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 III | Digital 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. Lindsay | Primary 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 Sawyer | Assistant 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