Our statewide committees need your active leadership!

Each chapter is asked to nominate at least one person to serve on at least one statewide committee. Feel free to nominate yourself! New committee assignments will be finalized by the Steering Committee in November.

Personnel Committee: Interviews candidates for new positions and participates in hiring decisions. Participates in annual staff performance evaluations. Provides guidance and makes recommendations about personnel policies and issues. Meets as needed, primarily by conference call.

Finance Committee: Reviews and recommends budget and quarterly financial statements, financial management policies and major financial decisions. This committee also helps review and report on KFTC’s audit. Generally meets in person in January and then by conference call every other month.

Leadership Development Committee: Nominates people to serve on statewide committees and offices. Develops, evaluates and helps to implement KFTC’s leadership programs, including workshops and leadership schools. Generally meets in person in January and then by conference call throughout the remainder of the year.

Land Reform Committee: Develops the strategy for KFTC’s campaign on issues connected to natural resources, especially coal and energy issues. Meets 3-6 times as needed.

Economic Justice Committee: Develops the strategy for KFTC’s campaigns on economic issues affecting low-income Kentuckians. Meets as needed, in person or by conference call.

New Energy and Transition (NET) Committee: Develops strategy and priorities for three related KFTC campaigns: Rural Electric Co-op Reform, Sustainable Energy, and Appalachian Transition.* NET committee members have the opportunity to explore one (or more) of these topics by joining sub-committee(s) focused on each campaign. The full committee will meet face-to-face at least once a year, and as needed by phone, to learn about related campaigns and develop shared strategies. Sub-committees will meet more regularly by phone or in person to guide the specific campaigns. 

Voter Empowerment Committee: Develops the strategy for KFTC’s campaign to advance sustainable economic development in Kentucky, especially through policies that promote green jobs and clean energy solutions. Meets as needed, in person or by conference call.

Co-op Reform Strategy Team: Develops and evaluates KFTC’s strategies to encourage East KY Power Cooperative to promote clean energy solutions for the co-ops and promote democratic reforms within the rural electric cooperatives. Meets several times each year and by conference calls as needed.

To nominate yourself or someone else to KFTC’s statewide committees, click here.

* Please note: The New Energy and Transition Committee is taking the place of the High Road Strategy Team. If you were involved in the High Road Team, please consider continuing that good work as a member of the NET Committee!

Kentucky Coalition Board

Kentucky Coalition is the tax-exempt sister organization of KFTC. There are three elected positions on the KC board. Nominees for the Kentucky Coalition board will be considered and voted on using the process described above for the Executive Committee. You may nominate as many people as you like for the Kentucky Coalition board.

The KFTC Executive Committee

KFTC’s Steering Committee is the statewide board that makes decisions about the organization’s budget, policies, strategy and long-term direction. The Steering Committee is made up of one representative from each chapter, plus five statewide officers.

These five officers make up the Executive Committee. This group makes necessary decisions between Steering Committee meetings and provides leadership for the organization. Four members of the Executive Committee are elected each year during KFTC’s annual meeting in October. A person may serve only two years in the same position on the Executive Committee. Following is a description of the four elected positions. The fifth position is the immediate past-chairperson.

Chairperson
The Chairperson is voting member of the KFTC Steering Committee and Executive Committee, as well as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of KFTC and the Kentucky Coalition. He or she presides at all Annual Meetings, Steering Committee meetings, Executive Committee meetings, and Board of Directors meetings.

Vice-Chairperson
The Vice-Chairperson is voting member of the KFTC Steering Committee and Executive Committee, as well as the Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors of KFTC and the Kentucky Coalition. He or she presides in the absence of the Chairperson at all Annual Meetings, Steering Committee meetings, Executive Committee meetings, and Board of Directors meetings.

Secretary-Treasurer
Serves as Secretary-Treasurer for KFTC and the Kentucky Coalition. She or he also serves as a voting member of the KFTC Steering Committee and Executive Committee, as well as the Board of Directors of KFTC and the Kentucky Coalition.

At-Large Representative
The At-Large Representative is a member elected from a county without a chapter. He or she serves as a voting member of the KFTC Steering Committee and Executive Committee, as well as the Board of Directors of KFTC and the Kentucky Coalition.

Requirements:

• A statewide officer must be a member of KFTC.
• A statewide officer cannot be a paid employee of KFTC or Kentucky Coalition.
• A statewide officer cannot serve in the same position for more than two years.

To nominate yourself or someone else to the Executive Committee, click here.