About the Society
Board of Directors
As the virtual statewide genealogical society for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Society’s mission is to:
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- Facilitate Genealogy Education: The Society facilitates genealogical education, promotes standards, and shares best practices within the Kentucky genealogy community.
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- Make Kentucky Genealogy Records Accessible: The Society works to make accessible the important genealogy records of Kentucky through collaboration and digitization.
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- Forge Community: The Society works to connect researchers of all 120 counties.
The Board of Directors serve a two-year term.

Melissa Barker
Co-President
Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee

Kathy Keyser
Co-President
Lexington, Kentucky

Elizabeth Allen Pennebaker
Vice President
Burlington, Vermont

Susan Perny
Treasurer
Fort Wright, Kentucky

Jeff Lutz
Secretary
Cox Creek, Kentucky

Teresa Booker
Director At Large
Conyers, Georgia

Carol Brooks
Director At Large
New Braunfels, Texas

Janet Cobb
Director At Large
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Susan J. Court
Director At Large
Arlington, Virginia

Cierra Earl
Director At Large
Southgate, Kentucky

Patti Gilpin
Director At Large
Louisville, Kentucky

Lynn Groh
Director At Large
Cincinnati, Ohio

Greg Hile
Director At Large
Martinez, California

Diane Isaacson
Director At Large
Marlborough, Massachusetts

Brandon Ray Kirk
Director At Large
Pikeville, Kentucky

Bill Oates
Director At Large
Boynton Beach, Florida

Christopher Padgett
Director At Large
Louisville, Kentucky

Weston Stewart
Director At Large
Mount Vernon, Indiana
