University of Kentucky
College of Communications and
Information Studies
National Advisory Board
John Antenucci
CEO, PlanGraphics, Inc.
112 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601
Business: 502.223.1501 x2229
Mobile: 502.320.6577
Fax: 502.223.1235
jantenucci@plangraphics.com
Professional Biography: Antenucci is the founder and President/CEO of PlanGraphics, a systems
integration and implementation company that provides a broad range of services in the design and
implementation of spatial information technology—geographic information systems (GIS), automated
mapping/facilities management (AM/FM) systems, land information (LIS), and related information
technology (IT) applications such as work management, CIS, and materials management.
He is responsible for directing all corporate functions, overseeing corporate strategic planning and
directions, and managing and contributing to consulting engagements, worldwide. Consulting
engagements include strategic planning for GIS product and service suppliers, as well as end users of the
technology; technology innovations and technology transfer programs, both domestic and international;
and the support of client initiatives worldwide.
Engineer, planner, management consultant, and author, Antenucci specializes in the technical and
institutional issues concerned with management of geographic information. Through more than 30 years
of active involvement with geographic information management technology and its application to
government and the private sector, he has contributed to several hundred GIS projects.
Ewell Balltrip
President/CEO, The National Institute For Hometown Security
368 US 27 North, Suite 1, Somerset, KY 42503
Business: 606.451.3456
eballtrip@thenihs.org
Professional Biography: Balltrip is the President/CEO of The National Institute For Hometown
Security (NIHS) and is also its founding executive. He is responsible for the overall operation of NIHS
which seeks out and engages research and development opportunities that focus on protecting
community-based critical infrastructure. The mission of NIHS also includes facilitating the
commercialization and transition to use of the products resulting from research and development
activities. The non-profit organization works closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in
carrying out its mission.
He has extensive executive management and leadership experience in the public and private sectors.
Prior to joining NIHS in 2004, he was the Executive Director of the Kentucky Appalachian Commission
(ARC). During his tenure as director, the Kentucky Appalachian Commission was twice cited as a
“Best Practice” by the federal ARC. In the private sector, he has held positions as the publisher of
community daily newspapers of The New York Times Company in Kentucky and Tennessee. His
journalism experience includes service as a reporter and editor as well. His work in those roles earned
awards from the Kentucky Press Association and citations from the Associated Press Managing Editors
Association.
Balltrip has served on the boards of directors of numerous civic organizations and community and
regional development organizations. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the
Tennessee Valley Corridor and serves as treasurer of that organization. He is a native of Harlan, and a
graduate of Baylor University with degrees in journalism and political science.
Professional Interests: Executive Management, Strategic Planning and Development, Technology
Commercialization and Deployment.
Cathy A. Black
Senior Producer, CBS News
524 W. 57th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Cell: 917 796-3407
cathyablack@yahoo.com
Ca1@cbsnews.com
Professional Biography: Black was named Senior Producer of Broadcast Marketing at CBS News in
September, 2011. Her responsibilities include developing and marketing promotional campaigns for "CBS This
Morning" with Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill. She will continue to be responsible for the network's
interaction with all CBS affiliate stations, news directors and general managers throughout the country, and will
also continue to book and produce news and entertainment segments for CBS News.
Prior to her recent promotion, Cathy was a Supervising Producer and Music Booker for CBS News "The Early
Show" and "The Saturday Early Show," (2002-2011); and before that, she served as Producer and Music Booker
(1997-2002). In these roles, she was responsible for booking musical guests for the programs' outdoor concert
series and producing a range of music, entertainment features and hard news segments. She has worked with a
wide variety of artists, such as Prince, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks, Elton John, Whitney
Houston, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Beyonce, Sting, Adele, Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Tina Turner, and
Marc Anthony.
Her duties have also included producing concerts throughout the US and overseas, such as the "Summer In The
City" concert series for "The Early Show"; Miami Superbowl XLIV 2010 concerts; Los Angeles and New York
Grammy Award concerts; Las Vegas (ACM) Academy of Country Music Award; and Nashville (CMA) Country
Music Association Award Concerts and Performances. International concerts have included Lenny Kravitz Live
from Paris; Ringo Starr Live from Liverpool; and a special performance of Phantom of the Opera Live from Paris.
In addition, she has covered a number of musical award shows including the Grammy Awards, the MTV Awards,
the Academy of Country Music Awards, the CMA Awards, the Soul Train and BET Awards, and VH-1 Divas.
Black has also produced a variety of series and features for CBS News, including "The Early Show" series "Week
of Wishes" and a Mother's Day series featuring the mothers of Beyonce Knowles, Ruben Studdard and Clay
Aiken. She has also covered a wide range of important news events, such as the Gulf War, the September 11
terrorist attacks, and Hurricane Katrina. She spent a year with the Jackson family covering the trial Michael
Jackson trial after having spent extensive time with Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch. In addition to
booking and producing, Black also edits, writes, manages budgets, coordinates with broadcast sales, scouts
remote locations, and supervises staff for CBS News broadcasts.
Black joined CBS News in 1990, working on the news desk and later as the assistant to "CBS This Morning"
anchor Harry Smith. She served in that position for six months before becoming an Associate Producer, covering
hard news while also gaining experience in the entertainment area. Prior to joining CBS News, she worked at
Kentucky Educational Television, assigned to the Special Events Unit, for which she traveled throughout the state
to cover key events in the state of Kentucky and spent time in Frankfort covering the General Assembly.
A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Cathy earned a degree in telecommunications at the University of Kentucky.
She currently resides in New York City, where she tutors and mentors young people and serves as a Producer,
Music Director and Production Coordinator for theatrical productions at Calvary Baptist Church.
Professional Interests: Particularly interested in Hard News and Entertainment News stories.
Michael Carozza
Independent Federal Affairs and Biopharmaceutical Executive
7600 Arrowood Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
Home: 301.767.5966
Cell: 301.830.2755
Michael.carozza1@gmail.com
Professional Biography: Carozza is an accomplished independent federal affairs and
biopharmaceutical executive working at the intersection of business, healthcare, and government.
For over two decades he was an executive at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, retiring in 2010 as
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, and head of the Washington office.
Michael led a team that focused on issues important to the R&D based biopharmaceutical industry,
including federal programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, the Food and Drug Administration,
intellectual property, taxes and general business issues.
Prior to BMS, Michael served in the Reagan Administration as Deputy Commissioner for Policy and
External affairs with the Social Security Administration. He also worked as a professional staff member
of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget under Chairman Pete Domenici.
Michael earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State and two masters degrees from the University of
Kentucky, in Communications and Public Administration. He received the “Outstanding Alumnus”
award from the Martin School of Public Administration of which he is a member of the Board of
Visitors. He was appointed by the U.S. Senate Majority Leader to the Board of Directors of the
Congressional Award Foundation.
He lives in Bethesda, Maryland and Naples, Florida with his wife Shirley, a federal government
executive, and his son Craig, a singer/songwriter.
Judith G. Clabes
Editor/Publisher, KyForward.com
370 S Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508
Business: 859.554.5257
Cell: 513.324.4178
Fax: 859.554.5626
judy@judithclabes.com
Professional Biography: Clabes is the Founder and President of the Kentucky Philanthropy Initiative
Inc., a 501(c) 3 organization created to promote and advocate philanthropy in Kentucky, with a special
focus on rural philanthropy.
She is also the President Emeritus of the Scripps Howard Foundation. Clabes held the position as
President and CEO of the Foundation for twelve years. During her tenure the foundation’s assets
reached $100 million at its peak. She led this independent corporate foundation to national prominence
as a journalism funder.
Clabes is also President and CEO of Judith Clabes Associates, a consulting firm specializing in a full
range of services to philanthropic organizations, especially family and corporate foundations, and
nonprofits.
Clabes has written and edited numerous publications, annual reports, weekly columns and articles in
addition to authoring a book. She has been honored by many organizations and professional associations
including Ohio University, University of Kentucky, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (Devou Cup for
service to philanthropy), Hampton University, the Scripps Howard Foundation (endowed Judith Clabes
Scholarship at the University of Kentucky), Kentucky Press Association, University of Southern
Indiana, Thomas Moore College, Northern Kentucky University, American Society of Newspaper
Editors (delegate to Soviet Union), commencement speaker multiple times, and received an honorary
doctorate degree from the University of Kentucky in 2010.
Clabes was instrumental in the creation of the Scripps Howard First Amendment Center at the
University of Kentucky and is a member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. Clabes graduated
from UK in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and journalism. She and her husband Gene were
named the College’s Outstanding Alumnus in 2004
Professional Interests: Newspaper/On-line Journalism, First Amendment, Ethics, Community
Journalism, Philanthropy.
