MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Aundria Burkhart

Aundria Burkhart became a member of the Lexington Division of Police on July 27, 1998 and currently works in the Bureau of Investigations in the Special Victims Section, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit. She was on patrol until she became a detective with the Domestic Violence Unit in January of 2002. The Domestic Violence Unit merged with the Sexual Assault Unit in July of 2009. Detective Burkhart received her bachelors in Social Work from the University of Kentucky and her masters of Social Work from the University of Louisville. Detective Burkhart supervises students working toward their masters or bachelors in Social Work from the University of Kentucky and Asbury University. She is also a Kentucky Law Enforcement Council certified Police Instructor and has taught Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking courses. Detective Burkhart was awarded the Lexington Division of Police Detective of the Year and was selected as the recipient of the Customer Service Award for the 3rd Quarter of 2010. Detective Burkhart has been a member of KWLEN since 2003.