Tammy Thompson, public relations coordinator at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, was recently elected as a staff representative to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Board of Regents.Thompson, who has worked at WKCTC since 1993, was elected by KCTCS staff members during a special election to fill four vacant board positions.
“I am honored to have been chosen by my fellow colleagues at WKCTC and throughout KCTCS to be their advocate on the Board of Regents,” said Thompson. “I am looking forward to this new learning experience.”
A McCracken County resident, Thompson received an associate in applied science degree in 1989 from Paducah Community College (now known as WKCTC) and a bachelor’s degree in radio and television from Murray State University in 1991. She worked at WPSD-TV Local 6 following graduation. Prior to accepting the position as public relations coordinator in 2009, Thompson worked as a television producer/director for college’s television department for 16 years.
Mary B. Kinney, coordinator of academic affairs and retention at Owensboro Community and Technical College, was also elected as a staff Regent-elect. The faculty Regents-elect are Angela Fultz, Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) and Mark A. Wells, Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC).
The faculty and staff Regents-elect will serve three-year terms, which begin October 12, 2015, and continue through October 11, 2018.