Learn about Shaping Our Appalachian Region

The core values by which we live

Meet the Shaping Our Appalachian Region team

Colby Hall

Executive Director

Joshua Ball

Chief Operating Officer
Keriston Smith SOAR

Keriston Smith

Chief Financial Officer

Kimberly Albright

Chief Program Officer

Kristin Norman

Chief Marketing Officer

Cheryl Justice

Executive Assistant

Latasha Friend

EKY Remote Manager

Evan Bentley

Social Media Coordinator

Meet the SOAR Eastern Kentucky Runway Program Team

Will Warren

EKY Runway Program Officer

Kirsten Wilburn

EKY Runway Program Manager

Deveney Redwine

HR & Compliance Manager

James “Bowie” Clark

Finance Coordinator

Madilyn Jarman

Program Specialist

Trevor Stone

Communications Coordinator

Landon Fitch

Data Systems Specialist

Erica Adams

Administrative Coordinator

Macie Hatfield

Workforce and Labor Market Analyst

Ginger Brown

Whitesburg Office Manager

Pam Baker

Corbin Office Manager

Chris Partin

Outreach & Retention Project Manager

Jennifer Wells

Field Operations Coordinator

Cory Harris

Field Operations Coordinator

Lynda Williamson

Partner Relations Coordinator

Kayla Storms

Peer Mentor Manager

Rachel Cruse

Peer Mentor

Autumn Campbell

Peer Mentor

James Hembree

Peer Mentor

Tyler Deaton

Peer Mentor

Barbara Gay

Workforce Training and Support Network Project Manager

Elizabeth Damron

Training Plan Coordinator

Adia Caudill

Resource Specialist

James Couch

Regional Employer Coordinator

Caitlin Speigle

Empowerment Team Manager

Nicholas Hites

Empowerment Coach

Krista Flannery

Empowerment Coach

Miranda Holt

Empowerment Coach

Helen Diehl

Empowerment Coach

Danna Barnett

Social Enterprise Accelerator Project Manager

Erin Winkler

Appalachian Digital Career Academy Project Manager

Betty Hays

Remote Employer Coordinator

Billy Carrico

Digital Navigator

Paige Adkins

Applicant Support Liaison

Emily Bowman

Applicant Support Liaison

Meet the SOAR Innovation Team

Kacy Hicks

Director of Entrepreneurship

Brittney Smith

Startup Support Specialist

Riley Thompson

Startup Outreach Coordinator

Sabra Lowe

Startup Outreach Coordinator

Meet the SOAR Office of Jobs Team

Denise Isaac

Manager of Office of Jobs
Ashley Smith, SOAR Digital Navigator

Ashley Smith

Digital Navigator

Tracie Spencer

Remote Employer Coordinator

Jessica Barry

Retention and Engagement Coordinator

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