Office of the Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney

			Gail Whitt was born and raised in Cleveland, Oh and moved to Kentucky to attend college at Eastern Kentucky University. After completing her studies with a major in Corrections, Gail began her professional career with the Kentucky Corrections Cabinet and worked in both prison and community settings. She was recruited by the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney in 1987 and served for the next 15 years as Victim Assistance Program Director for the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. The program was recognized as the first comprehensive prosecutor-based program in Kentucky and became the model program for Kentucky prosecutors.
			Christie Coffman is from Winder, GA, but has lived in Lexington for most of her life. She is a graduate of Lafayette High School and has worked in the court system since 2005. Christie joined our team in 2013 and is currently our Discovery Administrator.
			Morgan Tackett is originally from Florida, but she has lived in Lexington since she was a young child. Morgan received her Associates of Science Degree in 2014 from Sullivan University, and has worked in the court system since 2008, joining our team in 2015. Morgan is currently our Office Administrator. She is a supervisor of the Office Support Staff and manages the daily operations of the Office.
			Chris Mattingly was born and raised in Lebanon, Ky and moved to Lexington in 2016 to receive an Associate’s of Applied Science from Bluegrass Community Technical College. Chris currently serves as the Technology Manager. Chris’ role at our office is to assist staff with technology related issues, manage equipment, operate the security system, and to assist the support staff. Chris joined our office in January 2019.
			Whitney Turner joined our office in February 2022. Whitney was born in Cynthiana Kentucky, and has lived in Lexington for six years. Whitney works to make the daily processes as smooth as possible for her coworkers by directing phone calls, greeting visitors, filing documents, and keeping case information organized and up to date.
			Alexandra Rojas was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a daughter of immigrants who came from Mexico City, Mexico in search of a better life for themselves and their family. Alexandra has participated and volunteered at the Latino and Leadership College Experience where students from sophomore-senior year of high school in the central KY area get to spend a week at BCTC to experience what college life is like, apply for scholarships and help them with a career path. Alexandra has worked in the court system since 2019. Prior to coming to our office, she worked as a deputy clerk at the Fayette County Circuit Criminal Division to the Circuit Court Judges. Alexandra joined our team in March 2022 as Support Staff.
			Jeimarie Morales is from Fort Knox, Kentucky. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2022 with a bachelors degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. While at the University of Kentucky she was a member of the International Village, Student Activities board, and was a Resident Advisor. Jeimarie joined our team in June 2022 as support staff and helps the office by filing and keeping court documents up to date, assisting attorneys with note taking when attending court, answering and directing phone calls, and greeting guests as they come in.