CRCKY Staff and Board of Directors
STAFF
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TITLE/POSITION
Executive Director
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PRONOUNS
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Outreach Coordinator
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Outreach Coordinator
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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XIMENA MCCOLLUM
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TITLE/POSITION
President, Board of Directors
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PRONOUNS
she, her, hers
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Ximena McCollum is a native Spanish speaker. She is a Vendor Relation Manager for Zoom Video Communications and has close to 30 years’ experience in Supply Chain, Global Sourcing and Vendor Relations in the technology industry.
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Ximena dedicates much of her free time to volunteering for organizations that she values for their commitment to the community. She was recognized for her efforts by Lexmark International and named as Volunteer of the Year in (2010). The Central KY YMCA also named her as Volunteer of the Year in (2012). She has been volunteering for CRCKY since 2020 and has worked with over 50 clients while also sitting on the CRCKY's Executive Board of Directors.
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MARILYN S. DANIEL
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TITLE/POSITION
Vice-President, Board of Directors
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PRONOUNS
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Marilyn S. Daniel has been practicing law in the Lexington area for 46 years. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Mason & Hanger Corporation and as a pro bono Immigration Attorney with the Maxwell Street Legal Clinic. She has been recognized by the Fayette County Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, and the University of Kentucky College of Law for her corporate and immigration legal work.
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JACKIE JAY
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PRONOUNS
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TITLE/POSITION
Treasurer and Secretary
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Jackie Jay is a professor of ancient history at Eastern Kentucky University. Originally from Canada, she moved to the United States in 2001 to begin a PhD program in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She is a member of Embrace Church in Lexington and sits on the church’s Lead and Discipleship Teams. She has a ten-year-old son who has fueled her interest in Star Wars, lacrosse, and Pokemon.
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MICHELLE GARDNER
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TITLE/POSITION
Board Member
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PRONOUNS
she, her, hers
Michelle is a member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church where she first learned about CRCKY. When she retired from a financial position at the church, she realized she could use those skills for the benefit of CRCKY. Michelle has Masters degrees in Public Administration and in Library Science. Her career, as well as her community work, has been in the areas of the arts, libraries, and other non-profits.
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Michelle lives in Lexington with her husband, Jim. Their son is married to a Guatemalan national, and all the Gardners (including their 4 year old grandson) love to spend time in Guatemala each year. This connection to Central America is a strong motivation to work for immigrants from any country.
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NADIA RASHEED, MD
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TITLE/POSITION
Board Member
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PRONOUNS
she, her, hers
“You cannot change the world, but you can change someone’s world. “
Nadia Rasheed was born and raised in New York City. She attended high school in New Jersey and medical school in Baghdad Iraq. A resident of Lexington for more than 30 years, she has always been a human rights activist. Nadia has been involved with many organizations, including Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Council on American Islamic relations, Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, Lexington United Interfaith Encounters, the Mayors international Affairs Advisory Commission, Majid Bilal, the Share Center, and the Christian Muslim Dialogue. She is married to Dr. Karim Rasheed and has two grown children.
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GALADRIEL STAMM
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TITLE/POSITION
Board Member, Senior Intake Worker
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PRONOUNS
she, her, hers
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Galadriel is a German-American from a mixed-status household. She spent the first three years of her life in Germany before moving to the U.S. where she has lived since then. Galadriel speaks fluent French, professionally fluent Spanish, and beginner Arabic.
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Galadriel joined the CRCKY Board in 2021. Since April 2022, she has also been a Senior Intake Worker. She has interned at Neighbors Immigration Clinic and Global Lex. She has also worked as a volunteer tutor for Kentucky Refugees Ministries. In June 2021, Galadriel became a qualified French-English medical interpreter.
Galadriel is currently studying for her BA in International Relations in New York City.
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MINDY WOODALL
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TITLE/POSITION
Board Member
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PRONOUNS
she, her, hers
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Mindy Woodall is a Family Resource Coordinator (FRC) at Breckinridge Elementary School. Since she started working at Breckinridge last school year, Mindy has been a tireless advocate for her families. Breckinridge has the highest population of non-English speakers of any Fayette County Public School. Many of her families need wraparound care. When she is not busy working at Breckinridge, Mindy can usually be found with her husband and children.
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KRISTEN KOLENZ
Board Member
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PRONOUNS
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CLAUDE CHRISTENSEN
Board Member
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