Warden Ron Howard

Ron Howard began his career at the Bell County Forestry Camp in October 1988 as Chaplain. He was the first chaplain to be hired and helped establish the first chapel at BCFC. He also helped establish the Bell County Forestry Camp Mission, which was the first organized church in a correctional facility in Kentucky. He transferred to Classification Treatment Officer and worked in almost every phase of institutional operations as well as programs for more than three years. He was promoted to Procedures Development Specialist and in addition to various duties, was accreditation manager when the institution received the highest score attainable by a state-run institution at the time. For the last five and a half years, Howard has worked as the BCFC fiscal officer.

Howard and his wife, Sandra Carnes Howard, live in Pineville. They have a daughter, Amy, who is an athletic trainer at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, and a son, Andrew, who is attending College on a football scholarship. Howard is the son of Gabe and Fannie Howard of Kettle Island.

Howard has been a licensed and ordained Baptist Minister for 30 years and is currently pastor of First Baptist Church in Pineville. He also serves on the local 4-H advisory committee that reviews volunteers who work with youth.