KOHC Members and Advisors
KOHC Members
Kentucky Oral History Commission Members April 2026
(Appointed under the stipulations of KRS 153.380)
Chair: Amanda Bush Matthews
Vice Chair: Shana Goggins
Members:
- Rebecca Bailey
- Milan Bush
- Brian Clardy
- Anthony Harkins
- Sarah Frances Hubbard
- Dr. Zada Komara
- Mark W. Neff
- Angie Weaver
- Scott Alvey, Executive Director, Kentucky Historical Society, Ex-Officio
- Rusty Heckaman, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Ex-Officio
KOHC Advisors
Kentucky Oral History Commission Advisors
(Appointed by the Kentucky Oral History Commission)
- Brent Björkman, Kentucky Folklife Program
- Delainey Bowers, Kentucky Folklife
- Doug Boyd, University of Kentucky
- Dr. Kathryn Engle, University of Kentucky Appalachian Center
- Ann Ferrell, Western Kentucky University
- Heather Fox, University of Louisville
- Leena Haider, Fayette County Clerk
- Emily Hudson, SEKYAAMCC (Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center)
- Felicia Jamison, University of Louisville
- Nathan Lynn, McCracken County Public Library
- Kopana Terry, University of Kentucky
- DeBraun Thomas, Musician
- Bailey Vandiver, University of Kentucky