Board of Trustees
Dan Hall
Board Chair
Dan is a native of Louisville. He grew up in the West End before attending Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. He worked on Capitol Hill before returning to Louisville where he retired as a Vice President at the University of Louisville.
Paul Perconti
Board Chair Emeritus
Paul was the Founding Board Chair of West End School. He was responsible for assembling the outstanding Board and raising over 20 million dollars for operating and capital expenses. He is a graduate of Indiana University and is an active and successful entrepreneur.
Jackson Woodward
CEO, Horton Fruit Company
Russell Awkard
Pastor, New Zion Baptist Church
John Fleming
President, Louisville Community Initiative
George Nichols
President & CEO, American College of Financial Services
Barry Barlow
Managing Partner at Barlow Wealth Partners
Kenneth Gray
Acquisition Specialist, Stock Yards Bank
WES Alumnus
Akure Ahaghotu Paradis
GE Aerospace
Robert Blair
School Administrator, West End School
Terry Gill
Partner, CEP Holding, Inc.
Nancy Bush
Community Volunteer
Darrell Griffith
Ambassador, Office of the President UofL
Dan Rivers
President, Northwestern Mutual Louisville
Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman
CEO, Heartland Coca Cola
Matthew Smyzer
Pastor, Beargrass M.B. Church
Emmanuel Collins
Dean, Speed School of Engineering UofL
Crystal Peterson
EVP, Chief Inclusion & Global Community Relations Officer at Brown-Forman
Jim White
President, Reality-Check Consulting Inc.
William Crawford
Retired Teacher
Powell Spears
Managing Director, JLL International Commercial Real Estate
John T. McCarthy
Founder/Managing Partner, McCarthy Strategic Solutions, LLC
Tim Ratliff
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel