Our Officers

Judy Owens

The Lexington Chapter is led by Regent Judy Owens, a 25-year member who has held leadership positions throughout DAR. Judy is proud to be a servant leader to 180 members in a wide array of community service projects. In addition to leading the Lexington Chapter, NSDAR Judy is:

  • State Historian, KSDAR 2022-2025

  • NSDAR National Vice-Chair, Public Relations and Media, East Central Division, The Wright Administration.

  • Joined DAR in 1997. Life member.

  • National DAR Service: Vice-Chair Service to America.; Sustaining Supporter., Heritage Club, Hindman Settlement School. Board Member, Cornerstone Capital Campaign

  • State DAR Service: Registrar 2012, Curator 2010, Chair Public Relations, 2007, 2016, and 2019. American History Chair, 2013. Special Projects Grants, State Scrapbook Chair, 2007, Magazine Ads Chair 2007, 2010. Duncan Tavern Historic Center committees. State By-Laws Committee 2019-2022.

  • Chapter DAR Service: Regent, Lexington Chapter, NSDAR, 2022 - present. Vice-Regent, Lexington Chapter 2019-2022. Registrar, 2011-13. Hazard Chapter, Regent 2004, Vice Regent 2001, Conference delegate. Chair, mask-making committee 2020. Chapter By-Laws Committee. Volunteer Chapter Genealogist. Members Course. GEP I, II, and III.

  • Employed by Steele-Reese Foundation, Appalachian Director. Member, Kentucky Bar Association, Philanthropy Southeast, Kentucky Nonprofit Association. Serves on the board of the Thomas D. Clark Foundation.

  • Education BA in Psychology, University of Kentucky. J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Moot Court President. Journal of Mineral Law and Policy. Bingham Scholar. Mines and Minerals Scholarship Recipient. Murray State University. Master of Fine Arts, 4.0 GPA.

  • Personal: Wife of Dr. Devert J. Owens, II. Member Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal. President, Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky, Inc. Member: Jamestowne Society, Magna Charta Dames and Barons, Daughters of War of 1812, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Colonial Dames XVII Century, Dean-Parker Chapter, National Society Daughters of the Union, and First Families of Tennessee.

Patricia Blackburn. Vice-Regent

Vice-Regent Patricia Blackburn joined the Lexington Chapter in 2006. She has served two terms as Chapter Chaplain and has served on the Nominating Committee.

Pattie has portrayed Nancy Logan, the wife of William Harrison Logan, an early Pulaski County postmaster. The community of Nancy was named for Mrs. Logan. One of the first Kentucky battles of the Civil War occurred in Pulaski County on the Logan's farm. The Mill Springs National Cemetery and the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument are located at Nancy.

In addition to her work with the Lexington Chapter, Pattie has served two terms as President of the Kentucky Society Colonial Dames XVII Century – Sarah Morgan Boone Chapter. She is currently serving as the CDVIIC State Chaplain as well as the past State Chaplain of the Daughters of the American Colonists.