ICC Board Member

Section D Director

Ron Hampton, MCP, CBO

Field Supervisor, Region A

Kentucky

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Ron Hampton, a native of Ashland, Kentucky, entered the workforce as a carpenter in 1984. Since the beginning of his career, Hampton has been an active and dedicated member of the Carpenters Local Union No. 472. Throughout his membership in the Union, he has served on several committees and served two terms as Treasurer.

In 1997, after 13 years in the carpentry trade, Hampton extended his career path to building inspection. He was hired as a level one building inspector in the Code Enforcement Division for the City of Ashland and later earned the title of Chief Building Official. In 2005, Hampton worked at the state level as a field inspector in the Division of Building Code Enforcement, Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Hampton holds 34 Code Council certifications and four Kentucky Building Inspector Certifications. He has been a member of the Code Administrators Association of Kentucky (CAAK) since 1998, serving on its Board of Directors from 2001 to 2016 and has also served as President.

Hampton was the recipient of the 2003 ICC Community Service Award and has worked with the Indiana / Kentucky / Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters, Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund to develop a class on Common Code Violations which is now included in the Code Council Preferred Provider Program.