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Governor makes appointment to boards and commissions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2012) – Gov. Steve Beshear has made the following appointment to Kentucky boards and commissions:

Gov. Beshear appointed the following members to the Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy Board to serve for terms expiring Sept. 20, 2016:

Angela M. Adams of Corbin is a human resource associate at Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center. She represents private community-based organizations. The appointment replaces Pearl R. Lefevers, whose term has expired.

Lola Patterson of Leburn is the director of Knott Drug Abuse Council. She represents private community-based organizations. The appointment replaces Margaret A. Pennington, whose term has expired.

Carl L. Boes of Louisville is a senior policy analyst at KARP. He represents the Kentucky Association of Regional Programs. The appointment replaces David M. Ptaszek, whose term has expired.

Ronald J. Rice of Maysville is police chief of the City of Maysville. He represents local tobacco addiction and substance abuse advisory and coordinating boards. The appointment replaces Kenneth B. Bolin, whose term has expired.

Leslie Hall of Elizabethtown is a youth services coordinator at North Hardin High School. She represents Kentucky Family Resource Youth Services Coalition. The appointment replaces Kelly E. Jenkins, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the board to serve for terms expiring Sept. 20, 2016:

Jeffrey Scott Jones of Philpot is Daviess County coroner. He represents local tobacco addiction and substance abuse advisory and coordinating boards.

David H. Sloane of Georgetown is a paramedic and the assistant director of EMS at Georgetown-Scott County EMS.

Connie R. Smith of Waddy is a health program administrator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She represents the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Steven B. Bing of Frankfort is executive director of the Kentucky Public Health Association and Kentucky Health Department Association.

Gov. Beshear appointed the following members to the Kentucky Military Museum Committee to serve for terms expiring Dec. 31, 2015:

Kevin J. Finnegan of Louisville is a retired Army colonel. He represents the Kentucky Historical Society. The appointment replaces Edward M. Coffman, whose term has expired.

Thomas Craig Scott Garrett of Paducah is a retired Army command sergeant major and a history professor at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. He represents the Kentucky Historical Society. The appointment replaces Bobby R. Hazen, whose term has expired.

Denise Ann D’Angelo of Finchville is an attorney for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. She represents the Kentucky Historical Society. The appointment replaces Verna D. Fairchild, whose term has expired.

John M. Trowbridge of Lawrenceburg is command historian for the Kentucky National Guard. He represents the adjutant general. The appointment replaces Connie F. Freeman, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the committee to serve for terms expiring Dec. 31, 2015:

James E. Turpin of Frankfort is retired from the Kentucky Air National Guard. He represents the adjutant general.

Michael A. Sutton of Versailles is a U.S. property and fiscal officer for the Army National Guard. He represents the adjutant general.

Gov. Beshear appointed the following members to the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Board:

Tammy Hammond-Natof of Lexington is a licensed psychologist and behavior analyst. She represents psychologists. The appointment replaces Stanley A. Bittman, whose term has expired. Ms. Hammond-Natof shall serve for a term expiring Oct. 1, 2015.

Gov. Beshear reappointed Scott W. Brinkman to the board to serve for a term expiring Oct. 1, 2015. Brinkman, of Louisville, is an attorney at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. He represents parents.

Gov. Beshear appointed Randy K. Stevens to the Local Distribution Fund Oversight Committee to serve for a term expiring Jan. 1, 2015.

Stevens, of Bedford, is executive director for the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts. He represents the interests of special districts other than school districts. The appointment replaces Russ Harper, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear appointed the following members of the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to serve for terms expiring July 14, 2016:

Martin E. Johnstone of Prospect is a Supreme Court Justice. He represents the Auditor of Public Accounts. The appointment replaces Angela L. Edwards, whose term has expired.

Richard L. Masters of Goshen is an attorney. He represents the Governor. The appointment replaces William L. Knopf, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the Kentucky Foundation for the Arts Board of Trustees to serve for terms expiring Oct. 14, 2016:

Ronald E. Johnson Jr. of Fort Mitchell is an attorney at Schachter, Hendy & Johnson.

Everett D. McCorvey of Lexington is a music professor at the University of Kentucky.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Kimberly G. Sickles to the Kentucky Real Estate Commission to serve for a term expiring Oct. 1, 2016.

Kimberly G. Sickles of Louisville is a realtor at Sickles Inc. Realty. The appointment replaces Glenn Edward Thomas, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has appointed the following members to the Henderson Community College Nominating Commission to serve for terms expiring April 15, 2016:

Malcolm E. Neel III, of Henderson is a CPA at Myriad CPA Group LLC. The appointment replaces Herbert L. McKee, whose term has expired.

Patricia Puttman Coomes of Henderson is the owner of Burns Drilling Supply Inc. The appointment replaces Elizabeth D. Kelsey, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has designated Cecelia S. Watkins as chair of the commission. Watkins, of Henderson, is a retired elementary school teacher.

