Gov. Bevin makes appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 2, 2017) – Gov. Matt Bevin today made the following appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions:

David Andrew Edward, Sherry Diann Redmon, Randy Edward Vanhook, Michael William Jacobs, Cheryl Creech Kersey, Christopher Robert Tyler and Robert Finley Messick have been appointed to the High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee.

• David Andrew Edward, of La Grange, is a professor and professional environmental engineer. He will represent the Kentucky Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.
• Sherry Diann Redmon, of Russell Springs, is co-owner and operator of Red-Sun Homes, Inc. She will represent the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.
• Randy Edward Vanhook, of Somerset, is a project manager for Green Mechanical Construction, Inc. He will represent the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.
• Michael William Jacobs, of Lexington, is an architect. He will represent the design and construction industry involved in public works contracting and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.
• Cheryl Creech Kersey, of Louisville, is an architect. She will represent the Kentucky Society of the American Institute of Architects and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.
• Christopher Robert Tyler, of Lexington, is CEO of Thermal Equipment Sales. He will represent the American Society of the Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.
• Robert Finley Messick, of Frankfort, is executive director of the Kentucky Ready Mixed Concrete Association. He will represent the Kentucky Ready Mixed Concrete Association and serve for a term expiring Aug. 22, 2018.

The High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee is charged with establishing the criteria for the high-performance building standards and the benchmarks by which those standards will be measured. The Committee researches cost-effective, energy-saving, recycled and renewable energy sources, and other green methods of construction for state and local high-performance building design, construction, maintenance and operation.