Leadership

Hardin County Talks is community-based

The initiative is led by Payne Chapel AME Church, Kenton, and the Hardin County Talks Planning Committee.

Join us: Contact hardincountytalks@gmail.com

Lead organizers

  • Rev. D’Eborah Chapman– Chair and Pastor, Payne Chapel AME Church, Kenton
  • Sarah Shope-Helman, Kenton
  • Maya Fischhoff, Ada

Founding Planning Committee

  • Rev. Vanessa R. Cummings – Chair and Pastor, Payne Chapel AME Church, Kenton
  • Liz Aspinwall – Payne Chapel AME Church
  • Marilyn Balthrope – Payne Chapel AME Church
  • Sara Brown – Payne Chapel AME Church
  • Maya Fischhoff – Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy (AHEAD)
  • Rev. Randall Forester – Pastor, St. John’s Evangelical Church, Kenton
  • Michael Hubbell – Hardin County Democratic Party
  • Rob Radway – Hardin County Republican Party