Meet the Board

2025 Board of Directors

  • Steve Oster, President

    Steve Oster is the Superintendent for the Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

    Knox DD

  • Victoria Preston, President-Elect

    Victoria Preston is the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel.

    The Grand Hotel

  • Sandy Coffing, Treasurer

    Sandy Coffing is the President/CEO of CES Credit Union.

    CES Credit Union

  • Scott Huvler, Aesthetics Committee Chair

    Scott Huvler is the Owner/CEO of TD Landscape, Inc.

    TD Landscape, Inc.

  • Halle Krajenski, Events Chair

    Halle Krajenski is the Director of Programs for New Directions Shelter

    New Directions Shelter

  • Julia Suggs, Economic Development Committee Chair, Ex-Officio

    Julia Suggs is the Economic Development Coordinator for the Knox County Area Development Foundation.

    Knox County ADF

  • Pam Rose, Board Member

    Pam Rose is retired from the Mount Vernon City School District

  • Jill Ballenger, Board Member

    Jill Ballenger is the owner/operator of Happy Bean Coffee Shop.

    Happy Bean

  • John Yoder, Board Member

    John Yoder is the owner of Key Realty John Yoder Team.

    Key Realty

  • Nick Blanchard, Board Member

    Nick Blanchard is a commercial lender at Park National Bank.

    Park National Bank

  • LeNan Hager, Board Member

    LeNan Hager is the owner of Great Point Kitchen & Events.

    Great Point Kitchen & Events

  • Ian Ernsberger, Board Member

    Ian Ernsberger is the Production & Operations Manager for the Mount Vernon Arts Consortium

    MVAC

  • Kurt Holland, Board Member

    Kurt Holland is the General Manager of Federal Elite Heating & Cooling.

    Federal Elite Heating & Cooling

  • Anna Kelley, Board Member

    Anna Kelley is an Education Coordinator for Knox County Head Start

    Knox County Head Start

  • Maxwell Leaning, Board Member

    Maxwell Leaning is the manager at Paragraphs Bookstore

    Paragraphs Bookstore

  • Lisa Lloyd, Current Past President, Ex-Officio

    Lisa Lloyd is the Program Director for the Knox County Foundation.

    Knox County Foundation

  • John Ruckman, Ex-Officio

    John Ruckman is a member of Mount Vernon City Council.

    Mount Vernon City Council
  • Olivia Toth, Ex-Officio

    Olivia Toth, Ex-Officio

    Olivia Toth is the Marketing Coordinator for the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

    Knox County CVB

Staff

  • Lacey Filkins, Executive Director

    Lacey Filkins has served as the Executive Director for Experience Mount Vernon since October 2022.

    Contact:

    (740) 393-1481 | director@experiencemv.org

  • Jess Good, Public Space Enhancement Coordinator

    Jess Good serves as the Public Space Enhancement Coordinator to promote beautification in Downtown.

    Contact:

    (740) 462-8029 | jgood@experiencemv.org