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
Carey Sanders
Fifth Third Bank
Treasurer
Ben Brandstetter
Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.
Secretary
Normand Desmarais
TiER1 Performance
Boone County
- Gary W. Moore, Judge/Executive
- Ben Brandstetter, Treasurer, Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.
- Brian Carr, SWECO
- 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
- Dan Ruh, Al. Neyer
Mayor
- Dr. Julie Metzger Aubuchon, Florence
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
- 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.
2025 Board & Committee Meeting Schedule
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 18, 2024: 8 am – 9:30 am BE NKY Executive Committee
JANUARY 2025
- January 14, 2025: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- January 28, 2025: 10am –11:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
FEBRUARY 2025
- February 25, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
MARCH 2025
- March 11, 2025: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- March 25, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
APRIL 2025
- April 22, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
MAY 2025
- May 13, 2025: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- May 27, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
JUNE 2025
- June 24, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
JULY 2025
- July 8, 2025: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- July 22, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
AUGUST 2025
- August 26, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
SEPTEMBER 2025
- September 10, 2025: 12pm – 1:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- September 23, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
OCTOBER 2025
- October 28, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
NOVEMBER 2025
- November 12, 2025: 4pm – 5:30 pm BE NKY Board Meeting
- November 25, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee
DECEMBER 2025
- December 23, 2025: 8am – 9:30am BE NKY Executive Committee