Honorary Chairs Announced for 2008 MOSAIC Awards

Entrepreneur Kent Oyler and his wife, Kathy, will be the Honorary Chairpersons of the 2008 MOSAIC Awards, scheduled for May 14, 2008 at the Henry Clay. A serial entrepreneur, Kent founded OPM in 1992. The company has become one of the area’s premier providers of services to fast-growth and start-up companies, and more importantly has served as the highly engaged seed capital investor for many new entrepreneurial companies. Kent also co-founded and took public broadband internet provider High Speed Access Corp, founded the nation’s leading operator of heavy-duty rail cars, founded Vogt Ice, the world’s leading manufacturer of high capacity ice makers, co-founded packaging manufacturer Simpak International, and co-founded bCatalyst, a consulting and business brokerage company. He serves as Mayor Jerry Abramson’s Special Liaison for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital and on numerous civic and charitable boards including GLI, Leadership Louisville, MetaCyte, and the University of Louisville Board of Overseers. He is currently the chairman of United Way of America’s Million Dollar Roundtable where both he and Kathy recruit new million-dollar donors nationwide.

Kathy also is active in the community. She served on the Executive Committee of the Junior League and is a current board member of the Louisville Science Center, where she chaired its capital campaign
and gala, and Collegiate School, where she chaired the Collecting Antique Show. She is President of the Speed Art Museum Alliance and chaired the Speed Museum Ball. She also volunteers for Junior Achievement and Kentuckiana Girl Scouts and was co-founder of the Metro United Way Women’s initiative. “Kent and Kathy attended last year’s event and believe strongly that Louisville’s growth
entrepreneurially and culturally is linked to welcoming immigrants and refugees to our community,” commented Terri Bass, Chair of the volunteer event committee.