 Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Inc., recently announced its leaders for the nonprofit organization’s 10th anniversary year. The 2007 PRIDE Executive Committee officers were sworn in at the annual meeting of the PRIDE Board of Directors on Jan. 29 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset.
“What makes PRIDE work is people like our officers who volunteer their time and energy,“ said U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-5). “Pulling thousands of people together to a common purpose is what leadership is, and that’s precisely what is needed in an organization built on the premise of people rolling up their sleeves and doing the hard work.”
“These four people have been PRIDE champions since the beginning, and they are well qualified to lead PRIDE as we take a breath to mark our progress after 10 years,” Rogers continued. “While we have reversed decades of neglect and abuse of our environment, there is always more to do and we won’t rest.”
The 2007 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:- Jan Eller, executive director of the Kentucky Environmental Education Council.
- Neil Middleton, news director for WYMT-TV in Hazard.
- Steve Robertson, commissioner of the Governor’s Office for Local Development.
- Mark York, executive director of communication and public outreach for 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 members volunteer their time and expertise to guide the PRIDE initiative. They meet monthly. 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 Rogers 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.
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