields City of Whitesburg , Police Chief |
| Ollie Floyd Morehead State University , The Graduate School Head Advisor |
| Sydney Floyd Rajant , Events & Relations Coordinator |
| Randy Franklin SmileFaith Appalachia , Dental Assistant |
| LaTasha Friend |
| Jerry A Fultz City of Wayland , Mayor |
| Jordan Gibson Southeast Kentucky Chamber , President & CEO |
| Scotty Gilliam Operation UNITE - Prestonsburg, KY , Guest of Operation UNITE - Prestonsburg, KY |
| Hannah Greer University of the Cumberlands , University of the Cumberlands |
| Amanda Hammonds City of Whitesburg , Deputy Clerk |
| Dan Hartlage Deloitte , Principal |
| Dalton Hatfield Appalachian Regional Healthcare , System Director of External Affairs |
| Joni Hatfield Ramey Estep/Re-Group , Ramey Estep/Re-Group |
| Angie Hatton Ky Public Service Commission , Vice Chair |
| Dan Heffernan Community Ventures , Community Ventures |
| Tanner Hesterberg Hesterberg Law Firm PLLC , Owner |
| Kacy Hicks |
| Tammy Hignite Beacons of Hope , Community Outreach Coordinator |
| Peter Hille Mountain Association , President |
| Eunice Holland Qk4 Engineering - Planning , Project Manager - Planning & Environmental |
| Monica Hoskins MS Criminal Justice , MS Criminal Justice |
| Erik Hubbard Backroads of Appalachia , Executive Director |
| Timothy Hughes |
| Charlotte Ison City of Whitesburg , Receptionist/ Clerk |
| Mike Jackson City of Whitesburg , Director of Human Resources |
| Elijah Jensen BlackBox Energy Systems , CEO |
| Chris Jobe Lawrence County Fiscal Court , County Clerk |
| Allison Jones Labcorp , Environment, Health and Safety Associate Director |
| Casey Jones AppHarvest , Sr. Recruiter |
| Regena Jones United States Senate , Field Representative |
| Carol Joseph City of Hyden , Mayor |
| Kristina Joyce Kentucky SBDC , State Director |
| Jerome A. Kanney INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS CO, LLC , MEMBER |
| Vaness Keeton Addiction Recovery Care , Vice President of Marketing |
| Lisa Kendrick Pikeville Medical Center , Staff |
| Akira King Rajant Corporation , Customer Support Engineer |
| Wesley Kingsmore Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Tourism Commission Chairman |
| Colby Kirk One East Kentucky , President/CEO |
| Marilyn LeBourveau KY Innovation , Program Manager |
| Ben Ledo Make My Move , VP of Enterprise Sales |
| Haley Leedy smart style , hairdresser |
| Lola Linarte Rajant Corporation , Rajant Corporation |
| Dr. Jennifer Lindon KCTCS , President/CEO |
| Jeremiah Littleton Qk4, Inc. , Project Engineer |
| John Lyons Center for Innovation in Population Health UK , Director and Professor |
| Barry Martin Mary E Martin Diabetes Center of Excellence , Board Chair |
| Cindy McCarty East Kentucky Network DBA Appalachian Wireless , In-House Counsel |
| Bobby McCool Legislator , State Representative District 97 |
| Joey McKenney Appalachian Apparel Co. , Owner |
| Raymond McLain Rajant Corporation , Musician |
| Scott McReynolds |
| Nicholas McWhorter |
| Susan Miller City of Whitesburg , City Clerk |
| Maggy Monhollen Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission , Executive Director |
| Ladetra Morgan Mountain View Elementary School , Student |
| Alex Mullins Longship , Logistics broker |
| Charla Napier Primary Care Centers of Eastern Ky , Chief Operations Officer |
| John Newell Leslie Co Fiscal Court , Magistrate |
| Kristin Norman SOAR , Digital Strategy Coordinator |
| Thomas Osborne University of the Cumberlands , Development Officer |
| Ed Oyler Alpha Energy Solutions , Alpha Energy Solutions |
| Donovan Poe Rajant Corporation , Systems Engineer |
| Joshua Ravenscraft @newfrontierbrand , @newfrontierbrand |
| Suzie Razmus City of Corbin , Mayor |
| Elias Reynolds Elias Reynolds Art , Owner |
| Adam Rice Congressman Rogers , Field Rep |
| Austin Robbins Bell County High School , Student |
| John Roberts Creative Media of Kentucky , CEO |
| Kathryn Robertson Accelecom , Head of Government Affairs |
| Brenda Russell royalton trail town , committee member |
| Tony Russell City of Hyden , City of Hyden |
| Valerie Rutherford bell county high school , student |
| Tonya Sams City of Corbin , City Manager |
| John Scaggs Lawrence County Fiscal Court , Magistrate |
| Michelle Scaggs Lawrence County Fiscal court , Magistrate wife |
| Robert Schena Rajant Corporation , Chief Executive Officer |
| Lisa Schmeing TMMK , Quality Control Specialist |
| Scott Sharp Common Wealth of Kentucky , Kentucky State Representative |
| Nikki Shepherd Peoples Bank , AVP-Branch Manager |
| Lige D. Sizemore SIZEMORE'S SERVICE CENTER , RETIRED |
| Logan Daniel Sizemore LESLIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT , STUDENT, LESLIE CO.SOIL&WATER CONSERVATION OFFICER |
| Harold Slone Mayor of Louisa , Mayor of Louisa |
| Les Stapleton City of Prestonsburg , Mayor |
| Zachary Taulbee Rajant Corporation , Sales Engineer |
| David Thacker |
| Brett Traver SKED , Executive Director |
| Alexandra Travers SKCTC , Student |
| Teben Travers Coldwell Banker Bisceglia Realty & Auction Company , Realtor |
| James Valenti Rajant Corporation , Opera Singer |
| Tom Vicini Operation UNITE , Operation UNITE |
| Andrea Volpe Naves BLA LLC , President |
| Phillip Wheeler Common Wealth of Kentucky , State Senator 31st District |
| Elmer Whitaker Whitaker Bank , Whitaker Bank |
| Hannah Whitaker Rediscover , CEO |
| Heath Wiley Gearheart Fiber , Director of Marketing |
| Freddie Williams Thacker-Grigsby Communications , Thacker-Grigsby Communications |
| Robbie Williams Floyd County Fiscal Court , Floyd County Judge Executive |
| Tamra Wilson House of Representative , Field Representative |
| Jeremy Woods Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky , MSN, RN, Clinical Coordinator |