About Us

The “Friends of the Town Clock Church” is a charitable organization with IRS non-profit status.  The role of Board members includes the ongoing maintenance, beautification, fundraising, programming and long-term planning for the historic building, grounds, and Underground Railroad Center. The board and committees are all volunteers.  We have no paid staff.

The Board meets six times a year, usually on the second Wednesday of the month, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, January, March, May, July, September, and November.  Virtual options are available.

Board of Directors:

  • Jerrol Miles- President, Retired banker
  • Shawn Carruthers- Vice-president, Retired
  • Jerry Finn- Treasurer, Retired executive director
  • Kimberly Goode- Secretary, 2nd Baptist member and nonprofit VP
  • Irv Stumler- Restoration oversight, Retired attorney
  • Chancea Roberts- 2nd Baptist congregation leadership
  • Judge Terrence Cody- Senior Circuit Court Judge
  • Mr. Jack Holt- St. John’s Presbyterian Church Historian
  • Joyce Marshall- Administrator of 2nd Baptist Congregation
  • Marcia Booker- Community volunteer
  • Dr. Erica Lawrence- Jefferson County Schools Principal
  • Tyler Stewart- Photographer & Voluforms team member
  • Chris Miles- CEO Starting Grid, Inc.
  • Pat Harrison- Realtor & Community philanthropist
  • Dr. Eileen Yanoviak- Program Officer, James Graham Brown Foundation
  • Cathy Johnson- IU Southeast School of Education professor
  • Walter Baynard- Sr. Business Advisor, Louisville Urban League
  • Nicole Yates- Chief Govt. Affairs & External Relations Officer, PC3
  • Cory Darden- CEO Digitized Media
  • Jessica Bergman- Business owner, Philanthropy Consultant (2027)
  • Rev. Leroy Marshall: Ex Officio– Pastor of 2nd Baptist Congregation
  • Monica Hern, Treasurer 2nd Baptist Church- ex officio.
  • Pam Peters- Emeritus- URR author
  • Kathy Wilkerson, Program Director, NA Parks Department- Emeritus
  • Michael Stewart, CEO Voluforms- Emeritus
  • David Barksdale, Floyd Co. Historian- Emeritus