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Southeast Kentucky Economic Development

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Team

Meet our team

SKED’s team of professionals are a Southern and Eastern Kentucky residents who have a wealth of experience in all facets of business lending, business counseling, economic development and marketing.

Amanda Kelly

Small Business Training Director

(606) 677-6100

amanda@skedcorp.com

Bob Burgess

Director of Lending

606-677-6046

Bob@skedcorp.com

Brett Traver

Executive Director

(606) 677-6100

brett@skedcorp.com

Cheryl Meadows

Communications Director

(606) 677-6100

cheryl@skedcorp.com

Frank Rhodus

Chief Financial Officer

(606) 677-6100

frank@skedcorp.com

Jill Johnson

Loan Fund Specialist

(606) 677-6100

jill@skedcorp.com

Karen Minton

Business Loan Officer

(606) 677-6100

karen@skedcorp.com

Kyle Smith

Manager of Impacts, Investments, and Operations

(606) 677-6100

kyle@skedcorp.com

Tal Jones

Economic Development Director – FOCUS

(606) 364-9270

Tal@kyfocus.com

Victoria Taylor

Small Business Training Specialist

(606) 677-6100

victoria@skedcorp.com

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