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About Us

KHEAA's Mission

The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) is a public corporation and governmental agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth established in 1966 to improve students' access to higher education. To that end, KHEAA administers several financial aid programs and disseminates information about higher education opportunities.

2009 Board Meeting Schedule

January 13, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 10:00 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
February 3, 2009
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., ET
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky.
February 19, 2009
Board Meeting – 9:00 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
March 5, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 2:00 p.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
April 2, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 10:00 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
May 5, 2009
Executive Committe Meeting – 10 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky
May 20, 2009
Travel to Murray State for dinner meeting – location TBA
May 21, 2009
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 8:30 a.m., CT
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., CT
Board Meeting – 11:30 a.m., CT
Murray State University, Murray, Ky.
June 24, 2009
Board Meeting – 2 p.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
July 15, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky
August 20, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET
Program Committee Meeting – 11 a.m., ET
Board Meeting – 11:30 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
September 24, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 11 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
October 15, 2009
KAPT Board Meeting – 11 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
October 29, 2009
Executive Committee Meeting – 2 p.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.
November 5, 2009
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., ET
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky.
November 19, 2009
Board Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of 10 voting members appointed by the Governor. In addition, the President of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities, President of the Council on Postsecondary Education, Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Kentucky State Treasurer, and the Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education serve as voting, ex officio members.

Our board members also serve on our sister agency's (Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation (KHESLC) Board of Directors.

Appointed Board Members
David L. Allen
Retired
Frankfort
John Cheshire, III
Chair-Elect
Finance and Audit Committee Chair
Vice President, Senior Equity Manager
Community Trust Bank
Lexington
Dr. Barbara Holsinger
Retired
Wilmore
Erica L. Horn
Attorney
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Frankfort
Dr. Jim A. Jackson
Secretary/Treasurer
Educator
Frankfort
Brent A. McKim
Teacher
Louisville
Kristi P. Nelson
Attorney
Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc.
Union
Barbara Sexton-Smith
Executive Vice President
Fund for the Arts
Louisville
Charles Simpson
Chair
VP/CIO
The Center for Rural Devlopment
Somerset
Dr. James Henry Snider
Program Chair
Guidance Counselor
Springfield High School - TN
Franklin
Ex Officio Members
Dr. Gary S. Cox
President
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Frankfort
Todd Hollanbach
State Treasurer
Frankfort
Terry Holliday
Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Education
Frankfort
Robert King
President
Council on Postsecondary Education
Frankfort
Jonathan Miller
Secretary
Finance & Administration Cabinet
Frankfort