SOAR 2015 Summit

-Presenting Partners-

-Founding Partners-

-East Kentucky Partners-

Our CO-CHAIRS

MISSION Statement

SOAR’s mission

is to:

Expand job creation

Enhance regional

opportunity, innovation, and identity

Improve the quality of life

Support all those working

to achieve these goals in Appalachian

Kentucky.

2015 Milestones

•Board Retreat

November 2014

•Headquarters Established

• Identifying Partners for Implementation of Program of Work

January 2015• Fully Staffed• Fully Funded

February 2015

• Summit•Board Meeting•2015 Program of

Work Presentation

February 2015•Board Meeting•Reportable Progress

on Program of Work

June 2015

•Board Meeting•KARD Established

October 2015

FOUNDING Partners

54 Counties

Health Broadband Business Incubation

Business Recruitment

Education and Retraining

Agriculture, Community &

Regional Foods, Natural Resources

Leadership Development and Youth Engagement

Infrastructure

Regional Identity and Collaboration

Tourism, Arts, and Heritage

WORKING Groups

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