Carly Buchanan is a native of Morehead, KY. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University in 2016. Prior to joining the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, she worked with juveniles as a Court Designated Worker. She was also an ongoing Social Worker for the Department of Community Based Services in Fayette County. As a Crime Victim Advocate, Carly specializes in cases involving child victims.
			Kimberly Emeric grew up in Lexington, Kentucky where she attended Lexington Christian Academy. Kimberly attended UK and received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Criminology. Most recently, she received a Master of Social Work and a graduate certificate in Child Welfare Practice. While at UK, Kimberly gained experienced working with Lexington families at the Nest and the Family Care Center. She participated in several university programs and is a chapter co-founder of Kentucky’s first multicultural sorority, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Kimberly specializes in burglaries and youthful offender cases.
			Kelsey Ragone is a native of Nicholasville, Kentucky. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky and acquired a Certificate for Diversity and Inclusion Awareness. While in pursuit of her degree, she interned at The Well of Lexington, a program that services survivors of human trafficking and at Central Christian Church, which provides services to community members in need and the homeless population. These internships equipped her to adequately advocate for an array of victims she will encounter in practice but also aided her in understanding the community resources and partnerships that are available locally. Outside of victim advocacy she has a passion for giving back to her community by participating in Seedleaf’s community gardens on the weekends. She believes that her work for the community does not stop after she leaves the office. In her leisure time she enjoys tending to her numerous houseplants, playing pool, being outdoors, and spending time with her pup, Lincoln. Kelsey specializes in elder abuse, robbery, arson, and assault cases.
			Whitney Turner grew up in Cynthiana Kentucky, graduating from Harrison County High School. She attended Maysville Community and Technical College where she became a certified Pharmacy Technician. Whitney started as support staff, then moved into a new role as Restitution Coordinator. That role required her to inform victims of financial crimes of their rights under Marsy’s Law. During that role Whitney was also responsible for creating all Sex Offender Registration forms and ensuring they made their way to court for Sentencing Hearings. Any individual that needed to be added to the Sex Offender Registry, Whitney was responsible for making sure those forms were filled out and entered to the courts. After several months in that role, Whitney then took on Felony Case Director. In this role, she obtained all paperwork and case information from the County Attorney’s office and would then create the case in our system and assign it to a prosecutor and advocate. She would also request any Felony Priors from in state or out of state for Defendant’s with pending criminal charges in our office. Currently, Whitney is a Crime Victim Advocate working solely with Strangulation victims.
			Natalie Painter grew up in Lexington, Kentucky where she attended Lafayette High School. She attended the University of South Carolina as a Capstone Scholar and received a Bachelors of Science in Sociology with a minor in Mathematics. While at USC Natalie gained research experience and worked with women’s rights advocates. She also founded the USC branch of Emergency Contraception for Every Campus and worked with a variety of student and community organizations to get the program running. Natalie specializes in Domestic Violence cases for the Commonwealth.