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President
John Ray Ford, a 1995 graduate of Metcalfe County
High School and a 2000 graduate of Western Kentucky
University, married Kara Shive in October of 2005. He
is currently employed at Glass & Thompson
Insurance and has been there since February 2006. He
was previously employed as a stock manager for Edmonton
CB Foods for 10+ years. He and Kara reside in Glasgow
at 404 North Race Street, where they are restoring a
140 year old Victorian home. John Ray is the son of
Gary & Susan Ford of Summer Shade. Kara is the daughter
of Mike & Lanetta Shive of Knob Lick. |
DUTIES OF
DIRECTORS
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ARTICLE 5: ORGANIZATION
The
governing body of the Chamber of Commerce shall
be the Board of Directors. the Officers of the
Chamber of Commerce shall be a President, Vice
President, Treasurer and Secretary. There shall
be appointed, by the President such operating
committees as are deemed necessary for the
orderly and continued operation of the Chamber
of Commerce. These committees will be both
standing and temporary.
1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
Board of Directors of the Edmonton-Metcalfe
County Chamber of Commerce shall consist of nine
(9) members plus the appointed youth member.
(a)
Nominating Committee
Nominations shall be secured by a Nominating
Committee,
appointed by the President. this committee
is to furnish one (1)
name for each vacancy on the Board of Directors,
as a single slate,
with all other Chamber members listed for
consideration as write -in nominees if any
member so desires. Candidates selected by
the nominating committee are to be contacted
prior to the election in order to make sure they
will be able to serve if elected. The
nominating committee shall present a ballot of
Director Candidates to the membership in
November of each year. Provisions shall
likewise be made for write-in candidates on the
above ballot. The ballots shall be mailed
to each member fourteen (14) days prior to the
election date.
(b)
ELECTION
The
Board of Directors shall be elected for a term
of three (3) years with one third of the board
being elected each year. Any member of the
board whose term is expiring may not be
re-elected in that current election; however, he
may be elected in the future years.
The
Board of Directors shall be charged with the
duty of tabulating the ballots for the election.
(c)
INSTALLATION
Although the Board will take office on January
1st of each year, they will be
installed at the December Christmas Social
Meeting.
(d)
VACANCIES ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS
Any
vacancy on the Board of Directors must be filled
from the category vacated. All vacancies
whether Officers or Board of Directors will be
filled by appointment of the President, upon
approval of the Board of Directors.
(e)
MEETINGS
The
Board of Directors shall meet at the call of
the President. Special Meetings of the Board
may be held upon the request of the Directors.
The
Board of Directors shall meet in October to
choose a slate of the following officers for
the membership to vote upon in November:
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President
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Vice President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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Such employees as shall be deemed advisable
by the Board.
(f)
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTORS
The
Board of Directors shall be the executive arm of
the Chamber of Commerce and all the business and
activities of the Chamber shall be managed and
conducted by and under the direction on the
Board of Directors. The Board shall do all
things necessary to promote the objects and
usefulness of the Chamber. Its powers to
these ends shall be without other limitation
except as may be provided by the By Laws.
The Board of Directors, by resolution or
otherwise, shall not commit the Chamber on any
public question not directly affecting its
interest and welfare as an organization.
The Board of Directors may refer such matters
called to its attention to a general meeting of
the membership of the Chamber of Commerce.
It shall be the duty of the Directors to attend
all regular of called meetings of
the
Board, and any Director absenting himself for
three consecutive meetings, without first
having given written notice to the President of
his inability to attend, and the reason thereof,
shall be notified by the secretary of the fact
of such absence, and informed of the further
provisions hereinafter to be mentioned and
should he fail to attend the next regular
meeting, he shall be deemed to have resigned his
office as a director; and his position as
chairman or member of any committees to which he
has been appointed; whereupon the Board shall
fill the vacancy as provided for in section
1-(d), Article 5, Page 3. |
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Vice
President Logan (Danny) Sallee Jr and his wife Terri reside in
Edmonton. They have five grown children Danny, Samantha,
Amy, Korey, Bayli, and have seven grandchildren. He is
the pastor at Edmonton United Methodist Church and Elm
View United Methodist Church. He attends Lindsey Wilson
College and Emory School of Theology in Atlanta Georgia.
He is also a US Army Veteran, a member of the American
Legion Post #65, and has been a High School football
referee for the state of Kentucky for the past 21 years. |
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Secretary
Vickie Stephens
is a lifelong resident of Metcalfe County and currently
resides on Baker Street, in Edmonton. She was appointed
Metcalfe County Treasurer in January 2007 and has
enjoyed her return to Metcalfe County employment after
working in neighboring Barren County for ten years. She
attends Hickory College Church of Christ in Summer
Shade. She is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the
Metcalfe County Tennis Committee and Publicity
Coordinator for the Metcalfe County Relay for Life.
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Treasurer
Martha Bragg is a life long resident of Metcalfe
County. She is married to Danny Bragg and they
have 2 children, Daniel, a student at WUKS and Brandon,
a student at MCHS. Martha is very
involved in the lives of her children and tries to be at
all their events. She has been treasurer of the chamber
of commerce for 14 years. Martha truly enjoy helping
others and making a difference in the lives of others.
God has given her an ability to help many different
organizations in Metcalfe County and she is thankful for
that opportunity. |
Director
Rita Poynter has lived in Metcalfe County her entire
life. In 1976 she married Jerry Poynter and they
live in the Sulphur Well Community. She is a very
active member of the Pink Ridge Baptist Church.
