{"id":5298,"date":"2020-11-02T19:01:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T19:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/2020\/11\/02\/franklin-county-residents-become-prichard-committee-members\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T19:49:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T19:49:42","slug":"franklin-county-residents-become-prichard-committee-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/franklin-county-residents-become-prichard-committee-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin County residents become Prichard Committee members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;12392&#8243; animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][vc_empty_space][wyde_heading subheading_tag=&#8221;h3&#8243; style=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Franklin County residents become Prichard Committee members&#8221; animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;]<b>November 2, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\n<\/b>For More Information Contact:<br \/>\n<strong>Jessica Fletcher<\/strong>, Senior Director, Communications &amp; External Affairs<br \/>\n(cell) 859-539-0511<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jessica.fletcher@<wbr \/>prichardcommittee.org<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Felicia C. Smith. Ed.D.\u00a0 and Tasha Jones, of Franklin County, have been selected to be members of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith is Senior Director of Global Delivery at the National Geographic Society. Smith previously served as assistant superintendent of Teaching and Learning in Jefferson County Public Schools; as a Senior Program Officer at the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation; associate commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Education; and teacher leader.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jones is an Unemployment Appeals Specialist for the state of Kentucky. She is member of the Kentucky School Boards Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prichard Committee is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-led organization working to improve education in Kentucky \u2013 early childhood through postsecondary \u2013 so that we will achieve a better quality of life for all residents.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;13068&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Felicia Cumings-Smith<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;13069&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Tasha Jones<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPrichard Committee members believe public education is critical to the economic and social well-being of Kentucky,\u201d said Brigitte Blom Ramsey, President &amp; CEO. \u201cFelicia and Tasha will work to inspire other Kentuckians to act on improving education outcomes at all levels and will be assets to the committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;12392&#8243; animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][vc_empty_space][wyde_heading subheading_tag=&#8221;h3&#8243; style=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Franklin County residents become Prichard Committee members&#8221; animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;]November 2, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications &amp; External Affairs (cell) 859-539-0511 jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;] Felicia C. 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