Board of Directors

President of the Board

• Dr. Alan J. Banks: Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies, Eastern Kentucky University

Treasurer

• Lanny Evans: Realtor and Resident of the Kentucky River

Secretary

• Lee Cottrell: Health Care

Board

• Vickie Allen: Insurance Agent and Small Business Owner
• Fred Rainkin: Retired IBM management and River Resident
• Jennifer Haywood: Program Director for a non-profit and Project Coordinator
• Deborah Bellairs: Retired Director of Kentucky State Tourism, self employed and serves on several boards
• Tom Bonny: Retired Superintendent of Schools for Estill County & Chairman of the board for Pattie A. Clay Hospital
• Marilyn Nash: Paralegal, organizer and fundraiser for several organizations
• Phil Daniel, Retired, Long-time river resident & enthusiast
• Carol Ruppel: High School English teacher
• Dr. Robert Brubaker: Chairman of the Psychology Department, Eastern Kentucky University
• Chris Mullikin: Recent graduate of EKU and river resident

Kentucky Riverkeeper: Pat Banks

Advisory Board

• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, Waterkeeper Alliance
• Joe Childers, Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky
• Bill Ellis, retired EKU historian & author of The Kentucky River
• Will Stambaugh, Attorney, Louisville, KY