Staff & Board of Directors
Staff
Amber Duke - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
Soha is from Shelbyville and is an attorney with Reece Saiyed Parry-Johnson, where she represents people who have experienced discrimination,...
Curtis Stauffer - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
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 - ACLU Kentucky
Teresa A. Daniel, JD, PhD serves as Dean & Professor-Human Resource Leadership Programs at Sullivan University (www.sullivan.edu) based in...
