Kim Patton serves as President of Elevar Design Group, guiding the design staff in daily operations and profitability. Kim’s energy and innovation have been the key to his successful career which has spanned nearly 30 years in many different markets. An Architect by trade, his vast experience has influenced his ability to grow Elevar’s staff and to provide clients with cost-effective and creative solutions.

Danny Lipson is an extraordinary real estate development leader with multifaceted experience across finance, strategy, asset management and reporting competencies amongst high net-worth investors/families, large corporations, and public/quasi-public institutions. Possessing an unmatched combination of core quantitative skills and creativity. Problem-solver. Proven track record of success. Specialties: Strategy | Valuation & Analysis | Deal Structuring | Program Management | Negotiation

Throughout his career, Shriver has led numerous major projects. Among those relocating the Kenton County Detention Center from the overcrowded facility in Covington to its current home in 2010. Shriver helped consolidate animal control for nineteen cities into one countywide service in 2011 and three emergency communication dispatch centers into one countywide operation. He also helped develop and implement a funding mechanism for emergency dispatch that provides sustainable and full funding of the operation to this day. From 2016 to 2019, Shriver worked with Boone and Campbell staff to develop a new digital public safety radio system giving unprecedented connectivity to first responders across the region. He was a key leader in bringing multiple public agencies together under one roof with the construction of the new Kenton County Government Center in 2019. Most recently, he helped coordinate the broadband expansion project with Cincinnati Bell bringing fiber to the premise to every parcel in Kenton County by August 2023. In total, Shriver has served four Judges/Executive and eight County Commissioners. Shriver graduated from Thomas More University in 1994 with a Bachelor’s Degree in history. In 1996 he received his Masters in Public Administration from Northern Kentucky University and, in 2003, graduated from Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law. In late 2022 Shriver became County Administrator. During his career, Shriver received the 1998 Friends of People Working Cooperatively Volunteer Award, the City/County Administrator of the Year Award from the Northern Kentucky City/County Management Association in 2012 and 2017, and the Thomas More University Professional Achievement Award in 2022. Shriver was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky. He married his wife, Rhonda, in 1996 and together they have four children: Josie, Jake, Jenna, and JuJu. Scott Gunning To succeed Shriver as County Administrator, Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann announced he intends to appoint Scott Gunning, current Assistant County Administrator, effective August 1, 2022. ? “Scott Gunning is uniquely qualified through his experience and skill sets to take the lead as chief administrative officer for Kenton County,” noted Judge/Executive Knochelmann. “He’s been preparing to take on this challenge for twenty-two years, and is well positioned to build on our strong foundation.” ? Gunning began serving Kenton County in 2002 and has held numerous positions including: Intern in the Judge/Executive’s Office (2002-2003); County Ombudsman – We Care Coordinator (2003-2010); Community Service Specialist (2004-2005); Director for Parks & Recreation (2005-2014); and Assistant County Administrator (2014 – Present). As Assistant County Administrator, Gunning oversees multiple departments, including Parks & Recreation, the Golf Courses of Kenton County, Buildings and Grounds, Animal Services, and Human Services. Among his duties, he serves as the personnel officer and is responsible for managing the County’s self-insurance fund, including medical, liability and casualty coverage. He also directs and plans annual capital projects throughout Kenton County. “I’m excited to take on this challenge,” added Scott Gunning. “Kenton County government is better positioned from a personnel and infrastructure perspective than it’s ever been, but I know there is much more that we can accomplish in the years to come for our residents.” Kenton County Fiscal Court

David Okun is responsible for managing Al. Neyer's office, industrial and mixed-use development projects from concept to delivery. David plays a leading role in site identification, acquisition underwriting, zoning, entitlement and approvals.

Joseph U. Meyer has had a long career in public service in Kentucky. He retired as Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet in 2013, where his major accomplishments include reform of the unemployment insurance program, reorganization of secondary career and technical education, establishment of the early childhood advisory council and the governor’s office of early childhood, and the creation of the Center for Education and Workforce Statistics. In addition, Mayor Meyer developed the Workforce Investment Board’s strategic plan for Governor Steve Beshear and implemented its programs such as work ready communities and sector strategies. Mayor Meyer also served 15 years in the Kentucky General Assembly, in both the House and Senate. He chaired the House Cities Committee and later the Senate State and Local Government Committee. He also chaired the Senate Education committee during the early years of Kentucky’s education reform. Mayor Meyer has served as a member of the Covington Board of Education, and for several years, also served as school board attorney for two school districts in Kentucky. In addition, Mayor Meyer served as the city attorney for Bellevue. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Bellarmine University in Louisville, a Master’s in urban affairs from St. Louis University, and a law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at NKU. Additionally, Mayor Meyer completed the program for senior executives in state and local government at Harvard University. Mayor Meyer and his wife Dale were “urban pioneers” in the mid-1970s, and played major roles in reviving Old Seminary Square, where they demonstrated that there’s plenty of life in Covington’s older neighborhoods. Their four children and two grandchildren all continue to reside in Covington.