Gov. Beshear appointed Kayla Combs to the Breast Cancer Advisory Committee to serve for a term expiring July 31, 2016.

Combs, of Hazard, is a rural project manager at UK Center for Rural Health. She represents the Kentucky Office for Rural Health. The appointment replaces Peggy Sue Lewis, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear appointed Eric J. Byrd to the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy to serve for a term expiring July 16, 2014.

Byrd, of Lexington, is a licensed massage therapist at A Touch of Paradise Massage Center. He represents licensed massage therapists. The appointment replaces Holly Anne Barnhill, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following members to the board to serve for terms expiring July 16, 2015:

Cheryl A. Turner of La Grange is a licensed massage therapist at Massage Envy and an administrative assistant at Turner Realty and Management. She represents licensed massage therapists.

Denise M. Logsdon of Louisville is director of the massage therapy program at Spencerian College. She represents owners/directors.

Laurie B. Horsford of Walton is a homemaker. She represents citizens at large.

Gov. Beshear appointed Amtullah A. Khan to the Governance Board of the Lung Cancer Research Project to serve for a term expiring Sept. 25, 2016.

Khan, of Somerset, is a radiation oncologist physician at Cumberland Radiation Oncology. Khan represents the state at large. The appointment replaces Harry W. Carloss, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the board to serve for terms expiring Sept. 25, 2016:

Donald M. Miller of Louisville is a physician and the director of the University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center. He represents the University of Louisville College of Medicine.

– James P. Roach of Midway is a physician at the Midway Center for Integrative Medicine. He represents the state at large. Roach shall serve as chair of the board.

Gov. Beshear appointed the following members to the Jefferson Community and Technical College Nominating Committee to serve for terms expiring April 15, 2016:

Marland P. Cole of Louisville is a fundraiser and communications executive at Simmons College of Kentucky. The appointment replaces Peggy Rinehart, whose term has expired.

Tessa P. McNair of Louisville is a program officer at C.E. and S. Foundation. The appointment replaces Melvin R. Ratchford, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the Kentucky Transportation Center Advisory Board to serve for terms expiring Aug. 10, 2014:

Henry Branham of Winchester is Clark County judge-executive. He represents the Kentucky Association of Counties.

Gary W. Moore of Florence is judge/executive of Boone County. He represents the Kentucky County Judge-Executive Association.

Randall S. Palmer of Winchester is a civil engineer at Palmer Engineering. He represents the Kentucky League of Cities.

Clint Ray Goodin of Pineville,is a civil engineer at Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers. He represents at-large members.

Marwan A. Rayan of Lexington is a civil engineer at Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. He represents at-large members.

Buddy J. Smith of Paducah is retired. He represents at-large members.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the Kentucky Equine Health and Welfare Council to serve for terms expiring Aug. 19, 2016:

Michael J. Blowen of Georgetown is president and founder of Old Friends Inc. He represents organized horse rescue entities.

– Mary Ann Ellison of Mayfield is co-owner of Smith’s Supermarket Inc. She represents members at large.

Gov. Beshear reappointed Samuel B. Vaughn to the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners to serve for a term expiring Sept. 28, 2016.

Vaughn, of Crestwood, is a veterinarian and avian specialist at Veterinary Associates Stonefield.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Rebecca H. Hensley to the Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing Instruments to serve for a term expiring July 31, 2016.

Hensley, of Glasgow, is a hearing aid specialist at Hensley Group Inc. dba Hensley Hearing Aid Center. She represents specialists in hearing instruments. The appointment replaces Steven H. Clark, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear appointed the following members to the Hart-Supported Living Council to serve for the remainder of the unexpired terms ending July 14, 2013:

Debra S. Sharon of Lexington is acting executive director and rural outreach coordinator at Bluegrass Technology Center. She represents family members of a person with a disability. The appointment replaces Rhonda K. Bowling, who has resigned.

Jean A. Isaacs of Lexington is an assistant for Samuel Forrest Isaacs via Supported Living. She represents family members of a person with a disability. The appointment replaces Dewey J. Gripshover.

Jason P. Jones of Lexington is director of community relations at the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. He represents members at large. The appointment replaces Ellen C. Moore, who has resigned.

Phyllis A. Krall of Louisville is retired. She represents professionals and providers. The appointment replaces Robert L. Sterrett, who is deceased.

Gov. Beshear appointed Angela D. Tolley to the Kentucky Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision to serve for a term expiring Sept. 6, 2016

Tolley, of Nicholasville, is retired. She represents members at large. The appointment replaces Eileen A. Recktenwald, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear reappointed the following members to the council to serve for terms expiring Sept. 6, 2016:

Jeff Burton of Frankfort is director of the Division of Local Facilities for the Justice Cabinet. He represents the Executive Branch.

Sherry Peters, of Louisville, represents crime victims.