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Education
Coach Jay Cobb is the head coach of the varsity football team at Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky.
Macrae is the 15th Head of School for Louisville Collegiate School & has spent over 35 yrs. working in independent school leadership!
As Gallery Education Manager at the Speed Art Museum, oversees educational initiatives & programs related to the museum & is husband to Celebrity Chef Damaris Phillips
Edelen is no stranger to being on stage. While juggling teaching & competing in several local & regional pageants, she earned her ticket to the Miss Kentucky competition.
A math tutor & frmr. GED Math Instructor with a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Spelman College & an MBA in Mrktg, Communication & Organizational Behavior at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon Univ. Brittany is a proud native of Detroit.
Di's personal goals have been to champion small business ownership & success by working to remove the obstacles that keep people from achieving the "American Dream."
Di Tran
Serial Entrepreneur, Computer Engineer, Mentor and Vietnamese Immigrant
Interviewed: 01-24-2020
Foster is a business executive & entrepreneur who has been involved with start-up & early-stage business enterprises as well as more mature companies.
T. Vernon Foster
Senior Executive Director/Assistant Dean-The University of Louisville, College of Business
Interviewed: 12-13-2019
Lee has published over 1300 poems in more than 300 magazines in America & abroad. Produced 9 plays, wrote the script for The Moonshine War (MGM, 1970, starring Alan Alda, Richard Widmark, etc.), & has published thousands of articles & short stories in everything from Playgirl to Mountain Life & Work.
As a lifelong cattle producer, she and her husband have used technology and data for production improvement and increased profitability since the late 1980s.
Her dissertation focused on social networks of parents of students with autism as a proxy measure of social capital. Previously, Dr. Gallagher supervised programming for children with autism & trained school/district/state/national groups of professionals on Evidence Based Practices (EBPs).
Trisha Gallagher, Ed.D.
Former-Administrative Specialist, Exceptional Child Education for the Jeff. Co. Public School System
Interviewed: 03-29-2019
Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy is a Tenured Associate Professor in the department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Louisville.
Roman Yampolskiy
Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville
Interviewed: 09-28-2017
Growing up in central Illinois, Eric Simanek was surrounded by corn destined for feed or alcohol.
Erick Simanek
Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas Christian University (TCU) & Director of the TCU IdeaFactory
Interviewed: 09-28-2017
Rudy Rucker is an American author and a mathematician who worked for twenty years as a Silicon Valley computer science professor.
Jennifer Carter is the Assistant Director of the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University and the Director of SpaceTrek, an all-girls camp dedicated to the empowerment of young women.
Jennifer Carter
Assistant Director of the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University; Director of SpaceTrek-(Space Science Camp for Young Women)
Interviewed: 09-27-2017
In 1999, Claypool founded Bulldogs in the Bluegrass. a program that provides summer internships in Louisville, Kentucky for Yale undergraduates. Since it began, Bulldogs in the Bluegrass has brought over 570 Yalies to experience Louisville through a total immersion experience. Of those, many have returned to Louisville for full-time employment after graduation.
The president, CEO, and founder of Answers in Genesis-US, and the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter, Ken Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America.
Nat Irvin, II has taught change management, leadership, future studies, and team dynamics since 2007.
Nat Irvin II
Author, Innovator, Futurist, Teacher, Commentator & Founder of Thrivals at IdeaFestival
Interviewed: 09-26-2017
Dr. Donna Hargens’ unwavering belief that every child can learn serves her as she leads the country’s 28th largest school system, with more than 101,000 students and nearly 17,000 teachers and staff.
Donna Hargens
Former Superintendent, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS)-(2011-2017)
Interviewed: 10-10-2014
Dr. James Calleroz White wakes up every morning excited about how education constantly changes to stay relevant to a student’s future.
Dr. James Calleroz White
Former, Head of School, Louisville Collegiate School (2013-2018)
Interviewed: 04-11-2014
Carol Haddad is driven by a desire to be a participant, not a spectator, in improving education for children.
Councilman Kevin Kramer’s compassion for people has led him to be a public servant and educator.
Adventurer, educator and administrator Tori Muden McClure believes integrity is the hallmark of leadership.
Tori Murden McClure
World Class Rower-Past President, Spalding University (2010-2024)
Interviewed: 07-24-2009
Louisville-native Scotty Davenport is enjoying a notable career as a basketball coach in his own hometown.
Coach “Scotty” Davenport
Head Coach, Bellarmine University Men’s Basketball Team (2005-)
Interviewed: 07-24-2009
Driven by the desire to make a contribution to his community, Louisville-native Tom Owen serves as councilman for Metro Council District 8 in his hometown.
Tom Owen
Past Louisville Metro Councilman (2002-2017) & University of Louisville Archivist
Interviewed: 10-17-2008
Dr. Jo Ann Rooney is an American educator, lawyer, businesswoman and public servant driven by seeing the achievements of students and the impact education has on their lives and their families.
Dr. Kevin Cosby is driven to see people grow and see their mind, life, and relationships transformed.
Dr. Kevin W. Cosby
Senior Pastor, St. Stephen Baptist Church & President, Simmons College of Kentucky
Interviewed: 03-21-2008
Dr. James Ramsey has a passion for public service and a vision for education and economic growth in Kentucky.
Rowan Claypool is a social entrepreneur who believes that young knowledge economy workers are the future to prosperous communities.
