Executives and Directors

Meet The President

Maggie Garrison, President & CEO

Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Maggie Garrison is leading a multi-billion-dollar organization with an innovative-driven approach and strategic vision, ensuring hundreds of millions of dollars in educational funding are generated annually for students and their families across the Commonwealth.   

As the youngest Kentucky Lottery President and CEO in the company’s history, Garrison brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her leadership role. 

Garrison started with the Lottery in 2011, and most recently served as Executive Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer before her appointment to President and CEO by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.  

Garrison previously served as Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and held various roles in Finance and Internal Audit.  

She started her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young in the audit and assurance services group.  

Garrison graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She then obtained her Master of Science in Accountancy from Notre Dame. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor.  

Garrison has received Louisville Business First Best in Finance award, and the national Lottery industry Powers Award. Maggie served on the Home of the Innocents Finance Committee from 2009-2021 and served on the Finance Council at Our Lady of Lourdes from 2019-2025, in the chair role from 2020-2023

Board of Directors

Dr. Tom Abell, Chair 

Dr. Tom Abell, M.D., serves as Chairman of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. He was appointed in May 2020.  Dr. Abell, of Lexington, was the first surgeon to perform LASIK eye surgery in Lexington, Kentucky. A pioneer in refractive surgery, Dr. Abell, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who has performed over 35,000 refractive procedures on eye care patients since 1985.  Dr. Abell graduated from the University of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Following an internship at Jewish Hospital (Cincinnati), he served on staff as chief resident in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.

Cammie Grant, Vice Chair

Cammie DeShields Grant, of Winchester, serves as Vice-Chair of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. She was appointed in November 2020. She serves on the Audit Committee.  Grant was an educator for 32 years, serving four terms on the Clark Middle School Site Based Decision Making Council and serving the Clark County Public Schools as an instructional resource specialist and special education facilitator. She also served as chair of Coweta County Schools Speech/Language Department in Newnan, Ga. Grant graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in education, speech pathology and earned a fifth-year certification in elementary education. She was a member of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees from 2014-2020, serving as secretary of the board from 2019-2020. She currently serves on the University of Kentucky Alumni Association Board of Directors and served as National President of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association from 2011-2012. She was honored in 2006 with the University of Kentucky Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award. 

Mark Metcalf, Kentucky State Treasurer

Mark H. Metcalf, of Lancaster, serves on the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors in his capacity as Kentucky State Treasurer.  For nearly 40 years, Metcalf has practiced law as a private practitioner, and served as Army judge-advocate, state, and federal prosecutor, and as a judge on the United States Immigration Court in Miami. Metcalf served 22 years as Garrard County Attorney and was selected Kentucky’s Outstanding County Attorney in 2013. Metcalf served in the United States Army and the Kentucky Army National Guard for 29 years, twice receiving the Army Meritorious Service Medal. He is a veteran of Iraq. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky.  

Bill Hurt, Director

William C. Hurt Jr., of Lexington, serves on the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. He was appointed in July 2025. Hurt has practiced law in Lexington, Ky. with Frost, Brown, Todd and Hurt, Deckard and May, concentrating on gaming, business and commercial litigation. Most recently, Hurt has gone into the family business – Old Kentucky Chocolates – producing small batch artisan chocolates. Hurt received his Bachelor of Arts with high distinction and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Kentucky. He was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as Associate Editor of the Kentucky Law Journal. Hurt is a Special Justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court.

John Stovall, Director

John Stovall, of Louisville, serves on the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. He was appointed in September 2021. He serves on the Audit Committee.  Stovall represents hundreds of Jefferson County Public School employees as President of Teamsters Local 783.  He was elected President of the school system’s bus union in 2014 and worked for the Jefferson County Board of Education for nearly 30 years.  He served in the United States Army Reserve for six years. Stovall attended Morehead State University, the University of Louisville, and JCC and was a collegiate football athlete.

Mark Kleiner, Director 

Mark Kleiner, of Prospect, serves on the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. He was appointed in November 2021. He serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.  With 32 years of experience in the health insurance industry, Mark is the President and Licensed Benefit Consultant at US Health Source, an independent insurance agency that offers health insurance in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee.  Mark attended Atherton High School and received his Bachelor of Science in public policy analysis from the University of Louisville

Jack Porter, Director

Jack C. Porter, of Mt. Washington, serves on the Kentucky Lottery Board of Directors. Porter was appointed in December 2022 and serves as Chair of the Procurement Committee. Porter is President and CEO of Peoples Bank Mt. Washington. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for PBMW. Porter is the owner and principal broker at All County Realty in Mt. Washington. He serves as Chairman of the Board for The Peoples Bank Taylorsville. He received his Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Louisville. He graduated from the Kentucky Bankers Association’s General Banking School at the University of Louisville and from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.  

David Figg, Director

David Figg, of Beaver Dam, serves on the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. He was appointed in December 2022. He serves on the Procurement Committee. As CEO of Rice’s Pharmacy Inc., Figg is a second-generation leader of the family business started by his stepfather in 1968. Figg spent a decade in software engineering and is an entrepreneur of several businesses. He serves in leadership roles for several Kentucky nonprofits. Figg earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and a Master of Engineering from the University of Louisville’s J.B. Speed Scientific School.  

2026 Board of Directors Meetings