The mission of the Ashland Alliance Corporation is to advance the economic development and business prosperity of Boyd and Greenup counties and the surrounding region by:

  • Aggressively pursuing job creation opportunities and job retention programs.

  • Promoting capital investment in the area by both public and private sources.

  • Fostering a business climate leading to increased trade and commerce among its members.

  • Initiating and supporting civil, social, cultural and educational programs designed to increase the quality of life in the area.

  • Providing a unified voice and point of focus for coordinating efforts with external parties.

ALLIANCE STAFF MEMBERS

TIM GIBBS

President/CEO
tim@ashlandalliance.com

SCOTT MARTIN

Director of Operations
scott@ashlandalliance.com

MISSY MCCALVIN

Administrative Assistant
missy@ashlandalliance.com

DR. LARRY FERGUSON

Board of Directors Chairman
larry.ferguson@kctcs.edu

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • James Adams (Members Choice Credit Union)
  • Larry Anderson (Great Lakes Minerals, LLC)
  • Brent Brown (Tri-State Airport Authority)
  • Tyler Burke (Columbia Gas of Kentucky Inc.)
  • Lisa Callihan (The Daily Independent)
  • Paul Castle (Crescent Moon Properties)
  • Judge Eric Chaney (Boyd Co. Fiscal Court)
  • Brandy Clark (Visit AKY)
  • Debbie Cosper (Boyd Co. Public Library)
  • Kari Cullop (King’s Daughters Medical Center)
  • Dr. Larry Ferguson (Ashland Community and Technical College)
  • Tim Gibbs (Ashland Alliance)
  • Mitch Hall (VanAntwerp Attorneys)
  • Judge Robert Hall (Greenup Co. Fiscal Court)
  • Kevin Halter (The Woodlands Foundation, Inc.)
  • Rod Hieneman (Community Hospice)
  • Clayton Hill (Pollock’s Jewelers)
  • Michael W. Hobbs (Webb & Hobbs, PSC)
  • John L. Holbrook (Tri-State Building Trade Unions)
  • Ervena Howard-Kiser (Ashland Area Board of Realtors)
  • Andrew Jones (Community Trust Bank)
  • Tom Leach (Ramey-Estep Homes)
  • E.B. Lowman, III (Cardinal Management, LTD)
  • Steven Lycans (My Town TV)
  • Sara Marks (King’s Daughters Medical Center)
  • Ron McCloud (City National Bank)
  • Traysea Moresea (Greenup County Schools)
  • Tim Muffley (Desco Federal Credit Union)
  • Mayor Matt Perkins (City of Ashland)
  • April R. Perry (Kentucky Farmers Bank)
  • Ernie Pitt (Retired, Holbrook & Pitt, LLP)
  • Ryan Reames (Young Professionals Association)
  • Jay Richert (Marathon Petroleum Company LP)
  • Scott Rigsby (Edward Jones)
  • Aaron Snyder (The Daily Independent)
  • John Spears, CPA (Kelley Galloway Smith Goolsby, PSC)
  • Kelly Ward (FIVCO Area Development District)
  • Cindy Wiseman (Kentucky Power)