Our Board of Directors

Board Counsel:   J. Warren Keller, Attorney, Taylor, Keller & Oswald, PLLC

Board Chair:   Carolyn Layne, Client Representative, Allen, KY

Board Vice Chair:  Travis Rossman, Attorney, Barbourville, KY

Jessica Back, Client Representative, Jackson, KY

Edna Bland, Client Representative, Barbourville, KY

Emily Campbell, Attorney, Richmond, KY

Melissa Henke,  Profesor of Law & Director, Legal Research & Writing Program, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law

Laura Oliver, Client Representative, Richmond, KY

Donald Jones, Attorney, Paintsville, KY

Damon Preston, KY Public Advocate

Marilyn Morgan, Client Representative, Stinnett, KY

Patricia Thomas, Burkesville, KY

Thomas Hollon, Beattyville, KY

Justice Daniel J. Venters, Somerset, KY

Joseph Lane, Attorney, Prestonsburg, KY

Travis Rossman, Attorney, Barbourville, KY

Jacquie Slone, CPA, Financial Oversight Committee Advisory Member

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    28 Jul 2025

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