Ashland University Board of Trustees

  • Jim Hess
    Chair of the Board of Trustees
    Owner/Co-Founder, Whitcomb & Hess, CPAs & Financial Advisors
  • Joyce Lamb
    Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
  • Steven Cole
    Secretary of the Board of Trustees
    Executive Director, The Brethern Church
  • David Bush
    Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees
    Founder, Adena Corporation
  • Ronald Alford
    President, OBX Ventures
  • Robert Archer
    CEO (Retired), Kent Motorsports
  • Rich Armentrout
  • Rickey Bolden
  • Mark Camp
    CEO, President and Owner, RCO Sales, Inc.
  • Daniel Coffee
    President/Chief Operating Officer, Silver Creek Services
  • John Denman
    Officer and Vice President, J.M. Smucker Company
  • David Graetz
    Chief of Chaplain Services, Lexington Kentucky VA Medical Center
  • Patricia Gravatt
    Corporate Human Resources Professional (Retired)
  • Terry Hofecker
    CEO, Demeter, Inc.
  • Emery Hurd
    Lead Pastor, Cheyenne Brethren Church
  • Paul McKnight
    Senior Vice President (Retired), Emerson Electric
  • Tracy McPherson, MBA, MA, LPCC-S
    Clinical Counselor
  • Fred Miller
  • Thomas Minnich
    Consultant, First Reserve Corporation
  • Dustin Ness
    Managing Partner, Waterstreet Financial
    Raymond James Financial Services, Branch Manager
  • Jon Parrish Peede
    President, Ashland University
  • James Smail
    Vice Chairman, Farmers National Bank
  • Timothy Solomon
    Volunteer Mentor/Associate Pastor, Casa de Restauración
  • Christine Taylor
    Director of Business Relations, Stark Education Partnership, Inc.
  • Richard Veres, CFA, CEBS
    President, Highland Consulting Associates, Inc.
  • Rob Ward, III
    President/Co-Owner, Coldwell Banker Ward Real Estate, Inc.
  • Scott Williams
    Owner and CEO, Vinyl Marketing