Board of Directors

Darnell Pierre Benjamin
Vice President & DEIA Ambassador

• Movement Storyteller, Professor of the Arts, and Community Builder – Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
• Board Member since September 2016

Laura Berkemeier
President

• Founder & CEO — Be Growth Impact
• Board Member since December 2023

Tim Fahey

• Chief Financial Officer (retired)
• Board Member since June 2026

Daryl Harris

• Professor Emeritus — Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts, Theatre & Dance Program
• Board Member since September 2016

Harrison Hensley

• Sales Insights Manager — Harvest Group
• Board Member since June 2026

Zak Kelley

• Director of Sales — 3CDC
• Board member since April 2026

Alexandra Kesman
Secretary

• Salesforce Solutions Architect — Perficient
• Board Member since June 2021

Gina Kleesattel

• Artist Educator — School for the Creative and Performing Arts (retired)
• Freelance theatrical director; focus on Shadow Interpreted shows for the Deaf
• Board Member since September 2025

Josh Neumeyer
Treasurer

• Director, Project Management — Woxi, Inc.
• Freelance Stage Manager
• Board Member since January 2008

Derek J. Snow

• Founder/Writer — Missing Front Plate Productions
• Company Member — The Performance Gallery
• SAG-AFTRA Film and Voiceover Actor
• Board Member since November 2020

Travis Speice, Ph.D.

• Manager, Institutional Partnerships — Greater Cincinnati Foundation
• Board member since September 2025

Shanda Sugg

• Artist, Photographer, Storyteller
• Architect of Surrender — Kinetic Surrender, LLC
• Board Member since December 2023