Gretchen Hunt serves as the Director of the Office for Women, where she leads efforts to raise the status of women and gender diverse individuals through education, advocacy and legislation. Previously, Gretchen served as Executive Director of Emerge Kentucky, Director of Victims Advocacy in the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, Staff Attorney for the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs and the Office of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, and Immigration Attorney at the Center for Women and Families. She has taught courses on gender and the law and domestic violence law as an adjunct faculty at the University of Louisville Gender Studies Department and the Brandeis School of Law. Gretchen has over twenty years of experience in legislation, policy, grant writing, fundraising, public speaking, project management, and leadership development and continues to consult at the national level on human trafficking. In 2019, she was recognized for her advocacy on behalf of women and immigrant communities by being inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame and, in 2023, was chosen as a Woman of Distinction by the Center for Women and Families and as Most Admired Woman in Public Service by Today’s Woman.
Gretchen was a founding member of La Casita Center, currently serves on the board of the Governors Scholars Program, and is a Community Liaison on the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. She received her bachelor's degree and juris doctorate from Boston College.