Pub. 1 2021 Issue 2

9 KENTUCKY AUTO DEALER MEET YOUR KADA TEAM: MELISSA PEACH For those of you who have not had a chance to meet Melissa, she’s been with KADA since December 2016, handling our meeting and event planning and helping with our day-to-day business administration. We sat down to chat with Melissa and get to know her more. Choose three words or phrases to describe yourself. 1. Dedicated 2. Honest 3. Hard-working Where are you from? I live in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. We relocated to Lawrenceburg when I was in middle school many years ago. I’m originally fromWestern Kentucky. That’s where all my family lives, and I visit often. Tell us a little about your family (your parents and siblings, your current family, or both). I am married to my husband, John, and together we have four children, all girls. My oldest is Kennedy, then Savannah, Aubrey and Paisley. We have one dog named Copper. We have a small farm in western Anderson County, where we raise goats and chickens. What is your educational background? I have an associate’s degree fromWestern Kentucky University in office systems administration. It’s a business degree. What is the best piece of advice you ever got? Always be a team player. I played sports all the way through high school, and the importance of being a team player is one thing I learned from that. It’s a life lesson. Describe your life purpose in three sentences or less. My life purpose is to be the best wife and mother that I can be. I want to raise my four daughters to be hard-working and independent young ladies. How did you hear about KADA? Why did you want to work for the association? I was making a life change and was looking for a career change to go with it. The KADA position involved doing some of the work I’d done before, such as planning meetings and events, along with business and database administration. What do you love about your job? I love everything about my job, but I especially enjoy meeting the dealers across the state of Kentucky and building relationships with them. I also enjoy the flexibility, traveling for meetings and our annual conventions. What are your hobbies? Outdoors is my favorite place to be; I love the lake life. We go camping, boating and fishing. I like to travel, and I love spending time with my family. I also coach girls softball and girls basketball in my local community.