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Appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions:

Appointed Scott Moseley as County Judge/Executive of Mercer County.

Appointed Marcheta Sparrow and Lennon Michalski as members of the Kentucky Arts Council. Reappointed Dior Cotten, naming her as vice-chair. The Governor has named Dr. Everett McCovey as chair.

  • Marcheta Sparrow of Frankfort is a consultant. She replaces Sallie Lanham, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring Nov. 18, 2025.
  • Lennon Michalski of Lexington is an artist. He replaces Andrea Rudloff, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring Nov. 18, 2025.
  • Dior Cotten of Louisville is a strategic consultant at Humana and shall serve for a term expiring Nov. 18, 2025.

Appointed Jane Smith as a member of the Board of Nursing.

  • Jane Smith of Bowling Green is retired. She replaces Christina Johnson, who has resigned and shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2025.

Appointed Grayson Vandegrift as a member of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.

  • Grayson Vandegrift is the mayor of Midway. He replaces Bill Dieruf, who has resigned and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term ending July 1, 2023.

Appointed Cindy Evensen as a member of the Transportation Cabinet Engineering and Engineering-Related Services Selection Committee.

  • Cindy Evensen of Louisville is a teacher at the Archdiocese of Louisville. She replaces Charles Aaron, who has resigned, and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term ending Sep. 1, 2022.

Appointed Dr. Joshua Christensen as a member of the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission.

  • Joshua Christensen of Louisville is an orthopedic surgeon. He replaces Dr. Brock Barnes, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring May 16, 2024.

Appointed Charlotte McCoy as a member of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board. Appointed Russ Meyer as chair.

  • Charlotte McCoy of Lexington is an attorney at Stites & Harbison PLLC. She replaces Carl Breeding, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring July 15, 2024.

Appointed Dr. Beverly Weinhold, Amanda Corzine, Lacretia Dye, and Mae Suramek as members of the Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board.

  • Beverly Weinhold of Louisville is a psychoanalyst and clergywoman. She replaces Lindsey Spivey, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring Sep. 20, 2024.
  • Amanda Corzine of Louisville is a nurse manager at the University of Louisville Hospital. She replaces Traci Downs-Bouchard, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring Sep. 20, 2024.
  • Lacretia Dye of Bowling Green is a professor at Western Kentucky University. She replaces Claudette Patton, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring Sep. 20, 2024.
  • Mae Suramek is the owner of Noodle Nirvana. She replaces Karina Melvin, whose term has expired, and shall serve for a term expiring Sep. 20, 2024.

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