Katie Vandegrift takes job at CommerceLex; moves up

UPDATE, Aug. 3, 2020: Vandegrift was promoted to director of marketing and research for Commerce Lexington's economic-development team.

Katie Vandegrift

Commerce Lexington, the chamber of commerce for Fayette County, has hired Katie Vandegrift of Midway as an administrative and marketing assistant. She has been a personal banker at WesBanco Bank, the latest iteration in a series of ownership changes at Midway's only bank.

Vandegrift is a graduate of Midway University and has worked in administrative roles in the equine and banking industries and has served on several boards, including the Woodford County Economic Development Authority and Midway Renaissance. She is married to Mayor Grayson Vandegrift; they have a son, Jackson.

"I’m thrilled to join the economic development team at Commerce Lexington," Vandegrift told the Midway Messenger. "As a Woodford countian, it is exciting to work within the organization that supports the Bluegrass Alliance, a partnership that promotes economic development in Central Kentucky."