For board members, please contact us at info@krcrc.org.
For local groups and clergy/faith community sign-on letters,
please contact our Outreach Coordinator, Margaret Velto.
For local groups and clergy/faith community sign-on letters,
please contact our Outreach Coordinator, Margaret Velto.
Meet Our STATE officers & Board Members
KRCRC's state board of directors is all-volunteer and hard-working team. State board members and officers serve two-year terms; many continue on after their initial term. The state board meets bi-monthly.
Rev. Wayne A. GnatukChairperson
The Rev. Wayne A. Gnatuk is a retired pastor of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He has served several congregations and served in Louisville on his denomination's national staff for fifteen years. Since retirement, Wayne has volunteered in the reproductive justice movement, and has been the Chair of KRCRC's Board since 2017.
Ann T. AllenSecretary & Newsletter Editor
Ann T. Allen grew up in Maryland, moved to Louisville in 1971, and taught history for forty years at the University of Louisville. She has published many books and articles on the history of women in Europe and the United States. She joined the Board of Directors of KCRC in 2016 and serves as Secretary and editor of the KRCRC newsletter, Voice for Choice.
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Carol SavkovichVice-Chairperson
Active in reproductive rights work since the 1980s, Carol Savkovich joined KRCRC's board in 2010 and has served as its Board chair (2011-13, 2015-2018), graphic designer, and past newsletter editor. She brings Jewish faith perspectives to the board.
Laurie KaplinTreasurer
From the Jewish faith, Laurie Kaplin joined the KRCRC board in 2011 and became the treasurer for KRCRC in early 2012. She was previously employed as a SQL Database Manager and Systems Analyst for NTS Development Company but is now retired and enjoying an active life as both a volunteer for various organizations and being a grandmother.
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The rest of our State Board Members:
Heather Ayer Barbara Berman Patricia Walker FitzGerald Elizabeth Gribbins |
Heather Levitch Kathryn Sappington Rev. Elwood Sturtevant Dr. Frances Weinstock |
Meet Our Development Director
and outreach coordinator
KRCRC currently employs one half-time Development Director and one half-time Outreach Coordinator.
Our Development Director, Michelle West, builds stronger connections with our donors, and works to
develop other funding sources (like grants). Our Outreach Coordinator, Margaret Velto, works
to establish new KRCRC chapters throughout Kentucky, and to build strong connections between
KRCRC and individual faith congregations and communities.
Our Development Director, Michelle West, builds stronger connections with our donors, and works to
develop other funding sources (like grants). Our Outreach Coordinator, Margaret Velto, works
to establish new KRCRC chapters throughout Kentucky, and to build strong connections between
KRCRC and individual faith congregations and communities.
Coming soon! Our new Contracted Development Officer.
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margaret veltoMargaret Velto, a native of Cary, NC, graduated from Oberlin College in June 2022 with a B.A. in Religion and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. She also serves as a Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) co-organizers and is a member of the interim steering and communications committees of the Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity (SACReD). Margaret is a pastor's kid with her faith background stemming from the United Church of Christ and Quaker traditions. She begins her Master of Divinity program at the Louisville Seminary in the fall of 2023.
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