Kelli Pendleton, the President of the Christian County Chamber of Commerce, has been selected to serve as the next Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Kentucky West.
According to a news release, civilian aides to the Secretary of the Army are business and community leaders appointed by the Secretary to advise and support Army leaders across the country. Congressman James Comer supported her nomination to this position with a letter of recommendation to the Secretary of the Army.
Pendleton says, “I am honored and humbled to have been selected as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Kentucky West. I look forward to helping the Army tell its story and representing Western Kentucky in this capacity. I greatly appreciate Congressman Comer’s support and look forward to continuing to work with him on military issues.”
In 2017 Pendleton was appointed to the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs and she is also the acting President of the Association of the United States Army, Fort Campbell.