Our Team

Board of Directors

Chair and President
Bill Bond
Dairy Queen Middletown

First Vice President
John Muenks
Woodford Co. Public Schools

Second Vice President
Mary Jo Payne

Treasurer pro tem
Patricia Harkleroad

Secretary
Lisa Sherman

Board Members

George Maloney
GT Auto

Terry Morris
GT Auto

Jesse Mudd
Straw-Boone Doheny Banks Bowman & Mudd, PLLC.

Mike Roberts
Humana

Michael Vanegas
Vanaire

Ex-Officio Members
Sister Regina Bevelacqua

Sister Regina Bevelacqua
Co-Founder/Retired ED
Ursuline Sister, Co-Foundress BA Elementary Education, Ursuline College Louisville, Masters Degree, Cardinal Stritch College in Special Education and Intellectual Disabilities

Mary Jo Payne
Co-Founder, Second Vice President of Board of Directors B.A. Bellarmine University, M.A. University of Louisville, Montessori Diploma Cornell University

Pat Harkleroad
Volunteer and Board Member
H.S. Mary Hughes, Piney Flat, TN B.S. East Tennesee State University, Johnson City, TN
Fifth Year Program - Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY and JCPS Teacher / retired

St. Mary's Center
Executive Staff

Joni Tamalonis
Executive Director
Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from
Spalding University, a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities (BA) from the University of Washington and currently working toward a Doctorate in Social Work (DSW) at the University of Kentucky.

Joanna Katsikas
Program Director
B.S. in Special Education from University of Arkansas, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from Spalding University with an endorsement as a Reading Specialist, and an endorsement in Gifted Education from University of Louisville. Fluent in American Sign Language, a Cub Master (founder for Pack #332).