The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors are all volunteers who have a passion for the outdoors. They come from all walks of life, but are unified in their mission of preserving wildlife, passing down outdoor experiences, and offering conservation educational opportunities.
Jon Woodall
Jon is the President of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation board. Jon is an attorney at McBrayer Firm in Lexington, Kentucky. He focuses on construction, land use and zoning laws. Jon is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting and fishing with his sons.
Harlen Wheatley
Along with serving on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation board, Harlen has been the resident Master Distiller at Buffalo Trace since 2005. He earned a degree in chemistry at Northern Kentucky University and went on to pursue a master's in chemical engineering masters at the University of Kentucky. After 10 years at Buffalo Trace, he became the sixth Master Distiller since the Civil War.
Jamey Bennett
Along with serving on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation board, Jamey owns and operates a private insurance agency in Frankfort, Kentucky. Jamey resides in Frankfort with his wife, Angelina and they recently welcomed their first grandchild, Benny. Jamey is an avid outdoorsman, he enjoys duck hunting and bass fishing.
Brent Higgs
Brent has been a Fish and Wildlife Foundation board member for 20 years and has served as treasurer for 17. Along with the Foundation, he is also a committee member for the Weatherby Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Brent is currently employed as a banker and has been banking for 34 years. Along with all this, Brent is an avid outdoorsman.
Cindi Sullivan
Cindi is the Executive Director/President of Trees Louisville, and her career spans more than 35 years with experience in horticulture and agronomy research, government services, environmental consulting, media and nonprofit work. You may know her as a radio show host in Louisville, where she discussed topics like horticulture, environmental, and lifestyle issues, for over 25 years. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.
Dennis Lampley
Dennis has had a fantastic football coaching career. He was a coach at Trinity High school for 19 years total. During his time there he won 9 State Championships and was named National Coach of the Year in 1990. Dennis is married to Brenda, and has two children, Brad and Brandee. In his spare time, Coach Lampley enjoys deer and waterfowl hunting, and bass and trout fishing.
Brett Kik
Brett is a resident of Madisonville, Kentucky and currently serves as a board member for the Fish and Wildlife Foundation. He is married to Gwendolyn and has four children, Hannah, Abby, Jett, and Bob. Brett is an owner-managing member for Charbon Contracting LLC. His outdoor interests span from waterfowling and fly fishing, to wetlands restoration, canoeing, and forestry management.
Greg Davis
Along with being a board member for the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Greg has been in the bourbon industry for years. He is currently the Director of Distilling at Jim Beam. Greg resides in Bardstown, Kentucky. Greg loves to bass fish with his son and enjoys waterfowl hunting.
Kevin Butt
Kevin is the Regional Environmental Sustainability Director of Toyota’s North American Environmental Sustainability Programs. Along with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, he also serves on many other boards such as, National Wildlife Habitat Council, World Wildlife Fund National Council, National Environmental Education Foundation, and more. Kevin graduated from Georgetown College with a degree in Environmental Science.
Keith Tarter
Keith helps lead his family business, Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment. He is a native of Casey County, a graduate of Centre College, and a member for the Centre College Football Hall of Fame. Keith enjoys pheasant, quail, and doe hunting. He is also a competitive mountain biker. He currently resides in Danville, Kentucky with his wife Jenny and their three children.
Paul Cox
Paul attended the University of Louisville and earned an accounting degree. Shortly after graduation he joined an energy distributor in Minnesota. In just a few years, Paul became Assistant Vice President. In 1996, he started his own company, Quantum Energy. In under 10 years, he sold the company and retired. Paul still remains active today in a number of other business ventures, along with enjoying hunting and fishing in his spare time.
David Cox
Along with being a board member for the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, David is General Manager of Body Operations at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, a part of Toyota Motor North America (TNMA). He also serves as the Environmental Director for the Kentucky Facility, and supports Maintenance shop activity for all North America. He holds a degree in Chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky.
Steve Freibert
Steve has been fishing, squirrel and rabbit hunting since he was a kid. Today, he is an avid hunter in Kentucky, and has travelled all over to hunt, including Alaska and Africa. He has been on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation board for over 15 years. His childhood dream was to own a log cabin, and he has that in Henry County, Kentucky.
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