Faculty

Eddie Durr Back to Top

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Eddie Durr earned an associates degree of science in career and technology education from EKU. After college he continued teaching and has been teaching for 11 years. His favorite subject in school was history and he moved to Anderson County from Mercer County. In his spare time he enjoys riding his Harley motorcycle, going to Jimmy Buffet concerts, wood working, and family.

Joe Bill Fister Back to Top

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Mr. Fister holds an active master's electrical license and has an Associate's of Science degree in Technical education, and has been teaching at Harrodsburg ATC since 2003. Prior to teaching, Mr. Fister was an electrical contractor for 5 years. In his spare time, he is an assistant football coach for the Mercer County Titans, and also enjoys hunting. Mr. Fister is married and has three sons.

Duane Flora Back to Top

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Mr. Flora attended Eastern Kentucky University where he obtained a Degree in Voational/Industrial and Technical Education. After college he began teaching carpentry at Union County. He has been teaching for 15 years and has spent 11 years as a principal. While in school, his favorite subject was career and technical education. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time with his family and woodworking. Mr. Flora lives in Mercer County with his wife Susan and two daughters Hannah & Leah.

Keith Helton Back to Top

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Custodian by day, superhero by night...nuff said!!

Chris King Back to Top

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Chris King is currently working toward a Bachelors degree on technology education at EKU. After college he worked, and he’s been teaching for five years. In high school, his favorite subject was math, and he moved from Corbin. Outside of school he enjoys spending time with his family, and attending church events.

Damian Laymon Back to Top

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Mr. Laymon is a graduate of Mercer County High School, class of 1992. After graduation, he attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned a BBA in Finance, and began a career as an investment banker in Cincinnati. After realizing that this wasn't the career path for him, Mr. Laymon came back to Kentucky where he earned his MA in Secondary Business Education and a Rank 1 in Instructional Systems Design. He has been teaching at Harrodsburg ATC since 2000, and also serves as assistant Track Coach for Mercer County Senior High, where he coaches hurdles and shot/discus. In addition, he serves as deacon and youth minister at his church. Mr. Laymon married his high school sweetheart, Kelly, has two sons, and in his spare time, he likes to camp, fish, run, and liberate Christmas decorations from Mr. Fister's lawn. He especially hates it when people call him during Lost, The Ultimate Fighter, or The Office.

Vicki Long Back to Top

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Vicki Long earned an Associate's Degree at EKU. After college she worked as an RN: neurosurgery unit at UK medical center; orthopedic unit at suburban hospital at Louisville, KY; emergency room/obstetrical nurse at Haggin hospital; obstetrical nurse at Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center; public health nurse at Mercer County Health Department. Vicki has been teaching here for 17 years, her favorite subjects in school were history and science, and her hobbies include horse back riding, reading, and keeping her grandson Cade.

Jo McCrystal Back to Top

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She's cool too.

Roc Moore Back to Top

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Coolest... Name... Ever. In addition to that distinction, Mr. Moore has been teaching at Harrodsburg ATC since 1998, and prior to that, owned and operated his own auto repair business for several years.

Patti Preston Back to Top

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Patti Preston has a bachelors degree in English with a theater minor from delta state university; an AND (associates in nursing) from Midway college; and an Associates degree in CTE from EKU. She is about 10 hours away from her BS degree in CTE from EKU. After graduation from DSU, she got married, had a family, and worked a variety of part time jobs. Once she realized that her liberal arts degree did not qualify for anything, she returned to school for the nursing degree. She had a widely varied and wonderful career in nursing as a hospital nurse, she “floated” in med-surg, ICU, OB, and ER. Her true love however was in geriatrics. She worked in a nursing home where she served as a staff nurse, a careplan coordinator, a staff development coordinator, and briefly as a director of nursing. Her decision to teach was based on the ability to spend more time at home with her family. While she misses day-to-day contact with patients, she loves teaching and enjoys being at the school. She started teaching at Harrodsburg ATC in the fall of 2002, her favorite subject in school was English. Outside of school she follows the sports her kids are involved in: volleyball, baseball, and softball. She is an officer in 2 booster clubs; she runs from game to game and from fundraiser to fundraiser. She attends St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church, where she teaches in the youth lifeteen and edge programs. Her hobbies include music, reading, writing, crafts, board games, cards and vegging out in front of the TV watching HawthoRNe and Drop Dead Diva. She originally grew up in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi in a tiny little farming community called Brazil and moved to Kentucky in 1989.

Susan Readnower Back to Top

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Susan Readnower attended Eastern Kentucky University and earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing and is now pursuing a Master of Science in Career and Technical Education. After college she worked at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in the med/surg and pediatric and oncology units, then worked as a home health nurse, and taught RN clinicals for Midway College. Susan has lived in Williamsburg, Lawrenceburg, Danville, and Harrodsburg; she attended school at Anderson County and Danville, and graduated from Mercer County, her favorite subject in school was Advanced Biology. She’s been teaching at Harrodsburg Area Technology Center for five years. Outside of school she enjoys watching her kids teams, MCHS soccer, girls basketball, softball, and reading when she has the time.

Danny Wilder Back to Top

Mr. Wilder holds an Associate's of Science in Computer Technology from State Tech at Memphis. Prior to his teaching career, which began in 2001, he worked in various positions in the field of IT, including network administration. Mr. Wilder is originally from Bell County, and his hobbies include gardening and botany, writing philosophy, and woodworking.