From city hall to U of L, 5 big names to watch in Louisville in 2023

Another year, another set of new faces set to make an impact in Louisville.

In 2023, several notable names will assume new roles in the city, with a chance to leave their mark this year and in years to come. A number of well-known politicians and other leaders left their posts in 2022, from Louisville's mayor to the local university's football coach, and the people set to replace them could help shape the future for the city.

If you follow the news in Louisville, you're going to hear a lot about these five people in 2023. Let's take a moment to introduce them, ordered alphabetically.

Jeff Brohm

Role: University of Louisville football coach

What to know: Jeff Brohm needs no introduction to Louisville football fans. A quarterback for the Cardinals in the 1990s who has long been linked to the program, Brohm was hired this fall to take over as coach of Louisville after Scott Satterfield left for Cincinnati.

Brohm is inheriting a team that went 8-5 in 2022, and fans expect him to make in immediate impact. He landed an impressive recruiting class in his first few weeks on the job and has made it clear he hopes to compete at the highest level.

"From my days watching games at the fairgrounds to playing for my mentor, Howard Schnellenberger, to serving as an assistant coach, I believe I understand the decades-long mission that this community has had and been built upon: to maintain a championship program," Brohm said at his introductory press conference in December.

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Craig Greenberg

Role: Louisville mayor

What to know: Mayor-elect Craig Greenberg will take over his new role on Jan. 2 as he takes the reins from Greg Fischer, who has served as Louisville's mayor for 12 years. One of his first moves before taking over was accepting the resignation of Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields – he named Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel interim chief in December.

But Greenberg has done more than just change out LMPD's police chief, a standard practice for most mayors in Louisville since 1968. He announced his senior leadership team in mid-December, which will push to fulfill his campaign promises like reducing violent crime and increasing the city's stock of affordable housing.

Read more:What will Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration look like? 5 things to know

Morgan McGarvey

Role: U.S. Representative

What to know: Morgan McGarvey is set to take the U.S. House of Representatives seat that's been held by Rep. John Yarmuth since 2007. Yarmuth encouraged McGarvey to run shortly before announcing his retirement in October 2021 and supported him as he defeated Republican opponent Stuart Ray in the November election.

McGarvey has been a state senator for a decade, spending half that time as minority leader in a Kentucky legislature that has shifted further right. He'll be the Bluegrass State's lone Democrat in the nation's capital and has said he'll push to address climate change and expand access to affordable health care.

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Kish Cumi Price

Role: Louisville Urban League president and CEO

What to know: Kish Cumi Price took over as president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League in November, about for months after former leader Sadiqa Reynolds announced her resignation. She's no stranger to the organization, though, as she worked as its director of education policy and programming between 2019 and 2021.

Reynolds has been an influential voice in Louisville, but Price has a plan to follow her. Her goals, she previously told The Courier Journal, include expanding opportunities for the city's Black community, and to promote the Louisville Urban League to showcase how it can help families.

"If you don't really know what we have to offer, you don't know if you want it or you don't," Price said. "So we're trying to do a better job of presenting those opportunities to folks."

Read more:Louisville Urban League's new president brings experience, drive and passion to the role

Kim Schatzel

Role: University of Louisville president

What to know: Kim Schatzel will take over as president of the University of Louisville on Feb. 1, but people like Greenberg and Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, CEO at Greater Louisville Inc., already have high hopes for her.

Schatzel comes from Townson University in Maryland, where she said she focused on strengthening the university's diversity and inclusion, including establishing the Office of Inclusion and Institutional Equity during her tenure, per her Towson biography.

After Schatzel was picked in a unanimous vote from the university's board of trustees on Nov. 30, she said she is "all in for U of L" and she plans to stay in Louisville for at least a decade.

Read more:New University of Louisville president brings record of progress from Towson

This list was compiled by Courier Journal staff members.

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