The Focus 21st Century Minority Leadership Program recently announced a new Adult Leadership Class and a Focus NOW Youth Enrichment Class for students in sixth through eighth grades.
Eight classes sessions for the adults and youth are planned over the next seven months.
The 2026-27 Adult Leadership members are:
- Karen Malone — retiree
- Michaela Daniels — Pennyrile Children’s Advocacy Center
- Cheryl E Morris — retiree
- Rose Jackson, Christian County Health Department and Blown Away Photo Booth
- Tina Radford — Christian County Public Schools
- Theresa Gray — Omni Logistics and Blown Away Photo Booth
- Kenneth Major I — Christian County Public Schools and 3 Brothers Food Truck
- Rossetta Jackson — White Drive Motors & Steering and Blown Away Photo Booth
Members of the 2026-27 Youth Enrichment Program are:
- Amore Thacker — sixth rgade, Hopkinsville Middle School
- Sophia Valdez — sixth grade, Christian County Middle School
- Micah Gauss — sixth grade, Hopkinsville Middle School
- Makenzie Sharber — sixth grade, Hopkinsville Middle School
- Zion Greenwade — sixth grade, Christian County Middle School
- Jany’a Marshall — sixth grade, Hopkinsville Middle School
- Kinsley Mann — sixth grade, Hopkinsville Middle School
- Evelyn Comperry — seventh grade, Christian County Middle School
- Seda Pampell — eighth grade, Christian County Middle School
Shannon Reeves is president and Carrie Caples is program director for Focus 21st Century. Raychel Farmer is program director for the youth program.
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