Louisville Sports Commission Announces New Board Members 

        Louisville, KY – June 26, 2012 – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) announced the appointment of eight new members to its board of directors. In addition, 13 members were re-elected. The new and re-elected board members will be serving a three-year term of 2013-2015. The LSC also welcomes a new slate of officers, including John Hamilton who was elected chairman of the board.

New board members are:

• Lacey Lee Baker
  Executive Director, National Fastpitch Coaches Association
• John Hudson
  Vice President, Marketing, Brown-Forman Corporation
• Jeffrey Jasnoff
  Senior Vice President, Hospital Division, Kindred Healthcare
• Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt
  Director, Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health and Wellness
• David Phillips
  Senior Account Executive, Single Point Solutions
• Jim Turner
  Director, Corporate Communications, Humana Inc.
• Perrye Turner
  Special Agent in Charge, FBI – Louisville Field Office
• John Willmoth
  Venture Partner, Chrysalis Ventures

          "We are pleased to welcome such a distinguished group of local business leaders to our board of directors," said Karl Schmitt, executive director of the LSC. "These individuals will bring a wealth of experience and innovative thinking to the board as it works to fulfill our mission of creating a legacy of economic and social vitality through sports."

Re-elected board members are:

• Clay Campbell
  President, Triangle Talent
• Bob Decker
  Managing Director, Global Leisure Partners LLC
• John Hamilton
  Principal, The Cost Reduction Group
• Tim Hellige
  Owner, Bandy, Carroll, Hellige
• Steve Higdon
  Partner and Executive Vice President, Faulkner Real Estate
• Roger McClendon
  Chief Sustainability Officer, Yum! Brands, Inc.
• Michael Moll
  Senior Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations Kentucky/Tennessee PNC Bank
• Kenneth Morton
• Roy Potts
  Public Affairs Manager, Coca-Cola Enterprises
• Tim Scott
  Vice President International Marketing, Papa John’s International, Inc.
• David Seewer
  Partner, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
• Denise Wooldridge
  Director, Jewish Sports Medicine
• Gary Ulmer
  President, Louisville Bats

The following officers were elected at the LSC’s annual meeting:

• John Hamilton, The Cost Reduction Group
  Chairman of the Board
• Michael Moll, PNC Bank
  Vice Chairman of the Board
• Tandy Patrick, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
  Secretary
• Amber Halloran, Louisville Water Company
  Treasurer
• Steve Higdon, Faulkner Real Estate
  Immediate Past Chairman