State Council Directory

Meet Our Officers

Contact our Kentucky SHRM Council Board of Directors or your local SHRM Chapter President to share opportunities, ideas or suggestions to help advance the HR profession in Kentucky.

Chair

Martha Steil

Chapter Affiliation: Western KY SHRM 

immediate past Chair

Patricia Williams
SHRM-SCP

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

Chair-elect

Crystal Balentine

Chapter Affiliation: Four Rivers SHRM

Treasurer

LaRellen Jones

Chapter Affiliation: Bluegrass SHRM

Secretary

Rebecca Wren

Chapter Affiliation: Bluegrass SHRM

STAFF: COUNCIL MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Katie Raney
SHRM-CP

Programming Director

Candra Bryant

Chapter Affiliation: Bluegrass SHRM

Bluegrass SHRM President

Kelly Webb

Chapter Affiliation: Bluegrass SHRM

Central District Director

Debbie Howell

Chapter Affiliation: Elizabethtown SHRM

Central KY SHRM President

Rebecca Rothwell

Chapter Affiliation: Central KY SHRM

Certification Director

Allen Waddell

Chapter Affiliation: Four Rivers SHRM

College Relations Director

Sam Mannino

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

Diversity and Inclusion Director

Paige Kindle

Chapter Affiliation: Four Rivers SHRM

Eastern District Director

Vicki Crawford

Chapter Affiliation: Northern Kentucky SHRM

Elizabethtown SHRM President

Cindy Norfleet

Chapter Affiliation: Elizabethtown SHRM

Foundation and Philanthropic Director

Debbie Howell

Chapter Affiliation: Elizabethtown SHRM

Four Rivers SHRM President

Sarah Bennett

Chapter Affiliation: Four Rivers SHRM

Legislative Affairs Director

Derek Miles

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

Louisville SHRM President

LaDaya Owens

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

membership director

Rusty Steele

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

Mid-South SHRM President

Johnathan Oliver

Chapter Affiliation: Mid-South SHRM

Mid-West SHRM President

Rayleigh Melton

Chapter Affiliation: Mid-West SHRM

Northern KY SHRM President

Claire Parsons

Chapter Affiliation: Northern KY SHRM

Owensboro SHRM President

Karen Russell

Chapter Affiliation: Owensboro SHRM

Public Relations Director

Jose Najera

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

Southern KY SHRM President

Rob Peach

Chapter Affiliation: Southern KY SHRM

Southeastern KY SHRM President

Tiffany Smiddy

Chapter Affiliation: Southeastern KY SHRM

Strategic Advisor/Chair Emeritus

Lyle Hanna

Chapter Affiliation: Bluegrass SHRM

Veteran and Military Initiatives Director

Patrick Smith
SHRM-CP, PHR

Chapter Affiliation: Louisville SHRM

Western Area District Director

Summer Lindsey

Chapter Affiliation: Western KY SHRM

Western KY SHRM President

Chelsey Miller

Chapter Affiliation: Western KY SHRM

Workforce Readiness Director

Alisher Burikhanov

Chapter Affiliation: Bluegrass SHRM