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KCSS Officers and Steering Committee Members
, Executive Director
, President
, Vice President
, Secretary
, President
, Vice President
, Secretary
KCSS Steering Committee Members
Angela Clay
Annabeth Edens
Lauren Gallicchio
Jessica Goodpaster
Eddie Groves
Harmony Hendrick
Rebecca Ingram
Carly Muetterties
Kevin Presnell
Erik Ransom
Heather Ransom
Kim Sargent
Kimberlee Sharp
Caroline Sheffield
Wayne Stevens
Former Presidents:
Rick Daniel
Glenn Manns
Ryan New
Maddie Shepard
Annabeth Edens
Lauren Gallicchio
Jessica Goodpaster
Eddie Groves
Harmony Hendrick
Rebecca Ingram
Carly Muetterties
Kevin Presnell
Erik Ransom
Heather Ransom
Kim Sargent
Kimberlee Sharp
Caroline Sheffield
Wayne Stevens
Former Presidents:
Rick Daniel
Glenn Manns
Ryan New
Maddie Shepard
, Executive Director
, President
Rachael Yaden, Vice President
Rachael Yaden has worked for the Lincoln County School District for 15 years. She began her career at the Lincoln County Middle School as a Social Studies teacher. While there, she served as the department chair for eight years. She has also served as a district social studies lead to the state cadres. Mrs. Yaden is a National Board Certified Teacher in Middle Level History/Social Studies. She was named Kentucky Council for the Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 2017. She is currently serving as the Vice President of the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies. She has been blessed to have been a part of multiple competitive immersive history programs, including being a Master Teacher with the White House History Teacher Institute. She has presented at numerous conferences around the state. She has also presented at the National Council for History Education annual conference in Washington, D.C. She presented at the National Council of the Social Studies with her White House History Teacher Institute colleagues in 2021. She transitioned to an instructional coach in 2018 and is currently serving the students and faculty of Lincoln County High School.
Jessica Goodpaster, Secretary
Jessica Goodpaster is currently a middle school Social Studies teacher in Fayette County. She previously taught 8th grade social studies at Lincoln County. She holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Social Studies Education with an emphasis on History and a minor in Political Science from the University of Kentucky. She also has a master's degree in Secondary Social Studies Education from the University of Kentucky. Jessica has been in the classroom for four years and she is dedicated to Social Studies education. KCSS is a great opportunity for her to be involved more throughout the state with Social Studies education.
, President
Rachael Yaden, Vice President
Rachael Yaden has worked for the Lincoln County School District for 15 years. She began her career at the Lincoln County Middle School as a Social Studies teacher. While there, she served as the department chair for eight years. She has also served as a district social studies lead to the state cadres. Mrs. Yaden is a National Board Certified Teacher in Middle Level History/Social Studies. She was named Kentucky Council for the Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 2017. She is currently serving as the Vice President of the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies. She has been blessed to have been a part of multiple competitive immersive history programs, including being a Master Teacher with the White House History Teacher Institute. She has presented at numerous conferences around the state. She has also presented at the National Council for History Education annual conference in Washington, D.C. She presented at the National Council of the Social Studies with her White House History Teacher Institute colleagues in 2021. She transitioned to an instructional coach in 2018 and is currently serving the students and faculty of Lincoln County High School.
Jessica Goodpaster, Secretary
Jessica Goodpaster is currently a middle school Social Studies teacher in Fayette County. She previously taught 8th grade social studies at Lincoln County. She holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Social Studies Education with an emphasis on History and a minor in Political Science from the University of Kentucky. She also has a master's degree in Secondary Social Studies Education from the University of Kentucky. Jessica has been in the classroom for four years and she is dedicated to Social Studies education. KCSS is a great opportunity for her to be involved more throughout the state with Social Studies education.