Pat Dalbey
President/General Manager, WLEX-TV
1065 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY 40505
Or P.O. Box 1457, Lexington, KY 40588
Business: 859.259.1818
Fax: 859.226.7658
PDalbey@Lex18.com
Professional Biography: Dalbey serves as President and General Manager of WLEX-TV the NBC
affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky. Prior to joining WLEX, Dalbey was a Regional Vice-President for
Gray Television, and Vice-President and General Manager of CBS affiliate WTVY in Dothan, AL.
Dalbey is a graduate of Iowa State University with a BS Degree in Industrial Administration, with an
emphasis on Marketing and Management, and has extensive sales and management experience at radio
and television stations in Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama and Florida.
Dalbey has been an active community participant, serving on numerous board of directors including
United Way, Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Meals on Wheels, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Heart
Association, Development Boards, and many others, in various communities. He is the past president of
the Alabama Broadcasters Association. He enjoys golf, boating and running, and is married to Marilee
for the past 33 years. He has two grown children, Jason and Megan.
Dr. Lewis Donohew
University of Kentucky, Professor of Communication (post retirement appointment)
April 15 to Oct. 15: 5488 Howards Mill Road, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353
Oct. 15 to April 15: 1428 Lemon Bay Drive, Englewood, FL 34223
Cell: 859.585.3674
Donohew@uky.edu
Professional Biography: Donohew earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1951 and his
MA in political science in 1961, both from UK. He earned his Ph.D. in communications from Iowa in
1965. He returned to UK as an assistant professor in journalism and adviser to the Kentucky Kernel in
the fall of 1962 and spring of 1963. In 1968 he became a full professor.
While completing his degree in journalism at UK, he worked part time as a sports writer for the
Lexington Herald Leader and later as editor of the Pikeville Daily News. He later entered the Air Force
where he was a newspaper reporter. He also served as the city editor of the Owensboro Messenger and
Enquirer.
Three years after becoming a full professor, he was appointed Director of the School of Communication
and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He established the first University of Kentucky
Health Communication Conference, now held biennially in Lexington. Donohew headed research
projects on how to reach thrill-seekers with drug-prevention messages funded by National Institute of
Drug Abuse (NIDA). Donohew was the driving force in the establishment of the communication
programs, including the bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs. Donohew retired from UK in
1999, after nearly 35 years of service. A professorship was established upon his retirement. In 2002, the
National Communication Association named Donohew as the Health Communication Scholar of the
Year. In 2007 he and members of his research team were recognized with an award from the Society of
Prevention Research for their research and credited with changing the way in which health campaigns
are conducted.
Donohew has published 28 books and chapters, 51 journal articles, 6 special reports and monographs,
and presented more than 50 papers at major conferences nationally and internationally. He has served as
Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (CO-I) on fifteen grants awarded by the National Institutes
of Health totaling over $20 million many on anti-drug prevention and messages and as a special review
consultant for research on mass media and campaigns and public health for the National Institute on
Drug Abuse, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and
National Institute on Mental Health Administration. His research focused on human information
processing and individual differences involving what attracts and holds attention to media messages and
what persuades individuals to change unhealthy behaviors.
Henry S. Evans
Financial Consultant
4857 Chelmsbury Lane, Lexington, KY 40505
Business: 859.421.8201
hse1313@aol.com
Professional Biography: Evans is a native of Lexington and graduate of Henry Clay High School.
Selected to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, he graduated with numerous
academic and athletic honors in 1975. He served in the active US Army as an air defense commander
while leading project management initiatives to field the Patriot Missile Systems.
Following his departure from active service, he joined Coming, Inc. in Harrodsburg, KY as an
engineering manager and eventually led the large scare corporate project for the development of flat
sheet glass which is now utilized in all current color displays for LCD/Plasma televisions, medical
systems, laptop computer and advanced avionics. His business career has also included senior
consulting assignments involving quality management, re-engineering and supply chain initiatives with
companies such as Rockwell/Lockheed Space, Kraft, Harley Davidson, Pepsi International, United
Technologies and GE. In addition, he has held executive vice president and chief operating officer
positions with Anchor Glass Container, the second largest container manufacturer in the U.S. and
ADVO, the nation’s largest target mailing/advertising company.
