Leadership

Virginia Carol Hill

- Director

Carol Hill is a native of Stanford and Lincoln County, Kentucky, but feels just as much at home in her mother’s native state of Texas. After graduating from law school at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, Ms. Hill returned to her hometown to practice law. Ms. Hill was a local prosecutor for 17 years and a municipal attorney for nearly 15 years. She served as the City Attorney for Stanford, Kentucky and Hustonville, Kentucky as well as representing the McKinney Water District.

When Ms. Hill was contacted about the greenhouse project, she embraced it enthusiastically and strongly advocated to bring the project to her community. Today, She is a director with Kentucky Fresh Harvest actively working to bring the project online. She is also involved with several other business projects.

In addition to her law degree, Ms. Hill holds a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky. She has been an active, lifelong member of New Beginnings United Methodist Church. She is involved in multiple civic activities and since 2009, She has been the President of The Foundation for the Historic McCormack Meetinghouse, Inc.

WILLIAM K. Back

- Director of special Projects

Mr. Back is currently the Director of Special Projects for KFH. He is a leader; a visionary and a strategic planner who offers over 40 years of management, administration and accountability for delivering desired results with honesty, integrity and a no-nonsense approach to business. He is a distinguished retired Army Commissioned Officer, having served at all levels of Command throughout the U.S. and overseas. A graduate of the Pettit Collage of Law, he has several years of experience at the Cabinet Level leading advancement departments at Universities and Colleges. In addition, Mr. Back was CEO and President for American Digital Tech. II, and was pivotal to the success and eventual sale of the company to Time Warner Cable. Complemented by a legal background Mr. Back brings the rare combination of Private, Public, and civic business acumen that offers a strong and diverse business experience, fueled by a fervent work ethic and sustained by impassioned, personal commitment.

Shubin K. Saha D.p.m., Ph.d.

- Chief operating Officer

Dr. Saha is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Kentucky Fresh Harvest LLC. Previously, Dr. Saha was a faculty member at Purdue University and the University of Kentucky as the Vegetable Crops Specialist. Dr. Saha has worked in Protected Agriculture in private business and research for the last 15 years. During his training, he also worked for K&M of the Treasure Coast, greenhouse cucumber operation and Beli Farms, greenhouse tomato and cucumber production. He brings a wealth of experience in vegetable production in addition to implementation of integrated pest management using both conventional and biological methods from his work in Research and Extension. Additionally, he has assisted growers of all sizes in field and greenhouse vegetable production primarily in Indiana and Kentucky but also include farmers in Canada, New Zealand, India, Alaska, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Tennessee, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. and D.P.M. (Doctor of Plant Medicine) in greenhouse vegetable crops from the University of Florida.