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New board members named to Louisville Sports Commission

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) board of directors unanimously approved a slate of officers, committee chairs, and new and re-elected board members for its fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1, 2021. Officers and committee chairs were elected to a one-year term; board members were elected to a three-year term.

Philip S. Poindexter, president of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., was elected chairman of the board; Leigh Ann Barney, president of Trilogy Health Services, vice-chair; Amber Halloran, treasurer; Allison Brown, associate general counsel at Brightspring Healthcare Services, secretary; and John Willmoth, principal at Poplar Ventures, immediate past chair. To see the full list of board members, click here.

New members elected to the LSC board for three-year terms are:

  • Tawana Bain, GEDDI
  • Brad Estes, Soccer Holdings LLC
  • DeVone Holt, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
  • Michael Masick, Brown-Forman

Board members re-elected to a second three-year term are: 

  • Jai Bokey, V-Soft Consulting Company
  • Garett Jackson, Kindred Healthcare
  • Michael Miller, Humana Inc.

The following were elected to serve a one-year term on the LSC’s executive committee:

  • Leigh Ann Barney, Trilogy Health Services
  • Cleo Battle, Louisville Tourism
  • David Beck, Kentucky State Fair Board
  • Derek Bland, HJI Supply Chain Solutions
  • Allison Brown, BrightSpring Health Services
  • Travis Doster, Texas Roadhouse
  • Amber Halloran
  • Josh Heird, University of Louisville
  • Steve Hester, Norton Healthcare
  • Garett Jackson, Kindred Healthcare
  • Phil Poindexter, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.
  • Marty Storch, Louisville Metro
  • John Willmoth, Poplar Ventures

The following were elected to serve a one-year term as standing committee chairs:

  • Executive committee: Phil Poindexter, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.
  • Finance committee: Amber Halloran
  • Nominating committee: John Willmoth, Poplar Ventures
  • Bids and events committee: Marty Storch, Louisville Metro
  • Strategic planning committee: Derek Bland, HJI Supply Chain Solutions

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