In the past 7 years, he has been the CEO and President of two entrepreneur companies involved with
large scale logistics, fulfillment and supply chain software applications. Colonel Evans also completed
30 years of total service in the military graduated from the Command and Staff General College and led
a U.S. Army division to the attainment of the military version of the Malcolm Baldridge award. He has
served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards in Florida, Connecticut, and Kentucky.
Professional Interests: Business Development, Innovation, Community Improvement and Strategic
Planning.
William R. “Bill” Grant
15 Scarborough Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Home: 914.944.4153
Cell: 914.447.5406
wrussgrant@aol.com
Professional Biography: Grant retired in May after 22 years as a newspaper writer and editor and 28
years in public television. At his retirement he was director of Science, Nature and History Programs at
WNET, the flagship of the US public television system. He joined WNET in 1995 after 12 years at
WGBH in Boston, where he was managing editor of FRONTLINE, and then, for 10 years, executive
editor of “NOVA.” At WNET he is was charge of one of public television’s largest documentary
production departments which has brought public television as many as 60 hours of programs a year in
the areas of natural history, science, history, business, travel and other topics. While at WNET he has
also been executive producer of the PBS anthology series "Secrets of the Dead," "Innovation" and
"Going Places”, and numerous mini-series, including “America on Wheels, Savage Skies, Savage Earth,
Savage Seas, Knife to the Heart, Stephen Hawking’s Universe, On the Trail of Mark Twain, and
Looking for Lincoln.” He is currently chairman emeritus of the board of the board of the Jackson Hole
Wildlife Film Festival.
Prior to joining WGBH in 1983, he was for 14 years a reporter and editor at two of the nation’s largest
daily newspapers – the Detroit Free Press and the San Francisco Chronicle, where he won numerous
awards. A native of Winchester, he began his journalism career in high school. As a sophomore he
founded the student newspaper at Winchester – later George Rogers Clark – High School and was editor
for three years. In 1961, he was named the outstanding high school journalist in Kentucky by the
Louisville Professional Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. While in high school he also worked as the
Winchester Sun and at radio station WWKY.
At UK, he was editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Kernel. He was responsible for developing the plan that
removed the newspaper from control of the journalism faculty and put it under a campus wide board. In
1965, he was chosen the outstanding journalism graduate at UK by the campus chapter of Sigma Delta
Chi. He received the ABJ degree with honors. In 1966 and in 1967 he received the first masters degree
in communications to be awarded by the university.
Between his undergraduate and graduate years he was an intern at the Louisville Courier-Journal and
was director of the Collegiate Press Service in Washington. While in graduate school he was a reporter
at the Lexington Herald-Leader. In 1979-80 he was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He was
inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 2001 and in 2005 he was named to the UK Hall
of Distinguished Alumni. Bill left WNET this spring and he and his wife may look towards moving
closer to home or to Georgia.
John R. “Jack” Guthrie
Guthrie/Mayes & Associates Public Relations, Inc.
710 West Main Street, Suite 210, Louisville, KY 40202-2661
Business: 502.584.0371
Fax: 502.584.0207
jguthrie@guthriemayes.com
Professional Biography: Guthrie is the founder of Guthrie/Mayes Public Relations, one of the largest
independently owned public relations firms in the state of Kentucky. Guthrie sold his interest in the firm
in September 2005 to three senior staff members. He remains active in the firm.
Guthrie began his career in 1964 in the public relations department of Philip Morris Inc. in New York
City. He was appointed community relations manager for the company's Louisville facilities in 1967
and moved back to New York as their director of communications in 1969.
He returned to Louisville two years later as president of the Kentucky Derby Festival (1971-1977)
where he was the driving force that propelled the two-week event into national prominence as one of the
nation's largest civic celebrations. Jack launched his own public relations firm in 1977.
Guthrie was appointed to the UK Board of Trustees for a six-year term as Alumni Trustee in 1996 and
was named president of the UK Alumni Association in 1988 and currently is on its board of directors.
For eight years, beginning in 1993, he was president of UK’s School of Journalism Alumni Association
and chairman of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame Committee. He was the first public relations
executive to hold the position of president of the Louisville Chapter of the Society of Professional
Journalists. He was named Man of the Year by the Louisville Advertising Club in 1995, and has
received numerous other professional and personal awards over the years. He was named the College’s
Outstanding Alumnus in 2008. He is a 1963 UK journalism graduate,
Guthrie is a member of the Governance Committee of Louisville Central Area, immediate Past President
of the Main Street Association, the Executive Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists and a
member of the Louisville Rotary Club. During his career Jack has served on the boards of numerous
other community groups including Greater Louisville Inc., Trinity High School Foundation and Jewish
Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare Foundation.
