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 group comprises representatives from 35 districts that encompass all 120 counties in the state of Kentucky. 

Executive Committee

• President: Jeff Tate, Irvine
  President-Elect: Kathy Bodine, Murray
  Secretary: Jamie Collins, Lebanon
  Vice Presidents: A. Dale Josey, Louisville | Elizabeth Griffith Mudd, Benton | Rebecca Rose, Morgantown | Marian Moore Sims, Lexington
  Past President: Ben Talley, Hopkinsville
  Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Covington

Members & Districts Represented

District	Member – hometown	Counties
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	Betsy Allen – Madisonville	Hopkins, Muhlenberg
6	Kathy Brauer – Henderson	Henderson, Union, Webster
7	Elizabeth Griffith Mudd – Benton	Daviess, Hancock, McLean
8	Ben Talley – Hopkinsville	Christian, Logan, Todd
9	Melissa W. Stephanski – Bowling Green	Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren
10	Rebecca Rose – Morgantown	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio
11	Gina Ryan – Rineyville	Breckenridge, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Meade
12	Jamie Collins – Lebanon	Bullitt, Marion, Nelson, Washington
13	A. Dale Josey – Louisville | Mary Michael Corbett – Louisville	Jefferson
14	Luke King – Burkesville	Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe
15	Tammy Snyder – Mt. Sherman	Adair, Green, Russell, Taylor
16	Daphne Blevins – Liberty	Casey, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne
17	Vacant	Bell, Knox, Laurel, Whitley
18	Nancy Thames – Richmond | Theresa Tope – Richmond	Garrard, Jackson, Madison, Rockcastle
19	Jason Cooper– Danville | Kinsey Hisle– Danville	Anderson, Boyle, Lincoln, Mercer
20	Brenda Owen – Lexington | Marian Moore Sims – Lexington	Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford
21	Kelly Green – Frankfort	Franklin, Shelby, Spencer
22	Judy Handmaker – Goshen	Henry, Oldham
23	Kelly McEuen – Georgetown	Grant, Harrison, Pendleton, Scott
24	Mattea Kirk – La Grange	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen, Trimble
25	Carol Beirne – Covington	Boone, Campbell, Kenton
26	Terri Srinivasan – Maysville	Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason, Robertson
27	Vacant	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	Lora Suttles Hutchison – Staffordsville	Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike
32	Vacant	Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe
33	Lexie Centers – Owingsville	Bath, Carter, Elliott, Rowan
34	Heather Whitman – Ashland	Boyd, Greenup, Lawrence