 There recently was a changing of the guard at Eastern Kentucky PRIDE. New executive committee officers were sworn in at the annual meeting of the PRIDE Board of Directors on Jan. 30 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset.
The 2006 PRIDE Executive Committee officers are:
- Chairwoman – Jean Dorton, community and legislative liaison for the Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
- Vice chairman – Maurice Moore, Pulaski County PRIDE co-coordinator.
- Treasurer – A.L. Sinclair, Adair County solid waste coordinator.
- Secretary – Sandy Gay, program coordinator for the Lee/Owsley Conservation Districts.
The remaining members of the PRIDE Executive Committee are Neil Middleton, news director for WYMT-TV in Hazard, and Mark York, who is the executive director for communication and public outreach at the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.
The PRIDE Executive Committee establishes guidelines for PRIDE programs, reviews applications for PRIDE grant programs and approves the organization’s budget. The committee has seven members, who volunteer their time and expertise to guide the PRIDE initiative. The committee meets monthly, and the PRIDE Board of Directors, which consists of the executive committee and PRIDE Coordinators from across the region, meets annually.
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE is a nonprofit organization that coordinates a regional environmental cleanup and education campaign in 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky. PRIDE, which stands for Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment, encourages and equips communities to clean up the region’s waterways, end illegal trash dumps and promote environmental education.
The PRIDE initiative was launched in 1997 by Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-5) and the late General James Bickford, former Kentucky Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. PRIDE is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
