BE NKY Board of Directors
Board Member Leadership
BE NKY Growth Partnership (BE NKY), a nonprofit corporation under the auspices of the Fiscal Courts in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties, is governed by a twenty-three member Board of Directors.
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Chair
James A. Dressman
DBL Law
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Vice Chair
Carey Sanders
Fifth Third Bank
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Treasurer
Ben Brandstetter
Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.
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Secretary
Normand Desmarais
TiER1 Performance
Boone County
- Gary W. Moore, Judge/Executive
- Ben Brandstetter, Treasurer, Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.
- James Henning, Retired
- Rich Elwell, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Campbell County
- Steve Pendery, Judge/Executive
- Tara Halpin, Steinhauser Inc.
- Robert Heil, KLH Engineers
- Andrea Pirondini, Prysmian Group North America
- Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, Northern Kentucky University
Kenton County
- Kris Knochelmann, Judge/Executive
- James Dressman, Chair, DBL Law
- Garren Colvin, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
- Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt, Duke Energy
Mayor
- Joe Meyer, Covington
Additional Members:
- Dr. Joseph Chillo, Thomas More University
- Normand Desmarais, Secretary, TiER1 Performance Solutions
- Dr. Fernando Figueroa, Gateway Community & Technical College
- Adrian Hothem, Camco Chemical Company
- Kimm Lauterbach, REDI Cincinnati
- James E. Parsons, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
- Carey Sanders, Vice Chair, Fifth Third Bank
BE NKY Committee & Board Meetings
BE NKY Growth Partnership (BE NKY), a nonprofit corporation under the auspices of the Fiscal Courts in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties, is governed by a twenty-three member Board of Directors.
- BE NKY Board meetings and committee meetings are open to the public.
- BE NKY Board meetings rotate between various locations in Northern Kentucky.
- Committee meetings take place at BE NKY, 300 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 332, Ft. Mitchell, KY, 41017, unless otherwise noted.
- Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board meetings take place at BE NKY, 300 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 332, Ft. Mitchell, KY, 41017, unless otherwise noted
- Meetings are subject to change. Please check back for any updates.
- For information about meeting times, locations, etc., please email Rachelle Creager at rcreager@BE-NKY.com.
2024 Board & Committee Meeting Schedule
JANUARY 2024
- January 9, 2024: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- January 10, 2024: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- January 16, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- January 17, 2024: 2-3pm Data Advisory Council Meeting
- January 24, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
FEBRUARY 2024
- February 20, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- February 27, 2024:  8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
MARCH 2024
- March 12, 2024: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- March 13, 2024: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- March 14, 2024: 12pm, – 1pm, BE NKY Marketing Committee meeting
- March 19, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- March 26, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
- March 27, 2024: 2-3pm Data Advisory Council Meeting
APRIL 2024
- April 10, 2024: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- April 16, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- April 23, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
MAY 2024
- May 15, 2024: 2-3pm: Data Advisory Council Meeting
- May 21, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- May 28, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
- May 29, 2024: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
JUNE 2024
- June 18, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- June 25, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
JULY 2024
- July 9, 2024: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- July 16, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- July 17, 2024: 2-3pm Data Advisory Council Meeting
- July 23, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
AUGUST 2024
- August 14, 2024: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- August 20, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- August 27, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
SEPTEMBER 2024
- September 11, 2024: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- September 17, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- September 24, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
OCTOBER 2024
- October 15, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- October 22, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
NOVEMBER 2024
- November 13, 2024: 4pm – 5:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- November 19, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- November 26, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
DECEMBER 2024
- December 11, 2024: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- December 17, 2024: 12pm – 1:00 pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
- December 24, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee