Leadership West Kentucky, a regional leadership program sponsored by the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance (WKRCA), recently launched Class #2 with 29 participants from throughout west Kentucky.   

Members of Leadership West Kentucky live or work in the counties represented by the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance including Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg. All 14 counties have representation in the program, which was created to promote regionalism and build a network of informed citizens across community lines.

TVA is the presenting sponsor of the program. The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce serves as the administrator for WKRCA and is coordinating the leadership program through their Leadership Center. Curriculum includes leadership development, education on issues facing the region, relationship-building and awareness of the attributes and uniqueness of each county.

Members of LWK Class #2 include:

Ballard County – Lindsay Bowles, KY Great River Road/Ballard Chamber of Commerce.

Caldwell County – Tiffany Massey, Farmers Bank and Trust Company.

Calloway County – Aaron Dail, Community Financial Services Bank; Catherine Lanier, The Murray Bank; Carrie McGinnis, Murray State University.

Carlisle County – Allison Rhodes, Carlisle Schools/FRYSC.    

Christian County – Billy Bingham, United Southern Bank; Traci Mason-Perry, WHOP Radio- Forcht Broadcasting; Landan Stallons, Planters Bank.

Crittenden County – Rose Dempsey, Farmers Bank & Trust Company; Rebecca Dunn, Atrium Living Centers.

Fulton County – Will Rice, The Citizens Bank.

Graves County – Lee Boyd, Republic Services; Ashley Parrott, Baptist Health Medical Group – Paducah; Brooke Wiles, FNB Bank.       

Hickman County – Jon Case, Clinton Bank.    

Livingston County – Crissy Carter, Livingston Hospital; Rex Roberts, Pine Bluff Materials.

Lyon County – Amanda Crouch, Lake Barkley Chamber of Commerce; Robin Hurst, Lyon Schools.      

Marshall County – Josh Tubb, Tennessee Valley Authority; Stacey Young, Baptist Health Paducah.      

McCracken County – Monica Bilak, Sprocket; David Dunn, Swift & Staley; Gale Hatton, Paducah Bank; Terri Lundberg, Midway Management.

Trigg County – John Fourqurean, Farm Credit Mid America; Todd Wallace, ATPCO.

Representing Multiple Counties – Judge Chris McNeill, Kentucky Court of Appeals.

For more information about Leadership West Kentucky and the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance, visit wkrca.org.