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New director named for Kentucky Equine Education Project Foundation

Alexandra Harper

The Kentucky Equine Education Project Foundation has hired a new director. KEEP is the economic advocate for the Commonwealth’s $6.5 billion horse industry.

THE KEEP Foundation has chosen Alexandra Harper as the organization’s new executive director. Prior to joining the Foundation, Harper was the practice manager at Park Equine Hospital in Bourbon County. Before that she worked as special programs manager with the American Saddlebred Horse Association. Harper produced the 2019 ASHA Youth Conference that brought record-breaking attendance from the U.S.

Established in 2014, the Kentucky Equine Education Project Foundation is the charitable arm of KEEP.

Stu Johnson retired from WEKU in November, 2024 after reporting for the station for 40 years. Stu's primary beat was Lexington/Fayette government.
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