Directory - Board and Directors

Board Co-Chair - Organization

Life:

• Mother
• Bag Maker
• Small Business Owner
• Trekkie

Education:

• ASIT, Information Technology & Business, Sullivan University
• Microsoft Certified
• Azure Certified
• Cosmetology, Kenneth Schuler School of Cosmetology

Work:

• ITPM at Humana Inc.

Board Co-Chair - Marketing and Social Media

Life:

• Frankfort native
• Aspiring world traveler
• Professional coffee drinker

Education:

• BBA, Marketing & Management, University of Kentucky

Work:

• Operations Manager at Rebecca Ruth Candy

Board Member - Community Relations

 Life:

• Current volunteer at the Paul Sawyier Library bookstore
• Kiwanis member
• Serve on Friends of the Library Board
• Art lover 

Education:

• Western Kentucky University  B.A. degree
• Kentucky State University  Master's Degree in Public Administration   

Work:

• Taught 8th grade CORE at Waggoner Junior High, Louisville, Kentucky
• Worked in state government for 34 years
• Sold advertising for Capital Living

 Board Member - Education 

Life:

• 1- Son “Gaylen”
• 4- Grandchildren, Whitley, Ashley, Christian, and Sara Kate
• Tennis/walking/running
• Meeting People
• Speaking to groups

Education:

• Cumberland University-BA
• Morehead State University- MA
• Western Kentucky University- (additional studies)
• University of Louisville- (additional studies)

Work:

• August 2012-Present- Kentucky Department of Education, Management Information Consultant
• 1979-2010- Worked in the Anderson County Schools, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
• 2004-Appointed as Frankfort City Commissioner
• 2004-Retired- Anderson County School Administrator-Pupil Transportation Director
• 2009-Present-Appointed to serve on Frankfort/Franklin County Board of Adjustment

 Board Member - Community Ties and Funding

Life:

• My wife and I are five year residents of Frankfort and love it here
• Currently I volunteer at the Franklin County Humane Society, Together Frankfort, and the Franklin Center for Innovation
• My passions are the outdoors, gardening, animal welfare, environmental concerns, and all things that benefit children.  

Education:

• Degree in Organizational Management from Midway University.

Career:

• I am retired from Community Trust Bank, Inc.
• I worked as a lender and branch manager in Versailles and am grateful to that community and to Community Trust Bank for a full and wonderful career.
• As a community banker I held numerous positions in the community including, President of the local Chamber of Commerce, Scoutmaster, treasurer of a local church, and others as time required.

 Board Member - Education

Life:

• Married to Greg Crabtree
• 3 children
• 2 grandchildren 
• Current resident of Woodford County, process of moving to Switzer

Education:

• Undergraduate: Secondary Math Education, University of Kentucky
• Masters: Master of Arts in Education-Teacher Leader, Georgetown College
• Rank 1: Master of Arts in Education-School Improvement, Georgetown College

Work:

• Frankfort Independent Schools, 7 years
  • Currently:
    • District Technology Integration Specialist
    • Career Tech Ed Leader
    • Student Council Sponsor
    • E-Sports Coach
  • Previously:
    • Information Technology Teacher
    • Computer Science Teacher
    • Math Teacher
• Kentucky State University
  • Adjunct Faculty
    • Math

 Board Member - Technology

Life:

• Married with 2 children
• Born and raised in Saint Paul, MN
• Avid cyclist, potter, and bee keeper 

Education:

• Master of Arts, Leadership and Management, University of Concordia  
• Bachelor of Arts,  Political Science and Spanish, University of Notre Dame

Work:

• 14yr Army Veteran
• Current Kentucky Army National Guardswoman specializing in Cyber And Logistical Operations 

 Board Member - Education

Life:

• Academician
• Musician
• Award-Winning Artist/Songwriter
• Lover of Film, Art, Food, Fashion, Kids, Animals/Pets, and Nature 

Education:

• B.S. in Economics (University of Calcutta - Kolkata, India)
• M.S. in Economics (specialization: International Economics) (University of Calcutta - Kolkata, India)
• M.S. in Resource and Applied Economics (University of Nevada - Reno, NV)
• Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics (University of Georgia - Athens, GA)

Work:

• Academic (Teaching, Research, Service, Outreach, and Policy)

Board Member - Music and Writing

Life:

• Born and Raised in Detroit, MI 
• DJ, Emcee & Music Producer 
• A&R for Rise the Mag 
• Lover of Music, Pop Culture & Aquatic Animals  

Education:

• KSU: Bachelor of Arts - English, Focus in Creative Writing  
• KSU: Master of Public Administration; Focus in International Development  

Work: 

• Academia (Secondary & Post-Secondary) 
• State Government 
• Creative Writing Consultant 
• Music & Entertainment Consultant

 Board Member - IT and Logistics

Life:

• Married with 2 daughters 
• Born and raised in Dayton KY.
• Blackbelt in Taekwondo and instructor 

Education:

• Bachelor of Science,  Computer Science, Kentucky State University 

Work:

• 30yr Army Veteran
• Currently Lieutenant Colonel Kentucky Army National Guard in Logistics.
• Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009

Board Member - Community Garden

 Life:

• Life long resident of Frankfort
• 12 years volunteering with community garden organization
• Constant tinker and maker of things from woodcraft to cooking and everything in-between

Education:

• BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville

Work:

- Part owner/operator of Singing Whale Farm

- Slinger of beer and hot dogs at Sig Luscher

- Currently developing a commercial mushroom growing operation

 Board Member - Education and

Next Generation Technology

Life:

• Published author
• award-winning instructor
• doting husband
• semi-professional rapper

Education:

• Ph.D. from Brown University

Work:

• Applying AI to education at scale