Professional Experience As the owner of a State Farm Insurance Agency, Wallace is involved in every aspect of the operations. His diverse background and experience as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) have afforded him opportunities to excel as an entrepreneur. He enjoys marketing all State Farm products, but primarily prides himself on the educational components and services (i.e. Life, Health, Auto and Property/Home Insurance) that are day-to-day commodities for his clients. Wallace has sincere enthusiasm for motivating individuals to achieve a specific result or goal, which is evident in his professional and civic involvements. Whether the issue on the table is business or civic in nature, Wallace thrives in situations requiring practical and logical solutions. As a native of Lexington, his familiarity with the local community needs. Wallace is currently married to wife LaShawn. They have been happily married for 19 years.

Education Bachelor of Science in Accounting , University of Kentucky
Professional Associations Member of Lexington Rotary Member Commerce Lexington
Activities Member of Southland Christian Church Past Board Member and Treasurer
Assurance for Life, Inc. Board Member
Rotary Endowment Board Volunteer
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass Volunteer
YMCA Youth Basketball

Proven performer with strong project management and interpersonal skills with consistent track record in building relationships. Action oriented individual who communicates and responds in a timely and effective manner. Highly organized with ability to juggle and complete tasks and meet objectives on time. Team oriented with recognized leadership. Strong verbal and written communication skills coupled with ability to relate to broad range of individuals with varied backgrounds. Self-motivated and energetic with strong work ethic. Flexibility to learn and adapt quickly to new processes.

Director of events –Midway University August 2013 – present
Financial aid assistant- midway college Jan 2013- August 2013
Assistant Director- Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame March 2011- August 2012
Operations manager- ALT BioScience, Lexington, KY September 2006 – February 2011
Consultant- Impact 21 Group, Lexington, KY June 2005 – September 2006
Sales trainer / National Processing Company, Louisville, KY October 2002 – April 2005
Account Executive – National Processing Company, Lexington, KY July 1999 – October 2002

Mark Gooch is President and CEO of Community Trust Bank, Inc. and has been in that position since July 1, 1999. He also is Executive Vice President and Secretary for Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. and serves on the Board of Directors of Community Trust Bank, Inc. and Community Trust and Investment Company. He lives in Pikeville Kentucky with his wife Pat.”

Tammy is a  graduate of Northern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky College of Law. She is President of the League of Women Voters of Lexington and co-president of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky. She is also a member of the Lexington Ethics Commission.

Priscilla F. Johnson, Lexington, KY.: She was chair of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights for eight years. Under her leadership, the board ruled on hundreds of discrimination complaints and established civil rights education programs like the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame. She was chair of the Lexington Human Rights Commission in 1991 and was later named chair of the Kentucky Human Rights Commission in 1999. She organized many programs to help youth graduate high school and attend college. For more than 10 years, she used her position as director of Minority Affairs at the Administrative Office of the Courts to hold an annual Lawyer’s Lunch with the Northern Kentucky NAACP to encourage minority youth to become lawyers and judges. She worked with Kentucky judges to ensure minorities were treated fairly in the justice system. She has worked on many voter registration drives and worked to empower women.

Board Chair
Dr. Kay Collier McLaughlin is a leadership development specialist for the Episcopal Church , a consultant in transformative leadership in religious, academic, and corporate systems and motivational speaker, She is the author of five published books and invited chapters and articles in books and professional journals including Football’s Gentle Giant: the Blanton Collier Story, the biography of her father , Coach Blanton Collier. A founding member of the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group, and co- author of the unpublished Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Coaching Behaviors on the 1961 University of Kentucky Wildcats, she was raised in a football world and is proud to be a part of the mission of the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame in emphasizing ” the good side of football.”

Franky Minnifield  Play Pro Football for 11 years, 9 years with the Cleveland Browns and 2 with the Arizona Wranglers (USFL).  Owner and Operator of Minnifield Enterprize Inc, a New Home, Land Development, and Toyota Vender since 1998. Has served on multiple Board of Directors, including  Community Trust Bank and the University of Louisville, served as the Board Chair for the University of Louisville from 2010 to 2013. A member of the following Hall of Fames; Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, Henry Clay HS Hall of Fame, University of Louisville Hall of Fame, the City of Cleveland Hall of Fame, Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame, and the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame. 2014 Blanton Collier award.