Rita cared for her sick mother for many years.
Following her mother's death, she began helping her
sister Carolyn at whatever job she held. The last
four years, Rita has been Carolyn's "right hand woman"
at Wall Works, owned by Carolyn. Rita is a " people"
person. She loves meeting and helping people.
Another passion of Rita's is eating! |
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Director
Debbie Smith
& her husband David are life long residents of
Metcalfe County. They have one daughter, Emily (
Daniel) Coffey and one granddaughter, Taylor. Debbie is
retired from the Metcalfe County Circuit Court Clerk's
Office where she was the chief deputy clerk for
thirty-two years. Her favorite past time is
picking Taylor up from school, attending school
functions & spending time with her family. She is a
member of Grace Union Baptist Church. She served as
President of the Edmonton Jayceettes and is an alumni of
Leadership Metcalfe County 1999. She is currently
serving on the Board of Directors of the Metcalfe County
Library and is employed part time at GET FIT for Ladies
in Edmonton. |
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Director
Becky Tucker and her husband Ronnie are life-long
residents of Sulphur Well in Metcalfe County. They
have two sons and daughter-in-laws, Chris & wife
Angie and Jason and wife Jessica. They are the proud
grandparents of five grandchildren, Brilie, Gracie,
Mason, Kruz and Allie Coe, deceased. Becky works
at Williams and Tucker Auto Parts, a family owned
business. Becky is an active member of Sulphur
Well Methodist Church and the Sulphur Well Homemakers.
She enjoys supporting community activities, gardening,
and most of all, spending time with the grandchildren! |
Director Tommy Garrett
is a 1971 graduate of Metcalfe County High School. He
and his wife Cindy have four children and two
grandchildren. He retired from the Kentucky
State Police as a Trooper 1ST Class, and a member of the
Kentucky State Police Honor Guard. He is currently
serving as the Circuit Court Clerk for Metcalfe
County. He is a trustee at the Edmonton Baptist
Church, and a former President of the Metcalfe County
Football Boosters. |

Director Alicia Reed
is a graduate of Metcalfe County High School. She and
her husband Steve reside in the Randolph Community
They have 2 sons, Matt, a teacher at EES and
Jonathan a student at WKU. She has been employed
with the City of Edmonton for 15 years. Alicia is a
member of Missionary Mound Church and a Metcalfe
Leadership Alumni. She enjoys walking with her girl
friends and spending time with her family and friends.
Alicia looks forward to becoming more involved in our
community. |
Director
Curtis Boswell moved to Metcalfe County from
Florida in 1995 with his wife Lisa and
daughter Alex. He retired from Körber Packaging and
then established his own business, Boswell Packaging
Consultant in 2007. Curtis is very active in his
church, Christ The Healer, as music director and building
committee chairman. In his spare time he likes to work
on his farm. Curtis has six children and eight
grandchildren. |
Director Cheryl Calender
moved to Metcalfe
County soon after she and Lynn were married in 1984.
She and Lynn have seven children and a growing number of
grandchildren. Cheryl graduated from Mercer University
and taught school before moving to Kentucky. She is a
member of Edmonton United Methodist Church where she is
organist and a lay speaker. Cheryl and Lynn and their
sons established a building materials business in Adair
County which they operate along with two of their adult
sons: Scott and Gabe. Although the Calenders live in
Adair County, they consider Edmonton their home and
Cheryl is honored to be able to serve as a director on
the board of the Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton. |
Director Lu Carey, , born and raised in Wyoming
moved to Metcalfe County from Southern California,
January 1995 with her husband H. B. Carey. Their farm
of 41 acres had been purchased in 1988 awaiting their
retirement from California. Lu and H. B. are owners of
Carey Consulting, Inc. established in 1996 and winner of
the Kentucky Governor’s new product award for 1999. The
“Careylift” is a tube bundle lifting device used by the
Petro-Chemical Industry with “Careylifts” being shipped
all over the world. Lu is a member of the Edmonton
Baptist Church, and was a member of the first Leadership
Metcalfe County 1999 class. Currently, Lu works part
time at the Metcalfe Co. Public Library where she loves
being surrounded by her favorite past time “books”. Lu
and H. B. has a blended family of 5 children, 12
grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. |
Director
Freeda Reece and her husband Don Allen have two
adult children Ashley and Brian. Freeda has worked
at Edmonton State Bank for 35 years. She worked
actively in the revitalization of the local chamber of
commerce in 1994 and has served on their board of
directors and as president. She is also very
active in the Metcalfe County Relay for Life and the
Edmonton Homemakers. She serves on the Board of
Directors for Barn Lot Theater. While her children were
in school, she was most active in volunteering in the
school system and continues to support the local school
system in various ways. In her spare time, she
enjoys stained glass art. |
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Executive Director
Gaye Shaw has worked for the Edmonton-Metcalfe
County Chamber of Commerce since its revitalization in
September 1994. She and her husband Danny have four
sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, and a
granddaughter. Gaye is a member of Missionary Mound
Baptist Church, a member of the inaugural Leadership
Metcalfe County 1999 Class, the Metcalfe
County Safe Kids, and a board member of the Metcalfe
County Service Unit of the Salvation Army. She actively
supports the Metcalfe County Relay for Life. |
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