Technical Systems Engineer Ken Stegman is the Technical Systems Engineer for Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation. Ken came to Kentucky Highlands as an investment analyst intern for his final year in college and joined the staff full time upon the completion of his internship. He is very skilled and knowledgeable in computer software, hardware, and systems. […]
Development Director Stephen Taylor is Development Director for Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC). He has been with Kentucky Highlands since 1992. Mr. Taylor identifies and secures funding KHIC’s business lending, entrepreneurial development, and affordable housing development efforts. He also obtains funds and manages partnerships to implement various economic development pilot projects. Prior to becoming Development
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Engagement Director In 2024, Dr. Sandra Curd was named Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation’s Engagement Director, responsible for maintaining and enhancing partnerships between federal and state agencies, local governments, and regional nonprofit agencies. Her position builds on her work in place-based, collective impact community development and includes responsibility for a 9,600-square-foot business incubator. From 2014 until
Special Projects Coordinator Michael Hayes is Special Projects Coordinator for Kentucky Highlands. He was responsible for establishment and overall administration of the Kentucky Highlands Empowerment Zone, one of the three original rural designations in the United States. This $40 million, 15-year federal experiment focused on locally based planning and execution of economic and community development
