2014 Officer Nominees
The KFTC Steering Committee acknowledges the dedicated service of KFTC’s hard-working statewide officers, and recommends a diverse set of community leaders to serve in those positions for the 2014-15 organization year (annual meeting to annual meeting). The proposed slate is Dana Beasley Brown as chairperson, Carl Shoupe as vice-chair, Elizabeth Sanders as secretary-treasurer and Tanya Torp as the at-large representative. Sue Tallichet will automatically become the immediate past chairperson on the Executive Committee.
This slate, based on a recommendation from the Leadership Development Committee and approved by the Steering Committee, will be voted on the membership in attendance at the Annual Business Meeting on Sunday morning. Other nominations may be made from the floor at that time.
Together, KFTC’s five statewide officers make up the organization’s Executive Committee. KFTC’s officers are elected for one-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive years in the same position.
Here are the nominees:
Chairperson: Dana Beasley Brown was one of the driving forces behind the formation of the Bowling Green KFTC Chapter. She serves on KFTC’s Steering Committee as vice-chair and the Economic Justice Committee, and is deeply involved in local efforts to improve the quality and affordability of housing in her community. Dana has spoken before several legislative committees and has been a guest on the KET program Kentucky Tonight about the need for fair tax reform.
Vice-Chairperson: Carl Shoupe is a long-time member from Benham who has served several years on the KFTC Steering Committee. He is a former miner, mine worker organizer and Vietnam veteran. He was a major part of the planning for the Appalachia’s Bright Future conference and is actively involved in organizing projects to follow up on the ideas and momentum from that event. He is a leader in the Harlan County chapter and KFTC's current At-Large Representative on the Executive Committee.
Secretary-Treasurer: Elizabeth Sanders lives in Whitesburg and is active in the Letcher County chapter. She has served on KFTC’s Steering Committee for the past three years. Elizabeth also serves on KFTC’s New Energy and Transition Committee. Elizabeth works at Appalshop’s community run radio station, WMMT-FM. She has been an important part of the Stay Together Appalachian Youth project and the Central Appalachian Prisoner Support Network.
At-Large: Tanya Torp is an active member of the Central Kentucky chapter and the overall community in Lexington. She started her own foundation, Be Bold, which helps young women and girls in the community by empowering them to go beyond their circumstances. Her home in Lexington is open to the community to come together to work on social justice together and is also a safe place for those in need to come for help.
Kentucky Coalition board nominations
Since 1984, the Kentucky Coalition has been an independent organization but closely affiliated with KFTC. It is a 501(c)(3) and supports grassroots community organizing, public education around public policy issues and leadership development but is limited in how much lobbying it can does. The Kentucky Coalition’s board is the same five individuals who make up the KFTC Executive Committee plus three others elected at the Annual Business Meeting on August 24. The process by which these three directors are elected will mirror the process by which the KFTC Executive Committee is elected, described below.
Mary Love: Mary is a long-time member from Jefferson County who represented her chapter for several years on the KFTC Steering Committee. She formerly served as a Presbyterian minister. She is co-chair of the Land Reform Committee and active on numerous other KFTC committees, including Leadership Development, Litigation, and New Energy and Transition.
Megan Naseman: Megan lives in Berea. As a college student, she was captivated by KFTC while working with Bev May to protect her hollow in Floyd County. After graduating, Megan spent one year in Seattle before hearing this Bluegrass State call her back. Besides working with KFTC, including the past two years on the Executive Committee, she finds great joy in baking pies, hiking, playing banjo and singing with the band Sugar Tree.
Stanley Sturgill: Stanley lives in Lynch and is active in the Harlan chapter. He serves on the Land Reform Committee and often represents KFTC on mining, mine safety and water protection issues. Stanley was among the group of KFTC members arrested for refusing to leave Congressman Hal Rogers’ office. He has spoken at I Love Mountains Day, sat in the governor’s office for 3 days in 2011, and hosted Governor Beshear when he later visited the community of Lynch.
KFTC Election Process
for Statewide Officers
During the Annual Business Meeting on Sunday morning, after an overview of KFTC’s nomination and election process, elections will be held for the following positions, in order:
Chairperson – Vice-Chairperson –
Secretary-Treasurer – At-Large Member
For each officer position, the Steering Committee’s proposed candidate will be presented. Nominations from the floor will be accepted for each position until a motion to close the nominations is called for and accepted. A vote will be held for each officer position, with the winner receiving a simple majority of eligible members present and voting. Only members whose dues are current are eligible to vote. Statewide officers will begin serving in their respective capacities for one-year terms immediately upon election.
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