KHERN’s general membership is free, volunteer-based, and open to any individual or organization showing interest in KHERN who can dedicate time, resources, or expertise to respond in the event of an incident or emergency in the state of Kentucky.
Join us today by filling out this form: General Membership Interest Form
Volunteer liaisons from state-serving arts and culture agencies who commit to receiving regular updates from KHERN and are prepared to respond to assistance requests should an emergency or disaster occur.
Current Advisory Committee Members:
Christina Cain - Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, Alliance for Response
Tom Clareson - LYRASIS, Senior Consultant
Jim Garrett - Kentucky VOAD
Nana Kaneko - Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF)/FEMA
Nicole Konkol - Site Protection Program Administrator, Kentucky Heritage Council
Janet Newcomb - National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER)
Mollie Quinlan-Hayes - National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER)
Becky Ryder - Co-founder, Phoenix Rising Lexington
Sarah Schmitt - Executive Staff Advisor, Kentucky Arts Council
Alicia Soriano - Recovery Coordination Specialist, FEMA
Jennifer Wellock - Department of Interior, Natural and Cultural Resource Recovery
Active volunteer members, regardless of agency-affiliation, who commit to meeting on a regular basis (quarterly) to oversee network activities and policies.
Current Steering Committee Members:
Derek Beaven - Program and Administrative Assistant, Kentucky Humanities Council
Susan Brown - Director, Transylvania University Libraries
Leah Craig - Program Consultant, Kentucky Historical Society
Cathrine Giles - State Records Branch Manager, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Becca Halbmaier - Local Records West Regional Administrator, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Rusty Heckaman - State Archivist, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | Kentucky Council on Archives (Chair)
Emily Moses - Arts Consultant
Lacey Trautwein - Actors Theatre of Louisville
Deana Thomas - Colonel Harper Lecturer, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center
Paid or grant-funded positions that commit to the activities stipulated in either the grant proposal or job description.
Current Network Administrators:
Leah Hamilton, KHERN Administrator - Assistant Professor, Department of Arts Administration, University of Kentucky
Melissa Bond, KHERN UK Extension Advisor - Director of Community and Economic Development, UK Cooperative Extension
Ruth Bryan, KHERN Member Communications Facilitator - University Archivist and Professor, UK Libraries
Arden Barnes, KHERN Network Coordinator - Independent Photographer and LexArts PhotoVoice Coordinator