Meet the Board

2024 Board of Directors

  • Lisa Lloyd, Board President

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

  • Steve Oster, President-Elect

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

  • Sandy Coffing, Treasurer

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

  • Halle Krajenski, Events Chair

    Halle Krajenski is the Program Director for United Way of Knox County, Ohio.

  • Pam Rose, Aesthetics Committee Chair

    Pam Rose is the Director of Student Services/District Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator for Mount Vernon City Schools.

  • Nick Vicars, Economic Development Chair

    Nick Vicars is the Co-Owner of Almost Sweets & Sodas and a Realtor with e-Merge.

  • Jill Ballenger, Board Member

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

  • John Yoder, Board Member

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

  • Alyssa Lawrence, Board Member

    Alyssa Lawrence is the Assistant Director of Community Partnerships at Kenyon College.

  • Victoria Preston, Board Member

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

  • Scott Huvler, Board Member

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

  • Nick Blanchard, Board Member

    Nick Blanchard is a commercial lender at Park National Bank.

  • LeNan Hager, Board Member

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

  • Todd Taylor, Past President

    Todd Taylor is the owner and president of Markt Custom Apparel.

  • Julia Suggs, Ex-Officio

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

  • John Ruckman, Ex-Officio

    John Ruckman is a member of 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.

Staff

  • Lacey Filkins, Executive Director

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

    Contact:

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