Board of Trustees

Lincoln Foundation has empowered youth to overcome adversity through education since its founding by Berea College on January 17, 1910.

Lincoln Foundation

Our Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is an appointed or elected group of individuals that has overall responsibility for the management of the Lincoln Foundation.

Chris Balmer

Chair

Director, Transmission Strategy & Planning LG&E and KU Energy LLC

Gwendolyn Young

Vice-Chair

Retired/General Counsel Senior Director of Human Resources Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center, Inc.

Christine Koenig

Treasurer

Director DMLO CPAs

Stephanie Hawkins Smith

Secretary

President Unistar Purchasing Solutions

Marshall Bradley, Jr.

President, Lincoln Foundation

President Unistar Purchasing Solutions

Herman Dubose, Jr.

Whitney M. Young, Sr. Family

Genelle Farley Cochran

Director, Product Management-Ventilation GE Appliances, A Haier Company

Louis DeFreeze

Digital Content Specialist Norton Healthcare

Sharnika Glenn

Human Resources Director UPS

Brenda Hart

Retired Professor University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering

Dr. Ta'Neka C. Lindsay

Assistant Professor of Nursing Bellarmine University

Vivian Warren Overall

Retired/Community Leader Lincoln Institute & Berea College Alumna

Dr. Shawn L. Price

Orthopedic Surgeon & Independent Contractor OrthoLouisville

Jenny Sawyer

Executive Director of Admissions University of Louisville

R. Joe Stennis, Jr.

AttorneyWyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

Deborah Benberry Williams

WordPress Developer

VP, Community Development Banking Market Manager KY-Southern IN, Southern OH PNC Bank

Alicia Awkard

Attorney, Yum! Brands

Marshall Bradley, Jr

President, Lincoln Foundation