Sandra Frazier, a Louisville native who founded Tandem Public Relations and serves as director of The Glenview Trust Company, has joined Louisville City FC’s Board of Directors, the club announced Tuesday.
Also a member of the University of Louisville’s Board of Trustees, Frazier has a strong record of local philanthropy as well as commitment to building community infrastructure.
“Sandra’s credentials speak for themselves,” said John Neace, LouCity’s chairman and president. “We’re honored to have her join us at a key time for Louisville City FC.”
Frazier will take a decision-making role on a board aiming to build a soccer-specific stadium in the Butchertown Neighborhood, where 40 acres of land would also be developed into a district with space for hotels, offices, retail and entertainment.
Other members of the board, headed by Neace, are John Hollenbach, Mike Mountjoy, Tom Mueller, Tim Mulloy and Barrett Nichols — each fixtures in the local business community.
“I’m delighted to join this group,” Frazier said. “I’ve seen first hand the board’s passion and look forward to helping with our club’s continued success, including the stadium project and Butchertown’s revitalization.”
In its third year on the pitch, LouCity’s in contention for a United Soccer League title with the second half of the season underway. The club sports a 11-4-5 record, good for second in the USL’s Eastern Conference, and drew a club-record crowd of 13,812 to last Saturday’s win over rival FC Cincinnati.
Off the field, Frazier’s addition promises decades of leadership experience as the former director of the Brown-Forman Corporation and Commonwealth Bank and Trust.
”Louisville City FC has great momentum on the pitch, in the community, and in the front office,” said Brad Estes, the club’s executive vice president. “We are fortunate to be able to add someone of Sandra’s caliber to our already outstanding Board of Directors.”
In 2009, Frazier was appointed to serve as secretary and member of the executive committee of the Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority. Frazier also serves on the boards of 21st Century Parks, Boston University, The Kentucky Center, Leadership Louisville and The Louisville Zoo Foundation.
She is a past recipient of the Silver Anchor Award by the Friends of the Louisville Waterfront and a recipient of the Tower Award for Service by Presentation Academy. In 2011, Frazier received the Lyman T. Johnson Distinguished Leadership Award from the Louisville Central Community Center for her community leadership.
Frazier has a master’s degree from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from Hollins College. She lives in Louisville’s Cherokee Triangle neighborhood with her coonhound, Boomer, and her cat, Ricky Bobby.
