Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission (NKCAC) has named the newest members of the 2016-2017 Board of Directors.
NKCAC’s Board of Directors are a dedicated group of community leaders who are committed to making life and opportunities better for the region’s less fortunate residents. The new members are:
· Dr. G. Edward Hughes the immediate past president of Gateway Community and Technical College. Following his retirement, Ed has continued his career in areas that focuses on helping people and organizations prosper and fulfill their missions and visions. With two former community college presidents he formed Star Educational Programming, LLC to assist community colleges as well as non-profits in a variety of ways from fundraising and strategic planning to CEO coaching. He created The Hughes Group to provide connections for the innovative ideas of people to organizations and resources to help reduce the impact of poverty and to increase the flow of people out of poverty and into self-sufficiency. He is married with three daughters and three grandchildren.
· Joe Schlimm is Vice President of PNC Bank Commercial Banking and has been with PNC for twelve years. Prior to that he worked at Provident Bank. He currently sits on three Non-Profit Organization boards in Greater Cincinnati. Joe is married, with six children and five grandchildren all residing in Northern Kentucky. Joe loves the area and getting involved to make the community a better place for everyone.
· Laurie Peace is an Early Childhood Educator for preschoolers with special needs in the Campbell County School District and is active in the district’s Summer and After School Program. Laurie’s education, her experience, her deep seated roots in Northern Kentucky, and her genuine concern and care for others will make her an excellent resource to NKCAC. Laurie is married, with four children. Laurie is looking forward to serving her fellow citizens of Northern Kentucky.
· Nichole Marie Braun is the Program Director of the Newport Adult Learning Center and is responsible for all the adult education programming in Campbell County. Nichole started her career as a kindergarten teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Dayton, KY. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education. In 1998 she moved from elementary education into the world of Adult Education. This includes GED services, college preparatory classes and adult basic education. She has been in actively involved with NKCAC’s YouthBuild students since 2008. Nichole and her husband Mark love cooking for their blended family that includes five children and three grandchildren.
· Rick Skinner is the Mayor of Williamstown. During his tenure he has been an active member of the National League of Cities Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee and he serves on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) and is Chairman of the KLC Bond Committee, as well as serving on the Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) Board of Directors, acting as the Vice President on the NKADD Executive Committee. He has also worked closely with state officials and Answers in Genesis throughout the development of the “Ark Encounter” theme park. Rick is the 2016 Northern Kentucky Health Department Excellence in Public Health recipient and the Williamstown Independent School 2016 “Wall of Fame” recipient. Rick is married with four children and one granddaughter.
Other members of the Board of Directors include:
Linda Viox, President; J.C. Morgan, Vice President; Kimberly Timmons, Treasurer; Aurelia Rodriguez, Secretary; Charles Alexander; Steven Bradley; Steve Butts; Steve Cruse; Lewis Diaz; Cindy Millay; Jo Ellen Mitchell; Gina Parsons; Beth Sewell; Patty Wininger; and Paul Wirtz, PhD; and Aaron Wolfe-Bertling. Recently moving to Emeritus status: Barbara Haun and George Kent, PhD
“The NKCAC board has intently listened to the community’s needs and acted to embrace and develop projects to support and assist those who have fallen on hard times,” said Linda Viox, President.