Shae Hopkins
Executive Director & CEO, Kentucky Educational Television (KET)
600 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
Business: 859.258.7220
Fax: 859.258.7399
shopkins@ket.org
Professional Biography: Shae Hopkins is the executive director and chief executive officer of KET,
Kentucky Educational Television, the only statewide broadcast and multimedia network in Kentucky.
KET is recognized as a national leader in local production and educational resources, including early
childhood, P-16, teacher professional development, adult education and adult literacy. A 25-year
veteran of KET, Hopkins was appointed the fourth leader of KET in its 42-year history in January 2010.
Hopkins was recognized with the 2011 National Advocacy Award from the Association of Public
Broadcasting Stations. She was appointed to the recently announced inaugural board of the National
Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies Board of Directors (better
known as Digital Promise) by U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
She serves on numerous boards including the Governor’s Post-Secondary Education Nominating
Commission, the Governor’s Transforming Education in Kentucky Task Force, Kentucky Civil War
Sesquicentennial Commission, Kentucky Film Commission, National Educational Telecommunications
Association Board, Organization of State Broadcast Executives Board, University of Kentucky College
of Communications & Information Studies National Advisory Board, and the PBS Learning Media
Station Advisory Board.
Deanna B. Marcum
Managing Director
Ithaka S + R
Home address: 3315 Wake Drive
Kensington, MD 20895
dmarcum@marcum.org
Professional Biography: Marcum was appointed Associate Librarian for Library Services at the
Library of Congress on August 11, 2003. She retired from this position in December 2011. While in this
position she managed 53 divisions and offices whose over 1,600 employees were responsible for
acquisitions, cataloging, public service, and preservation activities, services to the blind and physically
handicapped, and network and bibliographic standards for America’s national library.
She was also responsible for integrating the emerging digital resources into the traditional artifactual
library–the first step toward building a national digital library for the 21st century. In 1995, Dr. Marcum
was appointed president of the Council on Library Resources and president of the Commission on
Preservation and Access. She oversaw the merger of these two organizations into the Council on Library
and Information Resources (CLIR) in 1997 and served as president until August 2003. CLIR’s mission
is to identify the critical issues that affect the welfare and prospects of libraries and archives and the
constituencies they serve, convene individuals and organizations in the best position to engage these
issues and respond to them, and encourage institutions to work collaboratively to achieve and manage
change.
Dr. Marcum served as Director of Public Service and Collection Management at the Library of Congress
from 1993-95. Before that she was the Dean of the School of Library and Information Science at The
Catholic University of America. From 1980 to 1989, she was first a program officer and then vice
president of the Council on Library Resources.
Dr. Marcum holds a Ph.D. in American Studies, a master’s degree in Library Science, and a bachelor’s
degree in English. She was awarded a Doctorate in Humane Letters by North Carolina State University
in 2010, and received the Melvil Dewey Medal, the highest award conferred by the American Library
Association, in June 2011. She recently accepted the position of managing director of Ithaka S + R, a
not-for profit service, which provides research and strategic consulting services that help transform
scholarship and teaching.
Professional Interests: National libraries, digital libraries, future of libraries, educational preparation
for libraries, leadership for the profession, preservation and bibliographic framework for the future.
Diane Massie
Home: 643 Belmont Ave., #3, Chicago, IL 60657
Cell: 773.895.6198
dimassie@gmail.com
Professional Biography: Massie of Chicago, Ill., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
journalism/advertising from UK in 1979. She also earned an MBA from the University of Louisville in
1983. She has served as a member of the UK Alumni Association Board of Directors, as treasurer in
2006-07 and again in 2008-09, as president-elect in 2009-10, and as president in 2010-2011. Massie has
chaired the Membership and Communications Committees, and was vice chair of the Group
Development Committee. Massie was chairwoman of the 2008-09 Long-Range Financial Planning
Committee and served on the committee to develop the 2009-2014 Strategic Plan. She is a Life Member
of the UK Alumni Association, UK Fellow, and has served as a member of the Advisory Committee for
the UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications.
Massie also served on the 2005 and 2010 UK Alumni Association Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Committee. She has been president of the Greater Chicago UK Alumni Club, has served on its board of
directors, and assisted in student recruitment efforts. Massie was a recipient of the UK Alumni
Association Distinguished Service Award in 2005.
