Kentucky Sestercentennial Commission
The Kentucky Sestercentennial Commission is established to plan and implement events leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 2026.
Commission Members
Chair
- Ed Clark
Members
- Edwin Clark, Attorney at Law, Citizen Member/Appointed by Governor
- Stephen Cawood, Attorney at Law (Ret.), Citizen Member/Appointed by Governor
- Rufus Friday, Executive Director, The Hope Center, Citizen Member/Appointed by Governor
- Susan Rieber, Chief of Staff, Office of Lt. Governor, Education & Workforce Development Cabinet
- Secretary Michael Berry, Cabinet Secretary, Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet
- Scott Alvey, Executive Director, Kentucky Historical Society (Commission administrative agency)
- Craig Potts, Director, Kentucky Heritage Council
- John Ernst, PhD., KY Humanities Council Member, Kentucky Humanities Council
- Russ Meyer, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Parks
- John Fox, PhD., Board Member, Friends of Boone Trace, Inc.
- Larry Disney, Fort Boonesborough Foundation Board Member, Fort Boonesborough Foundation, Inc.
- Erin Gilliam, PhD., KY AAH Commission Member, Kentucky African American Heritage Commission
- Helen Danser, KY NAH Commission Member, Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission
Upcoming Meetings
The America250KY Commission will hold its next meeting on Friday, February 17, at 1 pm at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. This meeting will be held in person and is open to the public and media. Any person wishing to attend and present a matter to the America250KY Commission at this meeting should submit via email a request in writing that includes the full details of their presentation to America250KY Commission Administrator Tyler McDaniel at tyler.mcdaniel@ky.gov by no later than Noon on Wednesday, February 15.
