Name: Constance Alexander
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Kentucky Writer, Columnist
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson
859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Kilroy Was Here: Children on the Home Front in World War II
The Way Home: What the Dying Teach Us about Living & Life
Who Needs June Cleaver?
Name: Thomas G. Barnes
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Extension Professor & Extension Wildlife Specialist
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Kentucky's Unbridled and Uncommon Natural Heritage
Wildflower Myths and Realities
Caring for Creation: Scriptures and Environmental Stewardship
Name: Stephen A. Brown
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Former Education Specialist, Kentucky Author
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: The Underground Railroad in Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln: Exploring Greatness
Grab a Glut: Pioneer Life in Kentucky
Name: Kathy Bullock
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Professor of Music
Berea College
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: African and African-American Musical Connections in Appalachia
Singing in the Spirit: Roots of African American Sacred Music Tradition
Name: Kelli Carmean
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Department of Anthropology Chair
Eastern Kentucky University
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Creekside: An Archaeological Novel
Prehistoric Occupation in Madison County: Archaeological Investigations
Name: Ronald Elliott
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Kentucky Author
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Marse Henry
The Veep
Irvin S. Cobb — Kentuckian
Name: John P. Ferré
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Communications
Department of Communication
University of Louisville
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Outrageous Offenses and Insults: Religious Films that Riled the Faithful
Animals are People, Too: Pet Heaven in Popular Books
Name: Terry Foody
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
University of Kentucky
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Infectious Disaster! The 1833 Lexington Cholera Epidemic
A New Yorker Finds Her Old Kentucky Home
Name: Sue Lynn McDaniel
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Associate Professor, Special Collections Librarian, Department of Library Special Collections
Western Kentucky University
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Dying Proper: A Century of Kentucky Funerals
Funny Little Thing Called Love
Name: Jim McGarrah
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Author, Writing Instructor
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: When the Stars Go Dark
Defying Expectations: How Famous Writers Get Misunderstood
Name: Lynwood Montell
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Emeritus Professor of Folk Studies Western Kentucky University
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: One-Room School Days
More Kentucky Ghost Stories
Super Humorous Stories
Name: Maureen Morehead
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Kentucky Poet Laureate
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: The Role of Place in Poetry
Introduction to the Poetry of Thomas Merton
Name: Nikos Pappas
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Music and the Genteel in Mid-19th Century America
Commemorating the Civil War through Fiddle Music
Name: Hugh Ridenour
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Historian and Author
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Reluctant World War II Hero and the Elusive Medal of Honor
A Confederate Surgeon’s Tale: Life and Death in the Orphan Brigade
From Pantry to Table: History, Recipes, and Other Gifts
Name: Albert Schmid
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Professor and Chair, Hotel-Restaurant, Hospitality and Beverage Management
Sullivan University
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Creating Food Memories
Culinary Tourism in Kentucky
Name: Allen J. Share
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Distinquished Teacher and Professor, Division of Humanities
University of Louisville
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: The Revolutionary Impact of Steamboats on the Western Waters
The Civil War: Irrepressible Conflict or Avoidable Tragedy?
The Titanic Disaster in American Culture
Name: Georgia Green Stamper
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Kentucky Writer, Memoirist, Essayist, NPR Local Commentator
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Kentuckians are Storytellers: So Are You Writing Yours Down?
You Can Go Anywhere from the Crossroads of the World
You Might as Well Laugh Mother Always Said
Name: Maryjean Wall
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
PhD, author of How Kentucky Became Southern: Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, And Breeders
University of Kentucky
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Between North & South: Kentucky Horses and the Civil War
My Old Kentucky Home: Fast Horses and African American Free Towns
Road to the Triple Crown
Name: Angene & Jack Wilson
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Kentucky Authors
For more information on speakers contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: The Peace Corps: An Historical and Kentucky Perspective
Chicken Heads, Weddings, and “The Principal’s Sugar Cane Field is on Fire”
Name: James M. Prichard
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Research Room Supervisor Kentucky State Archives, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Embattled Capital: The Civil War in Frankfort
Pariah! The Drk Legacy of General Stephen Burbridge
Name: Graham Shelby
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Educator and Jounalist
Louisville Public Media
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Bowing to Learn: Making Successful Connections Amid Cultural Differences
Victory in Vietnam
Name: Tom Stephens
Organization: Kentucky Humanities Council
Phone: 8592575932
Biography:
Journalist and Author
For more information on speaker contact: Catherine Ferguson 859-257-5932
Topics Covered: Daniel Boone, Superman
Bird Man of Kentucky: John James Audubon
The Derby Before the Derby
Name: Steven R. Vallance,M.D., PhD
Organization: Capital Surgical Clinic
Phone: 5022237629
Biography:
General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery
Restrictions will be based on the doctors OR/clinic schedules
No fees
Topics Covered: a. Topics for the Community:
i. Breast Cancer
ii. Lung Cancer
iii. Colon Cancer and Colonoscopies
iv. Hernias
v. Gallbladder Disease
vi. Skin Cancers
b. Topics for Schools
i. Careers in Medicine/Surgery
ii. Anatomy and physiology
iii. OR some form of above
Name: Bryan A. Shouse, M.D.
Organization: Capital Surgical Clinic
Phone: 5022237629
Biography:
General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery
Restrictions will be based on the doctors OR/clinic schedules
No fees
Topics Covered: a. Topics for the Community:
i. Breast Cancer
ii. Lung Cancer
iii. Colon Cancer and Colonoscopies
iv. Hernias
v. Gallbladder Disease
vi. Skin Cancers
b. Topics for Schools
i. Careers in Medicine/Surgery
ii. Anatomy and physiology
iii. OR some form of above
Name: J. Timothy Bowling, M.D.
