WHAS Crusade for Children Board of Directors

The WHAS Crusade for Children Board of Directors meets quarterly.

The group is the governing body for the Crusade. They approve operating budgets and staff recommendations.

An independent board of interdenominational ministers known as the Crusade Advisory Panel decides how donations are distributed each year. This panel grants Crusade donations to agencies that serve special needs children.

The Crusade Board of Directors
(in alphabetical order)

Michael Carr
Investment Principal
The Glenview Trust Company
Louisville, Kentucky

Susan Cilone
CEO
FASTSIGNS
Louisville, Kentucky

Lisa Columbia
President & General Manager
WHAS-TV
Louisville, Kentucky

Daniel Czech
Dean, College of Heath Sciences
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Nathan Fessel
Creative Director
WHAS11
Louisville, Kentucky

Bill Frey, Jr., CFA
Retired
BlackRock
Goshen, Kentucky

Jennifer Fries
Director of Business Development & e-Marketing
L&N Federal Credit Union
Louisville, Kentucky
Marketing Committee Chair

Fr. Joe Graffis
Retired
Archdiocese of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Advisory Council Chair

Petina Jones
Executive Concierge Manager
Elevance Health
Shelbyville, Kentucky

Katie Langan
(non-voting member)
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Louisville, Kentucky
Board Secretary & Legal Counsel

Debbie Leist
Director, Customer Service & Marketing
LG&E KU, PPL Companies
Louisville, Kentucky

Shay McAlister
Anchor/Reporter
WHAS11 News
Louisville, Kentucky

Jason Meiman
Chief
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District
Louisville, Kentucky

Meaghan Reynolds
Partner
Strothman & Co.
Louisville, Kentucky
Treasurer

Jeremy Shumate
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT
Highlander Fire Protection District
Floyds Knobs, Indiana
Vice Chair

Dennis Stilger
Managing Director
Concord, LP
Louisville, Kentucky
Crusade Community Engagement Council
Board Chair

Michael F. Wade, CPA
Director – School of Accountancy & Department Chair
College of Business
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Steven White
Executive Director Ancillary Services
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown, Kentucky