Professional Interests: Diane is currently consulting in marketing. She served as Director - B2B
Marketing for six years for Cars.com and International Marketing Manager for United Airlines for seven
years. Massie is an Integrated Marketing Communications professional with expertise in developing
and executing global, national and local marketing communications strategy and tactics including online
and offline advertising, direct marketing, sales materials and trade shows/events. Her marketing
approach begins at supporting the sales process with top-drawer materials, pitch and message
development, and continues with campaigns that have been successful at meeting goals. Experience in
internet, travel and automotive.
Patrick D. Mutchler
(Retiring March 31, 2012)
Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
New Brunswick, NJ 08933
Home Address: 1039 Lindsay Lane
Rydel, PA 19046
Work: 732.524.1699
Cell: 732.668.9435
pmutchler@its.jnj.com
Professional Biography: Following a distinguished 35-year career, Mutchler is retiring from
Johnson & Johnson. He is currently the Company Group Chairman U.S. OTC, Nutritionals, Wellness &
Prevention, Johnson & Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co., and a member of the Consumer
Group Operating Committee for Johnson & Johnson. In this role, Pat was responsible for overseeing the
company's OTC business in the U.S., McNeil Nutritionals and the innovative Wellness & Prevention
business. He was appointed to this role in February 2011.
Pat began his career at Johnson & Johnson in 1976 as a sales representative in the Consumer sales
organization. Advancing through varies positions of greater responsibility in the Consumer business,
Pat has also served as National Sales Manager for McNeil Consumer Healthcare, World Wide Vice
President Oral Care Franchise, and President Personal Products Company. In 2001, he became
Company Group Chairman Asia-Pacific.
In 2005, Pat was named Company Group Chairman for the Global Markets Organization with additional
responsibility for Global Sales and Supply Chain. Three years later, he was named Company Group
Chairman Global Baby Business Unit with responsibility for the Digital Center of Excellence,
Sustainability, Baby Center and Global Sales.
Pat is a passionate advocate of diversity, leadership development, employee engagement and customer
focus. He is the Consumer Sponsor for the Women’s Leadership Initiative and serves on the Johnson &
Johnson Corporate Contributions Board. Externally, Pat represents the corporation as a Vice Chairman
on Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Board of Directors and serves as a board
member of the Corporate Board of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Pat has a B.A. degree in Journalism from the University of Kentucky and resides in Pennsylvania with
his wife and three children.
James A. Nelson
Retired
112 Canvasback Ct., Georgetown, KY 40324
Home: 502.867.7575
Cell: 502.472.5164
jimmpnelson@roadrunner.com
Professional Biography: Nelson received his MSLS from UK in 1969. He later worked at UK as the
director of continuing professional education. He also worked for the University of Wisconsin, where
he had a joint appointment with the UW Library School and UW Extension Communication Programs,
planning and managing continuing education activities for librarians. He taught the public library
course for both library schools. Jim received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the UK College of
Library and Information Science in 1985.
Nelson served as the Kentucky Department of Libraries State Librarian and Commissioner for twenty
six years and as Acting State Librarian for an earlier administration. He was also a speech writer for
Governor Wendell Ford, later a US Senator honored by the American Library Association, for his
longtime support of library issues; particularly free and open access to government information. Nelson
was active with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies; serving as Treasurer and chairing its
Legislative Committee. In ALA, he was President of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative
Library Agencies and chaired the ALA Legislative Assembly. He was a longtime board member of the
Kentucky Library Association and received its “Lifetime Achievement Award,” the highest award given
by the association.
During his tenure as State Librarian, he served on the Kentucky Information Resources Management
Commission and focused on information policy issues. He chaired the Commission for three years
when Kentucky developed a state information technology strategic plan; an information architecture for
all state agencies; and, standards for IT hardware, software and communications technology. This was
when Kentucky moved to a CIO enterprise technology management system. He served on the
ConnectKentucky Steering Committee which expanded Kentucky’s broadband communications through
a community based model.
As Commissioner for KDLA, he served as a Chair of the State Archives and Records Commission
during a time when KDLA developed one of the first local records programs and as the first electronic
records programs in the country. He served on the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Library
network; the largest regional library resource sharing network in the nation; serving over 2500 libraries
in 10 southeastern states and the Caribbean. He chaired the SOLINET Board during that tenure.