Organization: Capital Surgical Clinic
Phone: 5022237629
Biography:
General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery
Restrictions will be based on the doctors OR/clinic schedules
No fees
Topics Covered: a. Topics for the Community:
i. Breast Cancer
ii. Lung Cancer
iii. Colon Cancer and Colonoscopies
iv. Hernias
v. Gallbladder Disease
vi. Skin Cancers
b. Topics for Schools
i. Careers in Medicine/Surgery
ii. Anatomy and physiology
iii. OR some form of above
Name: James W. Smith
Organization: Frankfort Plant Board
Phone: 5023523848
Biography:
Jim became CEO/General Manager of the Frankfort Electric and Water Plant Board of the City of Frankfort Kentucky in July, 2010. He is responsible for the day to day operation of the utility under the direction and control of a 5 member Board of Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Frankfort. Frankfort Electric and Water Plant Board provides electric, water and telecommunication services to over 28,000 residents in Frankfort and surrounding counties. Jim is currently working with the Board and Staff in the areas of strategic planning, organizational communication, economic development and improving customer relationships.
Prior to coming to Frankfort Plant Board Jim worked in College Park, Georgia. Jim was named College Park’s Power Director in 2001. He was named Interim City Manager in July 2008 and served in that capacity until January of 2010. Under Jim’s direction, College Park Power efficiently transformed itself as a leader in Green Power initiatives, a generator of millions of dollars in revenue for the City and a stable operation that supplies excess power to cities throughout Georgia and around the country through The Energy Authority in Jacksonville, Florida. The City of College Park partnered with Clean Energy Fuels Corporation to design, build and manage a 24-hour public access Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station in College Park. The fueling station is the largest CNG facility in the southeast and is located near Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Jim also spent 13 years as CFO for Middleborough (Massachusetts) Gas and Electric Department, with over 20,000 customers covering a 100-square mile area and in 1995 was promoted to CEO/General Manager a position he held for approximately 6 years.
Topics Covered: Strategic planning, organizational communication, economic development and improving customer relationships.
Name: Keith Tiemeyer
Organization: Selfrefind
Phone: 8595161696
Biography:
Corporate Development
Topics Covered: Drug speaking to schools, counseling program for substance abuse
Name: Josie Kirker
Organization: Franklin County Women's Shelter
Phone: 5023522843
Biography:
I am the executive director of the Franklin County Women's Shelter. My address and phone number are listed below. I could speak on topics related to homelessness, social work, the Franklin County Women's Shelter, non profit organizations, etc. I am somewhat flexible with schedule, depending on the event. There typically would not be a fee, however a donation to the Women's Shelter would always be appreciated.
Topics Covered: I could speak on topics related to homelessness, social work, the Franklin County Women's Shelter, non profit organizations, etc.
Name: Carmen Inman
Organization: Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 5022238841
Biography:
Carmen Inman began as an Executive Secretary and Claims Processor at Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company. Her duties included management of five area offices and training of new secretarial staff in customer service, interpersonal and communication skills, time and organizational management. Ms. Inman has also served as Executive Secretary for the Life Underwriters Association of Frankfort.
Ms. Inman continued her work in claims processing through the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky, where she served as Membership Representative and Claims Processor. Ms. Inman increased membership and developed the KFDBA Membership Directory of Kentucky Funeral Homes, during her tenure at FDAK.
Ms. Inman now serves as the Executive Director of the Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce, a position she has held since September 2004, previously Office Manager since 1996. As Director Ms. Inman's duties include a full range of activities; coordination of the program of work; organizational structure and procedures; motivation of volunteers; responsible for developing the Chamber budget and relating budget to program goals; membership recruitment and retention; employment, training, and supervision of staff; interpretation of Chamber Policy and Procedures; long-range planning of the Chamber. She also serves as coordinator for the local Leadership Frankfort and Youth Leadership programs, as well as Reality Store and the local College Fair.
Ms. Inman attended North American College of Accounting, Kentucky State University, and Bluegrass Community & Technology College. She is a graduate of Leadership Frankfort and Leadership Central Kentucky. She will serve as Chairperson for Leadership Central Kentucky in 2010.
Ms. Inman has served as President for Project Graduation 2002-2004, and served on the Board of Franklin Co. American Red Cross. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of Kentucky State University Stewardship Program and School of Business, Frankfort Tourist Commission, Downtown Frankfort, Leadership Frankfort Advisory Board, Leadership Central Kentucky Board, and HOC Committee.
Carmen is married to James, has two sons, Brandon and Joshua. She is also the proud grandmother to Emily Ann, Abby, Sara.
Topics Covered: Frankfort Chamber, Marketing and Promotion, Board Roles in a non-profit organization.
Name: Lee Cowherd
Organization: Cowherd Consulting
Phone: 5023309434
Biography:
Lee Cowherd has over 20 years experience as a consultant, facilitator and trainer. He has worked extensively in the public sector, developing and delivering training to thousands of government employees, and leading futuring and planning sessions for top leaders. His public sector expertise is tempered by his experience with the for-profit world, having worked with clients from Main Street retailers to Fortune 500 companies.
As a public speaker, Lee is energetic, insightful and humorous. He is able to deliver cutting-edge theory from leading academics and practitioners in a down-home style that is both entertaining and memorable. His specialty is identifying key workforce and societal trends and helping his clients prepare for the future.
Topics Covered: Future Trends, Gen Y in the Workforce, Strategic Planning, Management & HR issues