Warren RECC board members start new terms Aug. 1

On Aug. 1, two Warren RECC board members will begin new terms:

Pamela Decker—District 4, Barren and Edmonson counties
District 4 Board Member Pam Decker has been a Warren RECC member since 1981. She serves as chief operating officer at Franklin Bank & Trust and has spent most of her career as a community banker in South Central Kentucky. Before joining Franklin Bank in 2023, Pam had retired from banking and entered higher educa.tion as an assistant professor of busi.ness at Lindsey Wilson College and continues to share her professional knowledge as an adjunct professor at WKU.

Pam has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Edmonson County Industrial Authority, BRADD, American Red Cross and the Kentucky Center for Leadership. She has also volunteered with various nonprofit organizations providing financial literacy and credit counseling including the People’s Opportunity Program for Underserved Populations, administered by the Bowling Green Housing Authority. She is a member of Cedar Springs United Baptist Church in Edmonson County. She and her husband, Hoppy, reside in the Pig community. They have two children, Nadina Alexander and Jacob Decker, and five grandchildren.

Tim Purcell—District 7, Grayson County
District 7 Board Member Tim Purcell has been a Warren RECC member since 1987. He is a lifelong farmer raising beef cattle, corn and soybeans.

He and his wife, Carla, are members of the Caneyville Christian Church and Grayson County Farm Bureau. They have two sons and daughters-in-law, one grandson and one granddaughter.