Staff Directory

Meet Our Team

BE NKY seeks to create opportunity and prosperity for all Northern Kentuckians. Our team of economic development experts is dedicated to bringing good jobs to the three-county region. BE NKY has a collaborative, supportive, and fun work environment. We have been recognized as a Top 20 Economic Development Company for four years in a row and a 2021 Best Place to Work finalist by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

CEO Lee Crume

Lee Crume

President & CEO
+1 888-874-3365 (Office)
lcrume@BE-NKY.com

Kimberly Rossetti

VP of Economic Development
+1 859-338-4852 (Cell)
krossetti@BE-NKY.com

Cheryl Besl

VP of Marketing & Communications
+1 513-482-9363 (Cell)
cbesl@BE-NKY.com

Angela Mulberry

Director of Business Retention
+1 859-412-0250 (Cell)
amulberry@BE-NKY.com

Rachelle Creager

Administrative Project Manager
+1 513-305-0644 (Cell)
rcreager@BE-NKY.com

Jacob Edmonds

Business Growth Manager
+1 859-750-0517 (Cell)
jedmonds@BE-NKY.com

Devon Greco

Client Relations Manager
+1 419-790-9142 (Cell)
dgreco@BE-NKY.com

Tracy Power

Workforce Development Manager
+1 859-663-0048 (Cell)
tpower@BE-NKY.com

Jeremy Worley

Client Relations Manager
+1 859-814-3921 (Cell)
jworley@BE-NKY.com

Ashby Drummond

Ashby Drummond

Research Analyst
+1 513-313-5353 (Cell)
adrummond@BE-NKY.com

Riley McLaren

Client Relations Specialist
+1 216-704-8246 (Cell)
rmclaren@BE-NKY.com

Carolyn McNerney

Administrative Specialist
BE NKY Growth Partnership &
Northern Kentucky Port Authority
+1 859-640-8758 (Cell)
cmcnerney@be-nky.com

Sydney Murray

Communications Specialist
+1 513-746-8543 (Cell)
smurray@BE-NKY.com

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Meet Our Team

The Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKY Port) was jointly formed as an economic development organization by Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in 1968 under the provisions of KRS 65.510 to 65.650. BE NKY Growth Partnership activated the NKY Port Authority in 2022 as a real estate and development tool and a key initiative of the Build + Elevate Northern Kentucky investor campaign, providing staffing and back office support.

Christine Russell

Executive Director, NKY Port Authority
+1 513-675-8093 (Cell)
crussell@nkyport.org

Mark Grauwelman

Development Manager
+1 513-509-2702 (Cell)
mgrauwelman@nkyport.org

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Kevin Veeley

Project Manager
+1 502-292-8042 (Cell)
kveeley@nkyport.org