Commissioner John L. Franklin
To facilitate the mine inspection duties of the Department, the coal fields have been divided into six inspection districts. A mine rescue station which serves as the district office is centrally located in each district. The Eastern Kentucky coal field is divided into five districts, with mine rescue stations located at Harlan, Hazard, Barbourville, Martin and Pikeville. An office at Madisonville serves the Western Kentucky coal field.
The operations for the district offices are directed from the office of the Commissioner located in Lexington, Kentucky. General staff and Lexington office personnel are as follows:
John L. Franklin, Commissioner Cathy Prothro, Secretary Principal Holly McCoy, Assistant to the Commissioner William J. Morgan, Chief Examiner Stephan L. Taylor, General Counsel Eugene D. Attkisson, Attorney III Shirley McCollum, Legal Secretary Sr. Shelley McConkey, Director of Administrative Services Betty Bostick, Personnel Administrator Associate Sarah Taylor, Fiscal Officer Lisa Mulberry, Accountant Principle Karen Taylor, Director of Mine Licensing Division Donna Redmon, Office Supervisor Kathy Costello, Secretary Principal Franklin Reed, Director of Mine Safety Analysis Division