Jennifer Price, Executive Director
Dr. Jennifer Price grew up in Hopkins County (Earlington), Kentucky and attended South Hopkins High School. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Transylvania University then earned a master’s and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Arkansas. She completed a predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Dartmouth Medical School and the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. She taught in the psychology department at Georgetown College for 20 years, recently serving as the institution’s Teaching and Learning Center Director.
Dr. Price (Jen) was a Governor’s Scholar at the Murray State campus in 1992. Since her scholar summer, Jen has held every position in the GSP: RA, Head RA, office staff, faculty, Associate Campus Director, and Campus Director. She has served as the Academic Dean since 2023 and became the Executive Director in 2024, totaling over 20 years with the GSP. She is also a mother of two: the oldest was a 2021 scholar at GSP-Centre and her youngest attends Scott County High School. Jen and her family live in Georgetown.
Doug Draut, President of the GSP Foundation
Mr. Draut, a native of Louisville, is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University (AS and BS) and Webster University (MA). Having spent the first twenty years of his career in the corporate world with Thomas Industries, Vest Advertising, Robinson Nugent and 3M, he then transitioned his career to the nonprofit sector. Mr. Draut started his career in fundraising with the Cedar Lake Foundation (Louisville) and then spent 11 years at Centre College (Danville) before heading to Berry College (Rome, GA). Mr. Draut carries responsibility for all aspects of administration and donor development for the GSP Foundation. His family consists of his wife Maureen, daughters Alexis (GSP alumnae ‘12) and Hannah, two dogs (Jett and Clover), and Mouse the cat.
Erin Byrd, Fiscal Officer
Born in Paducah, Erin is from the Western tip of Kentucky. One of her biggest joys is having lived in a variety of areas in our Commonwealth. Erin attended the University of the Cumberlands in Appalachia where she earned a Bachelor Degree in English Education. Erin moved on to earn additional advanced degrees. She holds a Master of Arts in School Counseling from Morehead State University, and a Master of Science in Library, Informatics, and Technology in Education from Western Kentucky University.
Erin was a scholar at Bellarmine University in 2011. She returned to GSP in 2014 to work as an R.A. and held a variety of positions including office staff and faculty member through the 2019 summer. Erin spent 8 years working in Jefferson County Public Schools as a classroom teacher and an Administrator. She continues to teach within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System as an adjunct to keep her passion for teaching and shaping our future leaders alive. She returned to GSP to work in the Frankfort office full time in 2024.
Maureen Draut
In 1990, Maureen moved to Louisville from her native Chicago. She is presently pursuing a Master of Social Work degree at the University of Louisville after earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University. Maureen's lifelong passion and focus has been improving everyone's quality of life and making a positive impact on the world. She has devoted her career to working for charitable institutions, including Seven Counties Services, Wilderness Trace, Heritage Hospice, and CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates). She is now thrilled to be employed by the Governor's Scholars Program, where she works behind the scenes to ensure the GSP maintains its high quality.
Maureen is married to Doug and they have two daughters, Hannah (who currently resides in Nashville with her husband Logan) and Alexis (a 2012 Scholar). Maureen and Doug live in Louisville with their two dogs, Jett and Clover, and a mischievous cat named Mouse. In her spare time, she enjoys working in the yard and visiting vintage flea markets.
Jenny Garcia
Jenny is originally from Ross, OH, just outside of Cincinnati. Following in her family’s footsteps, she attended Centre College in Danville where she received a B.A. in Elementary Education and then made the move to Kentucky to stay. She worked for the Governor’s Scholars Program Frankfort office for several years before completing her Masters Degree in School Counseling from Spalding University and transitioning to work as an Elementary and Middle School Counselor in Louisville. Since the summer of 2010, Jenny has worked on a GSP campus in several capacities, most recently as an Associate Campus Director. She returned to the GSP Frankfort office in 2025, and currently lives in Louisville with her husband and 2 daughters.
Susan Morrow-Dickerson, Technology
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Helen Stringer, Director of Opperations, Application & Selection Coordinator
Helen is a Bullitt County native that participated in the Governor's Scholars Program (GSP) on the Murray State University campus in 2010. Graduating from North Bullitt High School in 2011, she continued her education at Western Kentucky University (WKU) earning a B.S. in Elementary Education in 2015. In the years following, Helen earned an M.S. in Library, Informatics and Technology Education from WKU and a Teacher Leader: English as Second Language M.A. from the University of the Cumberlands. Before joining the GSP Frankfort staff full-time in 2024, Helen worked for Jefferson County Public Schools as an elementary teacher and Library Media Specialist.
While pursuing educational degrees and teaching full-time, Helen also spent her summers working for the GSP. In 2013, Helen started working for the Program as a resident advisor. For ten years, she returned in various roles, serving as a Head RA, member of the office staff, and Associate Campus Director. Currently, Helen resides in Louisville with her family.
Robin Williams-Neal
The daughter of missionaries, Robin spent most of her early life living in Brazil before settling in Louisville, KY. She graduated from Ballard High School in 2007 before attending Transylvania University in Lexington. In 2011, she received her B.A. in a self designed major entitled Religious Studies and the HIstory of Music from Transylvania University. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, Robin moved to England to attend Graduate school at Durham University where she received her M.A. in Biblical Studies and specialized in researching the Dead Sea Scrolls. She returned to the United States and began working in the non-profit sector in Louisville. She recently received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Spalding University in Louisville.
Robin was a scholar on the GSP-Morehead campus in 2006 and has been a full-time employee of the program since the spring of 2018. Robin lives in Louisville with her dog, a beagle mix named MIlli.
Addison Woods
Addison grew up in Bardstown, Ky., “America’s Most Beautiful Small Town.” She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Louisville, double majoring in Management and Marketing. A Governor’s Scholar at Morehead State University in 2021, Addison joined the Frankfort office in 2024. As she prepares for her upcoming wedding, she looks forward to making Frankfort her new home.