Open Records
Requests
To receive records maintained by and in the custody of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet (TAHC), Department of Parks, please submit your request in writing, identifying the specific records sought. Please ensure that you provide your name, address, and daytime telephone number in case we need to contact you. All requests for records must be signed by the requester.
You may send your request by mail, fax, or email to:
Records Custodian
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
[add in address and phone, and fax if you have one]
Email: kcaah.openrecordsrequest@ky.gov
KCAAH has five (5) business days from the date of receipt to respond to an open records request. If the documents requested are not available for release within five (5) days, a response will be provided informing the requester of the approximate date on which the requested documents will be available for inspection.
Board & Annual Meetings
The Kentucky Center for African Heritage will convene its 2025-26 Board meetings pursuant to
KRS 148.570, the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage board shall meet at least three (3) times per year.
Dates and Times for 2025-26 meetings:
- Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 4 pm
- Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from 4 pm
- Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 4 pm
The meeting locations are at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage and online via YouTube.
Board Members
Co-Chair
Betty J. Dobson, Paducah
Chair, African American Commission
Co-Chair
Sebastian Kitchen, Frankfort
Ex Officio by Position
Deputy Secretary, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
Higher Education
Andrew Baskin, Berea
Yvonne V. Jones, Louisville
Alvin Lee Garrison, Covington
Crystal Wilkinson, Lexington
Rhonda McCorry-Smith, New Concord?
Arts Community
Edward Raynard White, Louisville
Metro Louisville Area
Peyton Siva, Louisville
Barnetta Cosby, Louisville
Adria Elaine Johnson, Louisville
Derrick White, Louisville
Public-at-Large
Reginald Christopher Davis, Keene
Whit Whitaker, Lexington
Alvin Baker, Ashland
Carolyn J. Dunn, Lexington, KY 40509
