Bluegrass Care Navigators Announces 2025 Board of Directors

February 27, 2025

Bluegrass Care Navigators is pleased to announce its board leadership and welcome new members for 2025.

The nonprofit’s slate of officers for 2025 includes: Mark Day of HDR Inc., Chair; Jennifer Madden, retired attorney, Vice Chair; Bo Cofield of Northern Arizona Healthcare, Treasurer; and Jennifer Taylor, Senior Managing Consultant, FORVIS, Secretary. 

 

BCN also welcomed four new members to its governing board for 2025. Bill Wilson, Rachael Chamberlain, Shirie Hawkins and Robert Edwards began their three-year appointments this month. 

 

“These distinguished professionals join a team of individuals dedicated to enhancing our commitment to providing exceptional, end-of-life care,” Liz Fowler, President & CEO, said. “Driven by their passion for service and unique expertise, this group brings invaluable perspectives that will lead us into the future and enable us to continue to provide innovative, compassionate care to all Kentuckians.” 

 

Rachael Chamberlain, partner at Frost Brown Todd, practices in the area of tax law with an emphasis on state, local and nonprofit taxation. She has assisted numerous nonprofits with the formation of new entities, providing guidance on various issues, such as internal governance, ongoing reporting, excise taxes and exemptions. She also currently serves as the Chair of the Taxation Section of the Kentucky Bar Association. 

 

Rob Edwards serves as vice president and chief strategy and growth officer for UK HealthCare. Previously, he served in various positions appointed by Kentucky’s Governor in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, including chief of staff, budget director and legislative director. 

 

Shirie Hawkins, president of Everything Equity is part of the management team at Community Ventures that assists small businesses that were unable to access funding through conventional banks to achieve their goals. In this role, she seeks to improve the quality of life for Kentuckians. Whether her clients need access to education or financial resources, Shirie empowers these individuals to succeed, improve their quality of life and grow their economic impact. Prior to serving in this role, she served as a commercial lender at Community Trust Bank. 

 

Bill Wilson, retired vice president for development and major gifts at Kentucky State University, enjoyed a diverse career in many sectors, including as a history teacher, public television executive, and executive director of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Institute of Genetics, where he focused on genetic counseling and educational programs on sickle cell disease. After a stint with Cambridge Publishing Company in New York and Esquire Magazine, he returned to Kentucky and KET to become the deputy executive director of education outreach. This led to a KET-produced distance learning program for 3,000 students from all over the U.S. and was the first program of this kind to exist. He retired from Kentucky State University as the associate vice president for development and major gifts. 

 

2025 Board Members include:   

 
Mark Day,
HDR, Inc., Senior Aviation Consultant / Office Principal, Chair 

Jennifer Madden, Retired Attorney, Vice Chair 
Bo Cofield,
Northern Arizona Healthcare, Treasurer  

Jennifer Taylor, Senior Managing Consultant, FORVIS, Secretary  
Liz Fowler,
President & CEO, Bluegrass Care Navigators   
John Austin,
Whitaker Bank, SVP Sr Commercial Lender 

Lena Bakun, Owner, Fugate Family Chiropractic 

Rachael Chamberlain, Partner at Frost Brown Todd 
Johnathon T. Davis,
Managing Principal, JT Davis Asset Management 

Robert Edwards, Chief of External Affairs and AVP, Health System Administration, University of Kentucky 

Shirie Hawkins, President, Everything Equity    

Amanda Henson, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, VP Operations for Hillman Cancer Center and US affiliates 

Richard Hopgood, Retired Attorney 
Jeff Koonce,
Market President, Community Trust Bank  
Mark Meade,
Former Senior Vice President for Shared Services, NV5 Geospatial 
Ron Ring,
President, Ring Financials  

Giovanni Romero, Good Shephard Painting, Owner   
Robert Rosenstein,
RD Property Group  
Joan Tyra,
Chief People Officer, PepperPointe Partnerships 
Lawrence W. Wetherby, III,
Senior Business Banker and Senior Vice President for Commercial Lending, Republic Bank   

Bill Wilson, Retired Vice President for Development and Major Gifts, Kentucky State University 

Bluegrass Care Navigators provides hospice care in 32 counties across Kentucky, as well as specialized care for aging Kentuckians including palliative, PACE, home health, integrative medicine, transitional and grief care. For more information about our services or volunteer programs, visit www.bgcarenav.org or call 855.492.0812.  

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