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.

Chair
James A. Dressman
DBL Law

Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair
Tom Banta
Corporex

Secretary
Ben Brandstetter
Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.

Treasurer
Carey Sanders
Fifth Third Bank
Boone County
- Gary W. Moore, Judge/Executive
- Ben Brandstetter, Secretary, Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.
- James Henning, Retired
- Rich Elwell, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- John A. Mocker, Jr., Lally Pipe & Tube
Campbell County
- Steve Pendery, Judge/Executive
- Tara Halpin, Steinhauser Inc.
- Robert Heil, KLH Engineers
Kenton County
- Kris Knochelmann, Judge/Executive
- Tom Banta, Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair, Corporex
- James Dressman, Chair, DBL Law
- Garren Colvin, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
- Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt, Duke Energy
Mayor
- Tommy Guidugli, City of Newport
Additional Members:
- Colin Beynon, DHL Express, Americas CVG Hub
- Normand Desmarais, 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, Treasurer, 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.
2023 Board & Committee Meeting Schedule
DECEMBER 2022
- December 12, 2022: 8:30am – 9am Special Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting, VIRTUAL
- December 14, 2022: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- December 20, 2022: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
JANUARY 2023
- January 10, 2023: 12pm – 1:30pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- January 11, 2023: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- January 24, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- January 24, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
FEBRUARY 2023
- February 28, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- February 28, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
MARCH 2023
- March 14, 2023: 12pm – 1:30pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- March 15, 2023: 7:30am – 8:30am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- March 28, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- March 24, 2023:Â 2pm-3pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
APRIL 2023
- April 19, 2023: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- April 24, 2023:Â 2pm-3:30pm BE NKY Executive Committee
- April 25, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
MAY 2023
- May 9, 2023: 12pm – 1:30pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- May 23, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- May 23, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
JUNE 2023
- June 27, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- June 27, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
JULY 2023
- July 11, 2023: 12pm – 1:30pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- July 25, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- July 25, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
AUGUST 2023
- August 9, 2023: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- August 22, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- August 22, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
SEPTEMBER 2023
- September 12, 2023: 12pm – 1:30pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- September 26, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- September 26, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
OCTOBER 2023
- October 24, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- October 24, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
NOVEMBER 2023
- November 14, 2023: 4pm – 5:30pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- November 28, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- November 28, 2023: 12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting
DECEMBER 2023
- December 13, 2023: 8am – 9am BE NKY Finance & Audit Committee
- December 26, 2023: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
- December 26, 2023:  12pm – 1:00pm Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) Board Meeting