STAFF
Executive Director
We are currently searching for a new Executive Director. If you are interested in this position, please contact the United Way of the Coalfield office.
Dee Padgett
Dee Padgett serves as Office Manager of the United Way of the Coalfield, Deloris “Dee” Padgett is a native of South Dakota, but has lived in Hopkins County since 1969. She received her MA from Western Kentucky University. She directed the Regional Senior Citizens Center, worked in the Public Relations Department at Regional Medical Center, PADD, and then finished her full-time working career at the Hopkins County Health Department. She was instrumental in starting Hopkins County KY ASAP (Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention) and Hopkins County Crime Stoppers. She has served on numerous boards as Red Cross, YMCA and Habitat. She is active in her local church and is also a Master Gardener. She enjoys her children Ruthann and Rusty Padgett, grandchildren Melanie Tapp, Braydon and Mikaila Padgett and great-grand-daughter, Sloane Tapp.