Kentucky is part of the Southeast Conservation District Region and employees are encouraged to participate in SECDEA activities. Other states in the SECDEA include Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, and Mississippi. (Georgia does not have a DEA in their state at this time.) KACDE is a member of the SECDEA. Kentucky is represented in many ways with the SECDEA. Martha Newby (Woodford County) is the SECDEA Secretary. Linda Smith (Allen County) serves on the board as Kentucky's DEA President. Every year over 20 employees from Kentucky attend the SECDEA Conference in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Below is the 2007 conference information and registration.
Southeast Conservation District Employees Association Website
SECDEA Mid-year Board Meeting
KACDE welcomed the SECDEA Board Members for their annual Mid-Year Meeting in May 2008.
Below are a few photographs from the gathering of events.
SECDEA Contact Information
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President:
Mendel Wade - Crockett Co. SCD 344 Bell St. Alamo, TN 38001 Ph: 731-696-5537 email mendel.wade@tn.nacdnet.net |
President-Elect: Mamie Caison - Brunswick SWCD, NC PO Box 26 Bolivia, NC 28422 Ph: 910-253-2830 e-mail mamie.caison@nc.nacdnet.net |
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Secretary: Martha Newby - Woodford SWCD, KY 180 Beasley Rd Versailles, KY 40383-9558 Ph: 859-873-4941 email martha.newby@ky.nacdnet.net |
Treasurer: Deborah Widner - Cullman SWCD, Al 205 4th NE, Ste.102 Cullman, Al 35055 Ph: 256-734-6471 Fax: 256-734-1431 e-mail deborah.widner@al.nacdnet.net |
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Past President: Ann Spake - Anderson SWCD, SC 1521 Pearman Dairy Rd Anderson, SC 29625 Ph: 864-224-2126 e-mail ann.spake@sc.nacdnet.net |
| Chaplin: David Cash 3800 Ridge Rd Spring Hope, NC 27882 Ph: 252-478-3956 email david.cash@ncmail.net |
Newsletter Editor: Martha Newby - Woodford SWCD 180 Beasley Rd Versailles, KY 40383-9558 Ph: 859-873-4941 email martha.newby@ky.nacdnet.net |
12250 Midland Trail Road Ashland, KY 41102 Phone: 606-928-8027 Email: bcconservation@gmail.com |
Alabama President: Vickie Goggans, DeKalb Co. SWCD 200 Main Street West Ste. 105 Rainsville AL 35986-0968 256-638-6398 Vickie.Goggans@al.nacdnet.net |
Florida President: Barbara Gill, Suwanne Co. SWCD 10096 US Hwy. 129 Live Oak, FL 32060 Ph: 386-364-7784 email bjgill@alltel.net |
Kentucky President: Linda Smith, Allen Co. SWCD 77 Woodland Circle Drive Scottsville KY 42164 Ph: 270-237-3189 Ext. 109 email linda.smith@ky.nacdnet.net |
Mississippi President: Marianna Lea, Neshoba Co. SWCD 511 East Lawn Philadelphia, MS 39350 Phone 601-656-8783 e-mail marianna.lea@ms.nacdnet.net |
North Carolina President: Pam Hawkins, Craven SWCD 302 Industrial Drive New Bern, NC 28562 Ph: 252-637-2547 email pamela.hawkins@nc.ncadnet.net
Michael Pardue,Wilkes Co. SWCD -
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South Carolina President: Annette Davis, Newberry SWCD 719 Kendall Road Newberry, SC 29108 Ph: 803-276-1978 ext. 1023 e-mail annette.davis@sc.nacdnet.net |
Tennessee President: Anna Moore, Jonesborough Service Center 1105 East Jackson Blvd. Suite 3 Jonesborough TN 37659 423-753-2192 Anna.Moore@tn.nacdnet.net |
Virginia President: Cynthia Hancock, Christiansburg Service Center 75 Hampton Blvd. Christiansburg VA 24073 540-382-3961 Cynthia.Hancock@va.nacdnet.net |