Friends of KET
The mission of the Friends of KET is to stimulate and promote public interest in KET programming and services through local public relations efforts and provide an expanding statewide volunteer network for KET. They are KET’s goodwill ambassadors throughout Kentucky, promoting programs and services in their communities, raising funds, and hosting special events. The board includes representatives from 35 districts that encompass all 120 Kentucky counties.
Executive Committee
- President: Kelly Green, Frankfort
- President-elect: A. Dale Josey, Louisville
- Secretary: Elizabeth Griffith, Owensboro
- Vice President: Kathy Brauer, Henderson
- Vice President: Jean Dorton, Lexington
- Vice President: Peggy Patterson, Prospect
- Vice President: Ben Talley, Hopkinsville
- Past President: Rebecca Forsythe Rose, Morgantown
Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Ft. Mitchell
All Board Members & Districts Represented
DISTRICT | BOARD MEMBER, hometown | COUNTIES |
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1 | Carol Major – Hickman | Fulton Graves Hickman |
2 | Kathy Bodine – Murray | Calloway Marshall Trigg |
3 | Barbara W. McGinty – Paducah | Ballard Carlisle McCracken |
4 | Sean Mestan – Princeton | Caldwell Crittenden Livingston Lyon |
5 | Dr. Betsy Allen – Madisonville | Hopkins Muhlenberg |
6 | Kathy Brauer – Henderson | Henderson Union Webster |
7 | Elizabeth Griffith – Owensboro | Daviess McLean |
8 | Ben Talley – Hopkinsville | Christian Logan Todd |
9 | Romanza Johnson – Bowling Green | Allen Barren Simpson Warren |
10 | Rebecca Forsythe Rose – Morgantown | Butler Edmonson Grayson |
11 | Gina Ryan – Elizabethtown | Hardin Hart Larue Meade |
12 | Frances Woodson – Brooks | Bullitt Marion Nelson Washington |
13 | A. Dale Josey – Louisville Peggy Patterson – Louisville | Jefferson |
14 | Vacant | Clinton Cumberland Metcalfe Monroe |
15 | Vacant | Adair Green Russell Taylor |
16 | Daphne Blevins – Liberty | Casey McCreary Pulaski Wayne |
17 | Peggy Mershon – London | Bell Knox Laurel Whitley |
18 | Nancy Thames – Richmond | Garrard Jackson Madison Rockcastle |
19 | Laura Eason – Danville | Anderson Boyle Lincoln Mercer |
20 | Brenda Owen – Lexington Jean Dorton – Lexington Abdus-Sabuur FM – Lexington | Fayette Jessamine Woodford |
21 | Kelly Green – Frankfort Michelle Johnson – Taylorsville | Franklin Shelby Spencer |
22 | Vacant | Henry Oldham |
23 | Mary Butler – Lexington | Grant Harrison Owen Pendleton Scott |
24 | Vacant | Carroll Gallatin Trimble |
25 | Carol Beirne – Ft. Mitchell | Boone Campbell Kenton |
26 | Terri Srinivasan – Maysville | Bracken Fleming Lewis Mason Robertson |
27 | Martha Taylor – Carlisle | Bourbon Clark Montgomery Nicholas |
28 | Jeff Tate – Irvine | Estill Lee Owsley Powell |
29 | Barbra Ledford – Baxter | Clay Harlan Leslie |
30 | Elsa Spurlock – London | Breathitt Knott Letcher Perry |
31 | Greta Heintzelman Slone – Prestonsburg Lora Suttles – Staffordsville | Floyd Johnson Martin Pike |
32 | John Burton – Wellington | Magoffin Menifee Morgan Wolfe |
33 | Rhea Evans Bretz – Grayson | Bath Carter Elliott Rowan |
34 | Jenny Templeton – Ashland Carla Jaenicke – Ashland | Boyd Greenup Lawrence |