Directory - Board

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.

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

 Life:

• 1- Son “Gaylen”
• 4- Grandchildren, Whitley, Ashley, Christian, and Sara Kate
• University of Louisville Basketball and Football
• University of Kentucky Basketball
• University of Tennessee Football
• 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

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:

• 29yr Army Veteran
• Currently Lieutenant Colonel Kentucky Army National Guard in Logistics.
• Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009

 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)

Life:

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

Education:

• PhD candidate at Brown University

Work:

• Applying AI to education at scale