Since his retirement in 2006, he has served as the Senior Library Consultant with Connected Nation.
For the past two years, they have worked to help public libraries establish and sustain broadband
communications under a grant from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Professional Interests: Empower people and communities through high quality resources from their
local library.
A. Phillip “Phil” Osborne
CEO, Preston-Osborne
450 Old Vine St., Lexington, KY 40507
Business: 859.231.7711
Fax: 859.254.1526
posborne@preston-osborne.com
Professional Biography: Osborne, owner and CEO of Preston-Osborne since 1997, has a broad range
of specialty areas—which is one reason why the firm has been so successful under his leadership. Since
joining the company in 1985 after seven years in radio and television, Osborne has consulted numerous
health care organizations, utility companies, government agencies, political candidates and grassroots
organizations on strategic marketing initiatives, research studies, management re-organization and
dealing with the media. In 1997, Osborne bought the firm from its founder, Tom Preston.
With his visionary approach and belief in the value of market research, the firm’s survey research
division has evolved into a stand-alone center that accommodates projects throughout the United States.
When Osborne is not sharing his talents around the office, he’s sharing them in the community. Osborne
currently serves on the Wilderness Trace Community Foundation, is a member of the Board of Trustees
at Lexington Catholic High School. He is a returning board member for United Way of Kentucky, vice
chair of communications for Commerce Lexington and a board member of PRIDE—an environmental
cleanup initiative in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. Osborne and his wife are members of the Centre
College Parent’s Committee.
Osborne is a native of Carter County, and spent most of his formative years in nearby Clark County. He
went on to pursue his higher education degree at UK and Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned
a Bachelor of Arts in radio/television broadcasting. He spent seven years in broadcasting at WRSL in
Stanford, and WLAP and WLEX-TV in Lexington before joining The Preston Group in 1985. Ten
years later, he was promoted to president of the Lexington-based marketing communications and
research company, which started doing business as Preston-Osborne. It was also in 1995 that Osborne
was named as the Outstanding Alumnus of the EKU Applied Arts and Technology College.
Osborne taught part-time in the College of Communications and Information Studies for six years. In
addition, his firm offers a competitive internship program that has employed a number of students from
the Integrated Strategic Communications program. He was named CCIS Friend of the College in 2008.
Professional Interests: Public relations, marketing and research.
Jackie Powell
Partner, Serif Group
207 E. Reynolds Road, Suite 210
Lexington, KY 40517
Business: 859.271.0701
Fax: 859.201.1011
Jackie@serifgroup.com
Professional Biography: Originally from Carlisle County in Western Kentucky, where she graduated
from high school in 1993, Powell intended to study nursing in college. A lot of "Who's the Boss" reruns—where the main character, an advertising executive, sets her own hours, employs her own mother,
and sometimes takes her child to work—convinced Jackie that advertising was a more desirable way to
make a living.
While studying at UK, Powell realized another dream, meeting her future husband, Bill, at an student
Advertising Club meeting in 1994. While still a student at UK, Jackie held internships with LEX18 and
a small advertising agency. She accepted her first full-time job at the agency, after graduating with an
advertising degree in 1997. That same year she and Bill were married.
On the job she showed determination and ingenuity, teaching herself HTML by reading a book under her
desk and gaining confidence in her design skills as the sole graphic designer for the agency. She went on
to become a graphic designer for Gray Construction, Lexington, where she gained insight into the client
side of marketing.
Everything came together at just the right time, and the birth of Jackie and Bill's first son in 2000
spurred the birth of Serif Group, originally conducting business from their home. A few years later, a
second son (2004) added to their joy, and the company grew along with their family, prompting a move
to larger office space.
Professionally, Jackie most enjoys publication design—particularly for Serif Group offshoot, Baby in the
Bluegrass, and networking. Jackie is actively involved with the board of Lighthouse Ministries, is a
member of Southern Acres Christian Church, and volunteers at Seton Catholic School—where her
children attend. Jackie and her husband Bill were instrumental in establishing the Rick Roth Endowed
Scholarship in the College.
Professional Interests: Enjoys creating efficient messages to sell client goods and services.
