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](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chris-Balmer-300x400.jpg)
Chris Balmer
Chair
Director, Transmission Strategy & Planning
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
![Gwendolyn Young, Vice Chair](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gwen-Young-1-300x400.jpg)
Gwendolyn Young
Vice-Chair
Retired/General Counsel Senior Director of Human Resources Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center, Inc.
![Christine Koenig, Treasurer](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Christine-Koenig-300x400.jpg)
Christine Koenig
Treasurer
Director DMLO CPAs
![Stephanie Hawkins Smith, Secretary](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Stephanie-Smith-300x400.jpg)
Stephanie Hawkins Smith
Secretary
President Unistar Purchasing Solutions
![Marshall Bradley, Jr.](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Marshall-Bradley-300x400.jpg)
Marshall Bradley, Jr.
President, Lincoln Foundation
President Unistar Purchasing Solutions
![Herman Dubose](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Herman-Dubose-1-300x400.jpg)
Herman Dubose, Jr.
Whitney M. Young, Sr. Family
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Genelle Farley Cochran
Director, Product Management-Ventilation GE Appliances, A Haier Company
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Louis DeFreeze
Digital Content Specialist Norton Healthcare
![Sharnika Glenn](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/300_Glenn-Sharnika-1-300x400.jpg)
Sharnika Glenn
Human Resources Director UPS
![Brenda Hart](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brenda-Hart-300x400.jpg)
Brenda Hart
Retired Professor University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering
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Dr. Ta'Neka C. Lindsay
Assistant Professor of Nursing Bellarmine University
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Vivian Warren Overall
Retired/Community Leader Lincoln Institute & Berea College Alumna
![Shawn Price #2](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Shawn-Price-2-300x400.jpg)
Dr. Shawn L. Price
Orthopedic Surgeon & Independent Contractor OrthoLouisville
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Jenny Sawyer
Executive Director of Admissions University of Louisville
![Joe Stennis](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Joe-Stennis-300x400.jpg)
R. Joe Stennis, Jr.
AttorneyWyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
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Deborah Benberry Williams
WordPress Developer
VP, Community Development Banking Market Manager KY-Southern IN, Southern OH
PNC Bank
![Alica Cut](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Alica-Cut-1-300x400.png)
Alicia Awkard
Attorney, Yum! Brands
![Marshall](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Marshall-300x400.png)
Marshall Bradley, Jr
President, Lincoln Foundation
![Genelle Cochran #2](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Genelle-Cochran-2-300x400.jpg)
Genelle Farley Cochran
Director, Product Management-Ventilation, GE Appliances, A Haier Company
![Louis DeFreeze #3](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Louis-DeFreeze-3-300x400.jpg)
Louis DeFreeze
Digital Content Specialist, Norton Healthcare
![Herman Dubose](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Herman-Dubose-1-300x400.jpg)
Herman DuBose, Jr.
Whitney M. Young, Sr. Family
![Sharnika Glenn](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sharnika-Glenn-300x400.jpg)
Sharnika Glenn
Human Resources Director, UPS
![DG Website photo](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DG-Website-photo-300x400.png)
Danielle Graham
Director, TPM and Plant Maintenance & Engineering, Brown-Forman
![GiGi website pic](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GiGi-website-pic-300x400.png)
Dr. Georgia Hampton
Retired, Jefferson County Public Schools Administration
![Brenda Hart](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brenda-Hart-300x400.jpg)
Brenda Hart
Retired Professor, University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering
![SH Web Pic](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SH-Web-Pic-300x400.png)
Sara Holland
Attorney, NKopernicus
![Shawn Price (2)](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Shawn-Price-2-300x400.jpg)
Dr. Shawn L. Price
Orthopedic Surgeon and Independent Contractor, OrthoLouisville
![Joe Stennis (2)](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Joe-Stennis-2-300x400.jpg)
R. Joe Stennis, Jr.
Attorney, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
![Vivian Warren Overall](https://lincolnfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Vivian-Warren-Overall-300x400.jpg)
Vivian Warren Overall
Retried/Community Leader, Lincoln Institute & Berea College Alumna