Our Committee

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Major: International Studies

Luke is a rising senior studying international studies and pursuing a masters in diplomacy. This is his third year on committee and he previously served on the Marketing and Morale committees. He is so excited to lead Morale and spread DanceBlue across the Commonewealth.

Hometown: Henderson, KY

Major: Human Health Sciences Pre-Med

Although I am from Kentucky, I was not familiar with DanceBlue until I came to campus. I was exposed to DB through my sorority and decided to participate as a dancer for DB 22. My first marathon was life-changing; everything about DB aligned with my personal aspirations for why I wanted to be a physician. After the marathon, I applied to be on the Corporate Committee, for I wanted to have a year-long impact for the kids in our clinic! This committee correlated with my previous business experiences through my family’s catering company and my parents’ entrepreneurial spirits. I have a passion for donation solicitation and was enthusiastic about the Corporate Committee’s Silent Auction. For DB 24, I was awarded the Corporate Events Coordinator position and oversaw the planning and execution of the 2023 Silent Auction. The Corporate Committee has been my home within DB! I am honored to lead this committee for the 20th year of DanceBlue! I look forward to fostering leadership within this organization, spreading Jarrett Mynear’s mission throughout the Commonwealth, and building long lasting corporate relationships!
If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, wanting to donate an item for the 2024 Silent Auction, or have general inquiries about what a partnership with DB has to offer, please reach out!

My journey with DanceBlue began through a mini-marathon at Lafayette High School. This experience taught me about the mission of DanceBlue and the overwhelming joy that exists within this organization, and my love for DanceBlue has only grown since then. I knew wanted to be involved with DanceBlue as soon as I chose to attend UK, and participated in DB22 as a dancer my freshman year. After my first marathon and witnessing the magic of DanceBlue firsthand, I decided to apply for a coordinator position on the Dancer Relations team. For the past two years I have served as the Returning Teams Coordinator and the Dancer Outreach Coordinator, and I could not be more exited to serve as the Dancer Relations Chair for DB25!

The passion and dedication of our dancers and supporters inspires me every day, and I am honored to work alongside them to have a successful year for the most deserving kids and families. If you’re interested in becoming a dancer or starting a team, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Hometown: Paintsville, KY

Major: Kinesiology, Pre-PA

I was first introduced to DanceBlue’s tradition, reputation, and impact in early high school. Through social media, I watched as several UK students from my area posted their fundraising efforts, danced in the marathon, and served on committees. I became inspired by DanceBlue’s mission and knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. Upon coming to UK, I danced on my sorority’s freshman team in the 2022 marathon, and it was then that I fell in love with DanceBlue. During the 2022 marathon, it was evident that I not only wanted, but needed to do more to support clinic families and create more joyful moments for these ever deserving patients. I served on the Family Relations Committee for DanceBlue 2023, and it was one of the greatest, most rewarding experiences I have had to date. Seeing the resilience and unwavering strength of clinic patients and families is truly inspiring and is what pushed me to the role I am in today as Family Relations Chair for DanceBlue 2024 and 2025. What I love most about DanceBlue is its story–past, present, and future–coming together to ensure that the life and legacy of Jarrett Mynear is never forgotten and that joy continues to prevail.

‘Til the battle is won!

Hometown: Lexington, KY
Major: Nursing

My journey with DanceBlue began in high school when I attended my first Mini Marathon. The Moralers’ overwhelming joy and enthusiasm led me to want to further my involvement in college, and brought me to UK. I was a Team Captain for my first DanceBlue Marathon in 2023, an experience that allowed me to truly connect and fall in love with DB. To further this connection, I applied for a committee position and was fortunate enough to be the Team Fundraising Coordinator in 2024! Connecting the campus population with the Lexington community has been the highlight of my college career, and I cannot wait to continue spreading the mission of this organization as the 2025 Fundraising Chair!

If you have any questions on how-to donate or fundraise for DB, please reach out to me!!

Hometown: Shelbyville, KY

Major: Marketing & Integrated Strategic Communications

Growing up in Kentucky, I had always heard of the impact UK students were making through DanceBlue. Despite my hometown not having a Mini Marathon, I was determined to be a part of DanceBlue’s mission as soon as I got to UK’s campus my freshman year. That desire was realized when I served my sorority as the Polished Diamonds’ team captain for DB22. After those life-altering 24 hours, I decided I would continue to use my skillet to better love, serve, and care for Kentucky’s kids and their families as they walk through the unimaginable. As a sophomore, I was a Graphic Design Coordinator on the DB23 marketing team. Last year, I hand-designed and sold all of DB24’s merchandise as the Merchandise Coordinator. Now, it is my honor to follow the examples of DanceBlue leaders before me as I manage my incredibly talented team to promote the 20th Anniversary DanceBlue Marathon. My favorite aspect of DanceBlue is that it continues to reverse the narrative you’d expect a childhood cancer to write. DanceBlue trades gloom for gladness, loneliness for community, grieving for dancing, and pain for JOY! This beautiful exchange of darkness for light will be the foundation of DB25’s marketing efforts.