Dr. Robert Slaton
Health Care Consultant, Robert Slaton Consulting
501 W. Main St., Georgetown, KY 40324
Home: 502.863.2041
Cell: 502.494.8223
rslaton@insightbb.com
Professional Biography: Slaton is a self-employed heath care consultant. He retired from the
University of Louisville in 2007 after serving as the Associate Vice President for Health
Affairs/Ambulatory Care. He began his service to UL in 1989. During his tenure he served as the
Executive Vice President of University Health Care (with oversight of a Medicaid managed care plan
for a sixteen county region); Executive Director of the Medical Practice Association (implemented and
staffed MSPA to coordinated clinical activities of sixteen decentralized departments) and Executive
Director of the Primary Care Center (developed, implemented and managed PCC as an umbrella
organization to coordinate all the medical school teaching clinics). He also served as a Special Assistant
for Health Care Reform for the Office of the Kentucky Governor while on leave from UL in 1993.
His previous positions included: Administrator for External Affairs for the Trover Clinic in
Madisonville (1983-1989), Acting Director for the Public Affairs Institute at Kentucky State University
(1980-1983), and Commissioner for the Bureau (now Department) for Health Services for the Kentucky
Department for Human Resources (1978-1979). Slaton received an AB in Social Science (1963) and
MA in Education (1966) from Western Kentucky University and his EdD in Educational Administration
(1989) and MSSW (1968) from the University of Louisville.
He is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, a Fellow of the American College of
Medical Practice Executives, a Life Member of the Kentucky Public Health Association and the Medical
Group Management Association, and a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
Slaton serves in an advisory capacity for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Community Advisory
Committee, the Advisory Committee for the UK Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues
and on the Health Care Committee of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Jack Smith
Chief Product Officer, Simulmedia
104 Corona Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803
Home: 914.738.0369
Cell: 917.435.2647
jacktastic@gmail.com
Professional Biography: Jack is a pioneer in interactive advertising. He is currently the Chief Product
Officer at Simulmedia, an audience targeting ad network for linear television. He is also a founder of
Solariat, a venture backed company that uses artificial intelligence for social media marketing.
Prior to Simulmedia, he founded and ran The MIG (now Xaxis) for WPP Group, the world’s largest
communications services company. At the MIG, he created ZAP & B3 to help agencies and advertisers
improve the process of planning, buying, trafficking and optimizing digital media advertising
campaigns. Prior to the MIG, his work at 24/7 Real Media, a leading provider of digital advertising
technologies and services, as Senior Vice President, Product Strategy lead directly to the acquisition of
24/7 by WPP in 2007.
Jack is also a veteran of The Hearst Corporation, where he was the Director of Operations for the WISN
Division responsible for the operation of two radio stations. He also built the first website for a Hearst
TV station and swears he still has the whole thing stored on a floppy drive somewhere. In his free time,
he is a fine art photographer and collects extinct cameras. He lives in New York with his wife, two
daughters and large hound dog.
David T. Thompson
Executive Director, Kentucky Press Association
101 Consumer Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601
Business: 502.223.8821
Cell: 859-608-2213.
Fax: 502.226.3867
dthompson@kypress.com
Professional Biography: The Kentucky Press Association (KPA) is a membership organization for
newspapers in Kentucky. All newspapers in Kentucky are members of KPA. The Association has
attained 100 percent membership since 1993. They put on conventions, seminars for newspapers,
challenging today because of the constant changes in technology. They operate an advertising placement
service; a Freedom of Information Hotline; and lobby the legislation on any and all issues related to
open government. From the hallowed walls of the journalism building in the 1960’s and 1970’s, with
portable (and not electric) typewriters to today, what a difference! Now they keep up websites and
Twitter and Facebook accounts, and even find newspapers getting into broadcast with video on websites
of breaking news, and sharing content with media across the state and even the U.S. on an almost instant
basis. KPA finds itself trying to keep up with the most modern technology at member newspapers, while
encouraging others to quit lagging behind and get up to date with communication.
Thompson graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1974 with a degree in Journalism. Prior to
attending UK, he was a sports writer for the Lexington Herald from 1964-10968 and 1969-1970. He
served in the United States Army in 1968 and 1969 and as a promotion specialist for the Kentucky
Department of Public Information from 1970 to 1972. After graduating from UK, he was the Promotion
Coordinator for KET, then Director of Media and Public Relations for Latonia Race Course in Florence,
and then Publisher and Editor for the Georgetown News and Times, Georgetown, KY. He has been
Executive Director of KPA since 1983.
He served as President of the Newspaper Association Managers, 2001-2002, an international
organization of state, regional and national press association executive directors. In 2006 he was
inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.