E.M. Lysonge, VP and General Counsel at Cafepress. Formerly a vice president at Churchill Downs Inc. -- Chairperson

Regent Mindy Barfield, partner in the litigation department at Dinsmore and Shohl law firm; Board of Trustees at Transylvania University; Board of Governors, Kentucky Bar Association.

Houston Barber, Superintendent, Frankfort Independent Schools; Frankfort native; former principal, Jefferson County Public Schools.

Retired Circuit Court Judge Hubert Grimes; KSU graduate; Director, Center for Law and Social Justice at Bethune Cookman University.

Venita Hawkins, President, KSU National Alumni Association; Fiscal Review Specialist for Fairfax County, Va., where she manages a budget of more than $25 million.

Faculty Regent Dr. Elgie McFayden, Associate Professor, College of Professional Studies, School of Public Administration, Social Work and Criminal Justice.

Staff Regent Hettie Oldham, Archives Assistant for Academic Affairs and the Library; KSU graduate.

William May, Mayor of Frankfort, graduate of Frankfort High School and Kentucky State University.

Ralph Williams, newly elected SGA President; Business Administration major; Served in 2015 on the White House Initiative on HBCUs as KSU's student ambassador.

Karen Bearden, Board of Regents chairperson, ex-officio member.