When School Age Programs Coordinator Jarrod Shive was getting his bachelor’s degree from WKU, he planned on teaching social studies to middle-grade students. He didn’t know it then, but taking…
Before coming to Community Education, Rhonda Bartley Roye worked as head caterer and prep manager at one of Bowling Green’s fine dining restaurants. When the restaurant was sold with little…
Originally from the Chicago area, Erin Lightfoot lived near Pittsburg for five years but calls Bowling Green home, living here for 28 years. Lightfoot is the Assistant Director of the…
Joshua Smith knew from an early age that he wanted to spend his life helping people, wherever that journey might take him. As a young adult, he thought he would…
Wes Watt is the Public Information Officer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Office in Bowling Green. His experiences while working at Community Education helped prepare him for that…
Derick Marr, the principal at Rich Pond Elementary School with Warren County Public Schools, started his career in education when he worked at Community Education in the early 2000s. Marr…
Karen Schmalzbauer served as the third Community Education director for 14 years starting in 1978. Dr. Don Butler, Community Education’s first director, was her mentor. “The way Dr. Butler set…
Jason Kupchella’s career has been focused on education. Kupchella is the Assistant Superintendent/Chief Operations Officer for the Warren County Public Schools and the current chair of the Community Education Board…
Vivian Foe was born in 1936 and grew up in Smiths Grove, Ky. She attended North Warren school and had perfect attendance for 11 of her 12 years. After working…
Natalie Taylor (Herrington) Gentry came to Bowling Green seeking a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development at Western Kentucky University. She quickly began what would progress into a long-lasting relationship…