
Board of Directors
The ECTC Board of Directors is composed of 10 members, seven of whom are appointed by the Governor of Kentucky for six-year terms. Three members are elected by faculty, staff and students, respectively, to represent their constituents. Faculty and staff representatives serve for three years, while the student representative is elected every year.
The duties of the board are to:
- Recommend one (1) candidate for the college president/chief executive officer from three (3) candidates provided by the President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System;
- Evaluate the college president/chief executive officer and advise the President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System of his or her performance;
- Approve budget requests for recommendation to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System;
- Adopt and amend an annual operating budget and submit it through appropriate channels to the Board of Regents of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System for approval as to the compliance with its guidelines; and
- Approve a strategic plan that is developed in coordination with local employers, civic leaders, campus constituents, and other postsecondary institutions in the region and that is consistent with the strategic agenda of the General Assembly.
Current Members
Colonel (Retired) Stan Routt served 30 years as a career Army Logistician including
several overseas tours and command tenures and time on the Army Staff ACOS G4 as the
Chief of Readiness Division at the Pentagon. He has worked in management across a
wide variety of industry to include the banking, automotive, accounting & finance,
retail, wholesale, and technology sectors. Stan currently manages a technology company
serving a wide variety of needs across all federal agencies and the Department of
Defense. Additionally, Stan works with the family farm in Sonora. He has been married
to Gayla, a retired career public school teacher, for 38 years. They have two grown
children and two wonderful grandchildren.
Kim Huston is the President / CEO of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency
in Bardstown. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and has served on various
ECTC Committees during her 18 year career. She also serves on the Kentucky Tourism
Development Finance Authority and is a former member of the Kentucky Workforce Investment
Board. She is honored to be a member of the ECTC Board and looks forward to helping
the college expand its presence into neighboring counties and communities.
Howard Williams has over 50 years of management and leadership experience and retired
from Charter Communications Louisville Contact Center in April 2009 as the Vice President
of Operations and Facility Manager. Prior to his career as a corporate executive,
Howard served in the military for 26 years and retired from service in 1988 at Ft.
Knox. Additionally, Howard worked as an adjunct professor with various colleges and
universities including Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Central Texas
College, Sullivan University, McKendree University, and Western Kentucky University.
Howard and his wife, Mary, are the proud parents of two daughters and four grandchildren.
Howard enjoys traveling, play golf, writing case studies for business, management,
human resources, and his own autobiography.
Mike Phillips is a life-long resident of Hardin County, is an accountant with Phillips
Homes, LLC, and has over 20 years of experience in retail, construction, and the self-storage
industry. Mike attended Elizabethtown Community & Technical College prior to earning
his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Western Kentucky University.
Andy Games is the Vice President of the Elizabethtown Hardin County Industrial Foundation.
He is a 1999 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He served as Board Chairman
of the Elizabethtown Education Foundation 2010 to 2019 and is a member of the Kentucky
Association of Economic Development. He and his family are members of Crossroads Baptist
church where he serves as a deacon. Andy is married to Beverly, and they have 2 children,
Clay and Maddy. He is honored to be a member of the ECTC Board of Directors and is
excited to work with other members of the board to advance the college into the future.
Tom Claycomb is the Managing Member of Claycomb Law Office, PLLC, a Hodgenville law
firm specializing in estate planning and administration, real estate, and personal
injury litigation. Tom serves as the LaRue County Master Commissioner, and is the
legal counsel to the LaRue County Board of Education and LaRue County Water District
No. 1. He is an active member of various community organizations, currently serving
on the Board of Directors of the Baptist Health Foundation Hardin and the Lincoln
Trail Area Development District. Tom is married to Catherine Ford Claycomb, who agreed
to marry him before agreeing to form a law practice with him. Tom and Catherine are
most proud of their two sons, Peyton and Jones, who have absorbed all of their parents’
free time.
Ray has served as President / CEO of Abound Credit Union since 2014. Abound is a $2.3 billion financial cooperative with 350 team members serving 130,000 military and community members throughout central Kentucky. Ray has worked in the credit union industry since 1993.
In addition to his work at Abound, Ray is active in the community – both with credit unions and locally. He has previously served as Chair of the Kentucky Credit Union League, Hardin County Chamber of Commerce and Knox Regional Development Alliance. Ray has also been on committees for the Defense Credit Union Council and Filenes Research Group, a think tank for credit unions.
Ray, a graduate of Old Dominion University in Virginia for his bachelor’s degree and George Washington University in Washington, DC for his master’s degree, loves spending time with his family and hiking, biking and running in Kentucky.
Adam Worth has worked at ECTC for 12 years, the last 7 years have been in the IT Support
department where he is the network analyst for ECTC. Adam earned a Bachelor of Science
in Computer Science from Western Kentucky University and a Master’s in Business Informatics
from Northern Kentucky University. Adam enjoys spending time with his family and coaching
his kids’ competitive soccer teams. He is honored to represent the staff of ECTC on
the Board of Directors.
Diane Owsley, a full-time faculty member since 1976, is a professor of psychology,
sociology, and real estate. Diane has served in several positions at the college to
include Interim Provost for several years and Division Chair for the Social and Behavioral
Science Division for over 25 years. She has served on several committees at the local
and the system level during her tenure at the college, most recently serving as Chair
of the Promotion Committee for the college. Diane began her higher education pursuits
at Elizabethtown Community College and then transferred to the University of Kentucky
earning a Bachelor's Degree. She earned a Master's Degree from Western Kentucky and
her doctorate from the University of Louisville. Diane is honored to represent the
faculty at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College on the ECTC Board of Directors.
Shauna Zuniga is a graduate of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, where she earned an Associate's degree in Business Administration and Accounting. Currently, she is a full-time student pursuing an Associate degree in Agriculture with a focus on Animal Sciences.
Shauna holds several leadership positions, including serving as the Student Government President for the 2025-2026 academic year, the Chapter President of Phi Theta Kappa at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and the Kentucky Regional Vice President for Phi Theta Kappa.
Shauna is married to her wonderful husband, Rob, and they have seven children and eight grandchildren. She enjoys working on her alpaca farm and gardening. Shauna is honored to represent the student body of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College on the Board of Directors.