Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Ready to Work: Contacts

Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn Coordinators

KCTCS Systems Office

Marolyn Dowdy, Program Coordinator
KCTCS Ready-to-Work Program
300 North Main Street
Versailles, Kentucky 40383
Telephone:  859-256-3226 or 63226 on inter-college dialing
Cell: 502-517-1569
Fax :  859-256-3126
Email: marolyn.dowdy@kctcs.edu

Ashland Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties:  Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, and Lawrence

Regina Twinam, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
1400 College Drive
Ashland, Kentucky 41101
Telephone: 606-326-2216, or 62216 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 606-326-2210
Email:  regina.twinam@kctcs.edu



Winston Leadingham, Work and Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 606-326-2005, or 62005 on inter-college dialing       
Email:  winston.leadingham@kctcs.edu

Big Sandy Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties:  Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike

Rose Smith, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
Prestonsburg Campus
One Bert Combs Drive
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
Telephone: 606-886-3863, ext. 67358 or 67358 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 606-886-2677
Email: rose.smith@kctcs.edu



Cassandra Crum , Ready-to-Work Coordinator
Mayo Campus
513 Third Street
Paintsville, Kentucky 41240
Telephone: 606-789-5321, ext. 82879, or 82879 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 606-789-9753
Email: ccrum0003@kctcs.edu



Kimberly Crisman, Work and Learn Case Manager
Pikeville Campus
120 Riverfill Drive
Pikeville, Kentucky 41501
Telephone: 606-218-1214 or 81214 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 606-218-2136
Email:  kim.crisman@kctcs.edu

Bluegrass Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford

Eloise Pitt, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
Leestown Campus
164 Opportunity Way
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Telephone:  859-246-6748 or 56748 on inter-college dialing
Fax:  859-246-6798
Email:  eloises.pitt@kctcs.edu



Ellen Biddle, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
Cooper Drive Campus, 323 Oswald Bldg.
470 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40506-0235
Telephone: 859-246-6536 or 56536 on inter-college dialing
Email: ellen.biddle@kctcs.edu



Amie Morgan, Work and Learn Case Manager
Leestown Campus
164 Opportunity Way
Telephone: 859-246-6762 or 56762 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 859-246-6798
Email:  amie.morgan@kctcs.edu

Bowling Green Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, and Warren

Elizabeth Lyons, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
1845 Loop Drive
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
Telephone: 270-901-1086 or 11086 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 270-901-1145
Email: elizabeth.lyons@kctcs.edu



 Toni Ray, Work and Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 270-901-1011 or 11011 on inter-college dialing
Email: toni.ray@kctcs.edu



Elizabethtown Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington

Beth Roberts, Ready-to-Work Coordinator 600 College Street Road, Room 104 STC
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
Telephone: 270-769-2371, ext.68466 or 68466 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 270-706-8590
Email:  broberts0054@kctcs.edu



Diane Bijarro, Work and Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 270-769-2371, ext. 68586 or 68586 on inter-college dialing
Email: bijarro0001@kctcs.edu

Gateway Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, and Pendleton

Shellie Baker, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
1025 Amsterdam Road
Covington, Kentucky 41011
Telephone: 859-442-1111 or 21111 on inter-college dialing
Fax:  859-292-6415 or 859-442-4193
Email: shellie.baker@kctcs.edu



Denise Critchelow, Work & Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 859-442-4164 or 24164 on inter-college dialing
Email: denise.critchelow@kctcs.edu



Hazard Community and Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe

Kim Barnes, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
Lees College Campus
601 Jefferson Avenue
Jackson, Kentucky 41339
Telephone:       606-487-3284 or interoffice dialing number 73284
Email: kim.barnes@kctcs.edu



Tracy Counts, Work and Learn Case Manager
1 Community College Drive
Hazard, Kentucky 41701
Telephone: 606-487-3284 or interoffice dialing number 73284
Email: tracy.counts@kctcs.edu



Henderson Community College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Henderson, Union, and Webster
Cynthia Curry, Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn Coordinator
2660 South Green Street
Henderson, Kentucky 42420
Telephone: 270-831-9631 or 19631 on inter-college dialing
Fax:  270-831-9843
Email: cynthia.curry@kctcs.edu

Hopkinsville Community College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Todd and Trigg

Joyce Boren, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
P. O. Box 2100
Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42240
Telephone:  270- 707-3917, ext. 73917 or 73917 on inter-college dialiing
Fax:  270-885-1068
Email:   joyce.boren@kctcs.edu



Terrance Crump, Work and Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 270- 707-3839, ext. 73839 or 73839 on inter-college dialing
Email:   tcrump0001@kctcs.edu

 

Jefferson Community & Technical College District

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Bullitt, Carroll, Henry, Nelson, Oldham, Owen, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble. RTW also covers Jefferson

Michael Wells, Director, Ready to Work/Work & Learn
109 E. Broadway
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Telephone:  502-213-2284 or 32284 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 502-213-2243
Email: Michael.wells@kctcs.edu



