The Kentucky Equine Education Project's (KEEP) Board of Directors announced that long-time consultant Will Glasscock will be promoted to executive director beginning Jan 1.
Additionally, Elisabeth Jensen who stepped down from that position in Sept. will serve as a consultant, assisting KEEP in managing board relations, industry stakeholders and with long-term strategic planning.
Growing up in Kentucky, Glasscock attended the College of Charleston and the George Washington University before working for nearly nine years in congressional offices and as the director of government relations for a national trade association.
Case Clay, Chairman of KEEP's Board of Directors, said, “Will's significant knowledge of the legislative process and the needs of our industry, as well as his many years with KEEP, will allow for a smooth transition and immediate success in his new role.”
The new executive director began working as a consultant for KEEP in 2017. Since then, he has taken on different roles within the organization, including KEEP's advocacy in Frankfort and Washington D.C., membership management, strategic planning and the KEEP Foundation. Most recently, he launched KEEP's Legislative Advocacy Committee, an important element in connecting individuals in the equine industry with legislators in the state's capitol.
Glasscock said, “I am honored to have been asked to take on this position for an organization that is so vital to Kentucky and to Kentucky's horse industry. Thanks to Elisabeth Jensen's leadership for the past five years, KEEP is stronger than ever and I look forward to building on the organization's success. I also look forward to continuing to work with Elisabeth in her new role and with the KEEP Board of Directors and its leadership.”
As a non-profit KEEP serves as Kentucky's equine economic advocate in order to preserve, promote and protect the state's multi-breed horse industry.
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