Staff & Board of Directors
Staff
Amber Duke
Executive Director
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Amber Duke is a mother and trusted civil rights leader. Inspired by true American hero John Lewis at a young age, Amber has spent her entire...
T Benicio Gonzales
Deputy Director
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T Benicio Gonzales is committed to improving the lives of all Kentuckians, and is an experienced activist and organizer who focuses on racial...
Kate Miller
Advocacy Director
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Kate Miller joined the ACLU of Kentucky as a program associate in 2008 and currently serves as the advocacy director. She oversees the...
Heather Ayer
Campaign Coordinator
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Campaign Coordinator Heather Ayer joined the ACLU of Kentucky as a campaign coordinator in July 2020. She helped manage the ACLU of Kentucky's Get...
Jackie McGranahan
Senior Policy Strategist
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Jackie McGranahan joined the ACLU of Kentucky as the organization’s first Reproductive Freedom Project Field Organizer in June 2019. She is now a...
Kungu Njuguna
Policy Strategist
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Kungu Njuguna is a first generation American of Kenyan descent and a lifelong resident of Louisville, Kentucky. He is the “Smart on Crime”...
Eric King
Digital Communications Strategist
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Eric King joined the ACLU of Kentucky as the Digital Communications Strategist in June 2025, bringing more than two decades of experience as a...
Jay Todd Richey
Development Officer
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Jay Todd Richey joined the ACLU of Kentucky as a development assistant in 2019 and is now a development officer. Jay Todd helps secure the funding...
Chloe Treat
Development Associate
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Chloe Treat is a University of Louisville student who came to the ACLU of Kentucky to be able to work towards real and measurable change within her...
Board of Directors
Omar Salinas-Chacón
President, Board of Directors
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When I am asked who I am I always start with what I am: I am Omar Salinas-Chacón, a Salvadorian-born American, Latino, Immigrant, Dreamer,...
Stephanie Johnson
Vice President, Board of Directors
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Stephanie lives in Louisville and was elected to the ACLU of Kentucky's Board of Directors in 2021. She is the Associate Vice President of Service...
Soha Saiyed
Immediate Past President, Board of Directors
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Soha is from Shelbyville and is an attorney with Reece Saiyed Parry-Johnson, where she represents people who have experienced discrimination,...
Curtis Stauffer
Board Member
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Curtis lives in Louisville and has been engaged with the ACLU of Kentucky since moving from Wyoming in 2010. Curtis passionately believes in the...
Dr. Kenneth Miller
Board Member
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Kenneth R. Miller, Jr. (Dr. Ken) is currently a management professor and former provost at Sullivan University. Prior, he served as a regional...
Dr. Basel Touchan
Board Member
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Dr. Basel Touchan is a Syrian-American queer immigrant with a profound dedication to civil rights, liberties, and equity. With an extensive medical...
Frank Bencomo-Suarez
Board Member
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Frank graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Anthropology. Frank...
Dr. Teresa A. Daniel
Board Member
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Teresa A. Daniel, JD, PhD serves as Dean & Professor-Human Resource Leadership Programs at Sullivan University (www.sullivan.edu) based in...