Jo Ann Shumate, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
Telephone: 502-213-2444 or 32444 on inter-college dialing
Email: joann.shumate@kctcs.edu



Sultan Salahuddin Jr., Ready to Work Coordinator
Telephone:   502-213-2226 or 32226 on inter-college dialing
Email:        sultan.salahuddin@kctcs.edu



Margot McGowen, Work & Learn Case Manager
Telephone:       502-213-2149
Email:              margot.McGowen@kctcs.edu



Ajeenah Sharif, Ready-to-Work Instructional Specialist I
Telephone: 502-213-2250
Email:  ajeenah.sharif@kctcs.edu

Madisonville Community College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Crittenden, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster

Kathryn Norvell, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
2000 College Drive
Madisonville, Kentucky 42431
Telephone: 270-824-8670 or 48670 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 270-824-1869
Email: kathryn.norvell@kctcs.edu



Robbie Barnes, Work and Learn Case Manager
100 School Avenue
Madisonville, KY 42431
Telephone: 270-824-1891 or 41891 on inter-college dialing
Email:  rbarnes0001@kctcs.edu         

Maysville Community & Technical College District

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties:  Bath, Bracken, Elliott, Fleming, Harrison, Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Robertson, and Rowan

Belinda Adkins, Ready-to-Work Coordinator, Work and Learn Case Manager
1755 US HWY 68
Maysville, Kentucky 41056
Telephone: 606-759-7141, ext. 66181 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 606-759- 7176
Email: belinda.adkins@kctcs.edu



Paula McHale, Ready-to-Work Coordinator, Work and Learn Case Manager
Rowan Campus
609 Viking Drive
Morehead, Kentucky 40351
Telephone:  606-783-1538, ext. 66301 on inter-college dialing
Email: paula.mchale@kctcs.edu

Owensboro Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Daviess, Hancock, McClean, and Ohio

Amy Fogle, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
4800 New Hartford Road
Owensboro, Kentucky 40303
Telephone:  270-686-4556 or 64556 on inter-college dialing
Cell:  270-231-5843
Fax: 270-686-4655
Email: amyf.fogle@kctcs.edu



Renee Walters, Work and Learn Case Manager
1501 Frederica Street
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
Telephone: 270-852-8963, or 28963 on inter-college dialing
Cell: 270-231-6073
Email: renee.walters@kctcs.edu

Somerset Community College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Adair, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, and Whitley

Nicole New, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
808 Monticello Street
Somerset, Kentucky 42501
Telephone: 606-451-6916, or 606-679-8501 or 16916 on inter-college dialing
Fax:  606-677-4050
Email:  nicole.new@kctcs.edu



Sara Brown, Work and Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 606-451-6747 or 606-679-8501 or 16747 on inter-college dialing
Email:  sarad.brown@kctcs.edu

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Bell, Harlan, Knox, and Letcher

Jody Gluck, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
700 College rd, Cumberland KY 40827
Telephone:  606-589-2145 ex. 13220 or 13220 on inter-college dialing
Fax:   606-589-3178
Email:   jody.gluck@kctcs.edu



Renea Branson,  Assistant Ready-to-work Coordinator
164 Ball Park  Rd, Harlan KY 40831Telephone:       606-573-9654, ext.13276 and ex.13267 on inter-college dialing
Fax:  606-589-3281
Email:  renea.bates@kctcs.edu



Dianna Fuson, Work and Learn Case Manager
700 College rd, Cumberland KY 40827
Telephone:   606-589-2145 ext. 13195 or 13195 inter-college dialing
Email:  DClark0085@kctcs.edu

West Kentucky Community & Technical College

W&L serves KYAE/DCBS counties: Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, and Marshall

Kiki West-Johnson, Ready-to-Work Coordinator
P. O. Box 7380
5200 Alben Barkley Drive
Paducah, Kentucky 42002-7380
Telephone:270-534-3423 or 43423 on inter-college dialing
Fax: 270-554-6261
Email:  kiki.johnson@kctcs.edu



Jennifer Grentzer, Work & Learn Case Manager
Telephone: 270-534-3257 or 43257 on inter-college dialing
Email:  JGRENTZER0002@kctcs.edu



"Work and Learn" is a new initiative and expansion of the Ready-to-Work Program that began in July 2003. The same array of services offered to KCTCS college students is offered to Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP) recipients who are enrolled in adult basic education classes. These services include a work experience opportunity that enables the individual to determine future career options and opportunities. The eligibility requirements for Work and Learn are that the individual be a present K-TAP recipient, within a year of obtaining a General Education Diploma (GED) and planning to attend a Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) college. Additionally, the program serves individuals who already have a high school diploma or GED who need academic remediation before attending college. Work and Learn Case Managers are located on KCTCS college campuses in all 16 of the KCTCS college districts. These Work and Learn Case Managers collaborate with Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE) Providers and the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) Case Managers to recruit, assess, support, and transition the K-TAP recipients; provide mentoring, counseling, job development, and job placement and assist students in accessing additional services from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and other community resources.

For more information on this program, contact the Work and Learn Case Manager on the college campus nearest to you.