A native of Bardstown, Kentucky, Frank joined the KAM team in December 2021 after holding leadership roles in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. 

Frank was an advisor to a transportation safety technology start-up in Louisville before joining KAM. He previously served three years as an appointee of Governor Matt Bevin and Governor Andy Beshear as the chief of staff of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, where he helped manage a dozen Kentucky state government agencies with some 1,800 team members and a $280 million annual budget. During his state government service, Frank served a year in an additional role as the acting commissioner of Kentucky’s wildlife management and conservation agency, leading a team of 400 scientists, law enforcement officers, and other public servants and managing an $80 million annual budget. 

For more than a decade, Frank advised companies and prominent institutions on public affairs issues in Washington, D.C., and state capitols across the country as a principal of Atticus Ventures, where his work included leading the public affairs initiatives here in the U.S. of the Property Council of Australia. Among Atticus’s other clients were the Smithsonian Institution’s Wilson Center, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Churchill Downs Inc., other Fortune 500 companies, and a number of small businesses.  

Frank started Atticus after several years on the management team of Churchill Downs, heading up the iconic Kentucky company’s local, state, and federal advocacy and public policy initiatives during a period when the company enjoyed notable public affairs success. Prior to Churchill, Frank led the privatization-in-place project for a U.S. Navy weapons and engineering base in Louisville. The project converted the facility and most of its workforce to private sector management and saved a thousand STEM and manufacturing jobs for the region. Frank began his private sector career heading up government affairs and several successful community and regional initiatives as an executive with the Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce. He has served on several nonprofit boards of directors, including the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, the Southern Growth Policies Board, the West Louisville Boys Choir, and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. 

Frank received a B.A. with honors from the University of Louisville, where he was twice elected student body president. He served six years as a naval intelligence officer at sea with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 and Carrier Air Wing Eight aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Abraham Lincoln, and ashore in counterterrorism and battle damage assessment roles and as the head intelligence briefer for a four-star U.S. and NATO commander.  

Frank and his family live in Louisville.

Shelley Goodwin utilizes her experiences from a diverse employment and volunteer history as KAM’s Senior Vice President. After graduating from Lindsey Wilson College with a degree in business management, Shelley worked in education, finance, hospitality, and marketing before combining these experiences and settling into the world of economic and workforce development for the past 20+ years. A self-described “numbers, policies, and procedures geek,” she also has a passion for helping young people discover their talents and find their vocational calling.

Shelley and her husband Danny have two children and live in Shelbyville. When not juggling work and family activities, Shelley can be found planning their next travel adventure, playing with the latest tech, singing (with or without an audience), or enjoying the great outdoors – preferably with a beach.

Caroline Scott joined the KAM team after serving on the executive team of a multi-state pediatric therapy practice that provides services to children with special needs. She was the Director of Marketing there for nearly 8 years and was an integral part of the company’s fast growth through networking, branding, media, and events.  

Prior to her marketing role, she worked in the health and fitness industry for over 10 years, assisting in the management of the Louisville Athletic Club and teaching classes as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer. She and her husband, Bob, opened the Louisville market for LAC, overseeing the successful expansion of the club to multiple locations across the region.  

Caroline has nearly 20 years of experience in the media world, co-hosting several television and radio programs, and is currently the morning co-host of “The Jim & Caroline Show” on 88.5 WJIE, the largest Christian radio station in the Louisville, KY market. 

She is a native of Mt. Sterling, KY, and graduated with honors from the University of the Cumberlands with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. While at Cumberlands, Caroline was the captain of the swim team and manager for the football team. She and her husband, Bob, currently reside in Shelbyville, KY, and have been married for over 20 years. They have 4 children and enjoy family time, serving at church, and going to the beach. 

Megan Linville is a self-described “Jill-of-all-trades” with a diverse background spanning several industries. That broad familiarity with businesses of many types brought her into association membership development, where she has the pleasure of diving deep with a wide cross-section of business leaders to learn their stories, their challenges, and their vision for Kentucky’s future.

Megan is a life-long resident of Kentucky and grew up in Paris, Kentucky. She holds a B.A. in Spanish from Transylvania University as well as an M.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Kansas. Currently, she lives in Frankfort with her husband and two children. She’s an aspiring writer, and enjoys few things more than a good intellectual debate, preferably over a good Kentucky bourbon.

Zach Morgan is the Director of Workforce Development at the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers. Prior to this role, he was a workforce project manager at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, where he created the Military Hiring Academy and convened several employer-led initiatives in manufacturing and the distilling industry. Before joining the Kentucky Chamber, he was involved in workforce matters at the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs, in the Governor’s office. At KCMA he helped streamline employment processes for service members, military spouses, and veterans – through consultation with government agencies, non-profits, and legislators. Zach was an Army reservist and military spouse for eight years during the Global War on Terrorism. He is a Kentucky Colonel, has a background in public relations and public history, and an MA in Military History.