Board of Claims Staff

Executive Director: Virginia L. Woodward
virginia.woodward@ky.gov
Serves as the board’s chief executive, managing office staff, procedures and responsibilities.

Policy Advisor: Lindsay Crawford
lindsay.crawford@ky.gov
Handles external policy and research.

Legal Counsel: G. Mitchell Mattingly
mitch.mattingly@ky.gov
Serves as the board's legal counsel.

Clerk of the Board: Lisa Robinson
lisag.robinson@ky.gov
Handles all claims for $1,000 or more. Assigns claims to hearing officers, sets hearings, places claims on the board’s agenda and distributes final board decisions.

Internal Policy Analyst: Larry Hembree
larry.hembree@ky.gov
Handles fiscal and personnel procedures

Assistant Clerk: Paula M. Woolums
paula.woolums@ky.gov
Reviews each claim form received and returns incomplete claim forms to the claimant, with a request for needed information. Answers general questions to help a potential claimant determine whether the Board of Claims is the proper place to file the claim.

Investigator: Jacqueline Lynch
jacqueline.lynch@ky.gov
Investigates claims under $1,000 and determines whether or not the state agency or state employee named in the claim was negligent or at fault for the claimant’s damage, loss or injury.

Investigator: Wanda Luttrell
wanda.luttrell@ky.gov
Assists other investigators, performing similar tasks.