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Affiliated Boards and Commissions

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kentucky Heritage Council

Stephen L. Collins, Shelbyville, Chair

Harold McKinney, Danville

Robin Stratton, Louisville

Will Miller, Harlan

Virginia W. Butler, Maysville

Maynard A. Crossland, Lexington

Nicholas LaFerriere, Louisville

C. Nathan Saucedo, Harrodsburg

Tom Eblen, Lexington​

Silas House, Lexington

Kara Mackey, Louisville

Sean Mestan, Princeton

C. William "Bill" Weyland, Louisville

Matthew C. Bailey, Guthrie

Linda A. Carroll, Lexington

​Helen W. Dedman, Harrodsburg

Holly Wiedemann, Lexington

Kentucky African American Heritage Commission

Preservation Community

Betty Dobson, Paducah
Chair


​Arts Community

Willard Lamont Collins, Louisville


Institute of Higher Education

Tyler D. Fleming, Louisville

Samuel R. Coleman, Jr., Middlesboro​


Public-at-Large

Betty Baker-Clayton, Cadiz​

​Richard Fowler, Wilder  

Natalie Gibson, Lexington  

​Charisse Gillett, Versailles

Karen E. Morehead, Smithfield

​​Lacy L. Rice, Jr., Radcliff

Diana W. Woods, Lexington

Mary C. Woolridge, Louisville


Ex Officio by Position

Lindy Casebier, Secretary

Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet


Koffi C. Akakpo, President

Kentucky State University


​Craig Potts, Executive Director & State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)

Kentucky Heritage Council



Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission

​Preservation or Archaeological Community

Dwight R. Cropper, South Portsmouth
David Pollack, Lexington

Arts Community

Susan Mullins, Berea

Citizens at Large

Frank Beaty, Eubank​

Michael Dunn, Louisville, Vice Chair

Venus Evans, Corbin

Sarah Gibbs, Campton

Melissa Howard, Jackson

Kelly Hyberger, Louisville

Lewis Nicholls, Greenup​

William "Chip" Richardson, Lexington

James Sizemore, Manchester

Brigit Truex, Lexington

Institutions of Higher Learning

A. Gwynn Henderson, Lexington
Christopher A. Robinson, Richmond
Marcie Venter, Murray

​Secretary of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet

Lindy Casebie​r

More about the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission


Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board

Architectural Historian 
Julie A. Riesenweber, Lexington

Architect 
James Piper, AIA, Lexington

Archaeologist 
Vacant

African American Studies
Vacant

Historian 
Dr. Thomas Matijasic, Hager Hill
Dr. Stephanie Lang, Lexington

At-Large 
Frank Beaty, Eubank
Madeleine A. Plummer, Fort Wright
Hon. Melissa Carol Howard, Jackson
Katherine Mueller-White, Lexington
Emily Dudley, Pendleton
Chris Black, Paducah​

Staff Liaison
Marty Perry​ | 502-892-3609​




​Kentucky Military Heritage Commission

Brig. Gen. Steven P. Bullard, USAF/ANG (Retired)​​, Executive Director, Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs, Chair

Brig. Gen. Haldane (Hal) B. Lamberton, Kentucky Adjutant General, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs

Lt. Col. Whitney Allen, U.S. Army (Retired)​​, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Veteran's Affairs

Scott Alvey, Executive Director, Kentucky Historical Society

Craig Potts, Executive Director, Kentucky Heritage Council and State Historic Preservation Officer

More about the Kentucky Military Heritage Commission


Perryville Battlefield Commission

Coming Soon.

More about the Perryville Battlefield Commission​


Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission

Kevin L. Russell, Radcliff, Chair

​Megan Bailey, Bowling Green

Sarah Gaines, Lexington

Shana Leigh Goggins, Richmond

Stan L. Holmes, Vine Grove

​Althea Jackson, Louisville

Priscilla Johnson, Lexington

​Ruth D. Lynch, Hopkinsville

​Scott Palmer Mason, Bowling Green

Beverly Metcalf, Frankfort

Rhondalyn Randolph, Owensboro

Matthew Smyzer, Louisville

​Wanda Washington, Campbellsville​​