Leadership

Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Northern Kentucky Tri-ED), a nonprofit corporation under the auspices of the Fiscal Courts in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties, is governed by a twenty-three member Board of Directors.

Current Board Chair Tom Banta Corporex

Members of the Tri-ED Board

Boone County

• Gary W. Moore, Judge/Executive
• Ben Brandstetter, Brandstetter Carroll, Inc.
• John H. Hawkins, Pathfinder – MPI Consulting
• Candace S. McGraw, Secretary, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
• Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt, Duke Energy

Campbell County

• Steve Pendery, Judge/Executive
• Kim Halbauer, Fifth Third Bank
• Robert Heil, Vice-Chair, KLH Engineers
• John Hengelbrok, W. J. Baker Co.
• Dr. Ashish Vaidya, Northern Kentucky University

Kenton County

• Kris Knochelmann, Judge/Executive
• Tom Banta, Chair, Corporex
• James Dressman, Treasurer, DBL Law
• Karen Finan, OneNKY Alliance
• Garren Colvin, St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Mayor

• Jude Hehman, Fort Mitchell

Additional Members:

• Colin Beynon, DHL Express, Americas CVG Hub
• Normand Desmarais, TiER1 Performance Solutions
• Dr. Fernando Figueroa, Gateway Community & Technical College
• Adrian Hothem, Camco Chemical Company
• Kimm Lauterbach, REDI Cincinnati
• James E. Parsons, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
• Carey Sanders, Fifth Third Bank