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

Setting Standard

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

NAME

OCCUPATION

Chris Balmer
Chair
Director, Transmission Strategy & Planning
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Gwendolyn M. Young
Vice-Chair
Retired General Counsel & Senior Director of Human Resources
Muhammad Ali Center
Christine Koenig, CPA
Treasurer
Director
DMLO CPAs
Stephanie Hawkins Smith
Secretary

President

Unistar Purchasing Solutions

Marshall Bradley, Jr.President
Lincoln Foundation
Genelle Farley Cochran

Director, Product Management

GE Appliances

Louis DeFreeze IIIDigital Content Strategist
Norton Healthcare
Herman Dubose, Jr.Whitney M. Young, Sr. Family
Sharnika Glenn

Human Resources Director

UPS

Brenda Hart

Retired Professor University of Louisville

J. B. Speed School of Engineering

Dr. Ta’Neka C. LindsayPrimary Care Provider UofL Health
Vivian Warren Overall

Retired/Community Leader

Lincoln Institute & Berea College Alumna

Shawn L. Price, M.D.Orthopedic Surgeon & Independent Contractor
OrthoLouisville
Jenny SawyerAssistant Provost & Executive Director of Admissions
University of Louisville
R. Joe Stennis, Jr.

Attorney

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

Deborah Benberry Williams

SVP, Community Development Banking Market Manager KY-Southern IN, Southern OH

PNC Bank

Gary W. Brown
Emeritus
Retired IBM Executive
John A. Johnson
Emeritus
Retired Attorney
Dr. Samuel Robinson
President Emeritus
Retired
Lincoln Foundation

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