Meet the Board
2024 Board of Directors
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Lisa Lloyd, Board President
Lisa Lloyd is the Program Director for the Knox County Foundation.
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Steve Oster, President-Elect
Steve Oster is the Superintendent for the Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
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Sandy Coffing, Treasurer
Sandy Coffing is the President/CEO of CES Credit Union.
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Halle Krajenski, Events Chair
Halle Krajenski is the Program Director for United Way of Knox County, Ohio.
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Pam Rose, Aesthetics Committee Chair
Pam Rose is the Director of Student Services/District Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator for Mount Vernon City Schools.
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Nick Vicars, Economic Development Chair
Nick Vicars is the Co-Owner of Almost Sweets & Sodas and a Realtor with e-Merge.
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Jill Ballenger, Board Member
Jill Ballenger is the owner/operator of Happy Bean Coffee Shop.
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John Yoder, Board Member
John Yoder is the owner of Key Realty John Yoder Team.
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Alyssa Lawrence, Board Member
Alyssa Lawrence is the Assistant Director of Community Partnerships at Kenyon College.
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Victoria Preston, Board Member
Victoria Preston is the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel.
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Scott Huvler, Board Member
Scott Huvler is the Owner/CEO of TD Landscape, Inc.
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Nick Blanchard, Board Member
Nick Blanchard is a commercial lender at Park National Bank.
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LeNan Hager, Board Member
LeNan Hager is the owner of Great Point Kitchen & Events.
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Todd Taylor, Past President
Todd Taylor is the owner and president of Markt Custom Apparel.
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Julia Suggs, Ex-Officio
Julia Suggs is the Economic Development Coordinator for the Knox County Area Development Foundation.
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John Ruckman, Ex-Officio
John Ruckman is a member of Mount Vernon City Council.
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Olivia Toth, Ex-Officio
Olivia Toth is the Marketing Coordinator for the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Staff
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Lacey Filkins, Executive Director
Lacey Filkins has served as the Executive Director and Downtown Manager for Experience Mount Vernon since October 2022.
Contact:
(740) 393-1481 | director@experiencemv.org