If you have any suggestions to improve DanceBlue’s podcast, merchandise, social media, or branding, please contact me. I’d love to hear from you!

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Major: Architecture

Minor: Historic Preservation

DanceBlue began in my life my first semester of college at the University of Kentucky. I was told so much about what the organization was and how amazing the work is by former mini marathons chairs Cliff York and Isaac Sutherland. I quickly indulged in the annual 5k and danced my freshman year for DB22. Having such a life changing experience my first marathon, I joined my sophomore year as a committee member on morale, and last year I had the opportunity to serve as a mini marathons coordinator for DB24! I am beyond ecstatic to continue growing mini-marathons across the Commonwealth to help aid our clinic. I have the best opportunity to work with the greatest people and community leaders across the state of Kentucky! This past year has taught me so much and I cannot wait to continue raising funds and awareness to support our families, kiddos, and the clinic.

If you or someone you know would be interested in hosting a Mini-Marathon or DanceBlue fundraiser at an elementary school, middle school, high school, or even college, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Hometown: Richmond, KY
Major: Psychology

I had the honor of first being introduced to DanceBlue when I was 15, at my high school’s mini marathon – shoutout Madison Central! DanceBlue was a huge reason why I chose to come to UK, and knew I wanted to be involved with the organization in any way I could as a freshman. I joined my sorority’s freshman team, and was a dancer in DB ‘22. Being a part of my first UK marathon was a feeling I’ll never forget! From there, I decided to apply for committee and served on the Operations committee during DB ‘23. After my first year on committee, I was ready to take my involvement a step further. With a newfound passion for Ops, I decided to apply for the role of Volunteer Coordinator for DB ‘24. Serving as Volunteer Coordinator allowed me to work with hundreds of UK students, faculty, and community members, and see the joy of DanceBlue inspire people to serve our organization. This year, I have the privilege of serving as the Operations Chair for DB ‘25, which is certainly a full-circle undertaking for me. My love for DanceBlue, its clinic, and our kiddos and families has only grown over these past six years. It is my hope that I will be able to play a small part in celebrating the life and legacy of Jarrett Mynear and bringing hope to KY’s kiddos during this 20th anniversary of DanceBlue.

‘Til the battle is won!

Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY

Major: Marketing

Minor: Spanish

From the moment I was introduced to DanceBlue as I watched my sister participate in the virtual marathon in 2021, I knew that when I attended the University of Kentucky, I wanted to be fully immersed in the community of what the marathon is! From dancing my freshman year, being a member on the Programming committee my sophomore, Internal Marathon Coordinator my junior, and now finishing my last year at UK as the Programming Chair, I am utterly grateful for what DanceBlue 2025 will bring! DanceBlue is more than a 24 hour dance marathon. DanceBlue is joy, and highlights the strength of super heroes in the clinic. Programming is a chance to express creativity, and brings an element of imagination to the marathon. It is more than costumes and games, but a way to allow dancers to feel nostalgia, and partake in activities they played when they were kiddos. It is more than logistics of finding ways to move 800+ dancers around the concourse each hour! It allows for the dancers to interact with the families and crowd that come to the marathon, and ignites a way for people to bond, and utilize teamwork to power through the 24 hours, meeting so many amazing people along the way.

DanceBlue has been the biggest gift I have been able to receive from my undergraduate experience at the University of Kentucky, and I CANNOT wait to celebrate 20 years of seeing JOY PREVAIL during DB’25!

Hometown: Lexington, KY

Major: Computer Science

As a Freshman at Henry Clay High School, I joined my school’s Mini-Marathon with a group of friends. I spent two years on Henry Clay’s Operations Committee, and then became a chair. I naturally applied for committee at UK in 2021 and was accepted as App and Web Coordinator where I led development on DanceBlue’s new app and website for three years. As tech chair,  I lead a committee of twelve amazing people who create videos, take photos, and build software that showcases all that DanceBlue is.

If you have any questions about video or photo production, the app, the website, or any content produced for marathon, you can reach out to me!

‘Till the Battle is Won!