On the Boards: July 2015

By The Lane Report Staff

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Steven J. Stack, an emergency physician practicing in Lexington, has been sworn in as president of the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest physician organization. Bruce A. Scott, a Louisville otolaryngologist, has been elected vice speaker for the AMA’s House of Delegates. Scott currently serves as speaker for the Kentucky Medical Association and as chair of the board of the Greater Louisville Medical Society.

CENTRAL KENTUCKY AG CREDIT

Mary-Lynn Hinkel has been elected to serve on the board of directors for Central Kentucky Ag Credit. Hinkel is a director with the Lexington accounting firm of Barr, Anderson & Roberts.

COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

n Kitty McKune, LaTonya V. Phillips, Troy Ransdell
and Mark McWane have been elected to serve as board members for Coalition for the Homeless, a Louisville nonprofit organization.

FAYETTE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

John M.  Spires has been selected to serve as a member of the Fayette County Bar Association board of directors. Spires is an attorney with Dinsmore & Shohl.

FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU

The following have been named to the board of directors for the Fayette County Farm Bureau: President – Larry Swetnam; Vice President – Sean Millard; Secretary –
Brennan Gilkison; Treasurer – John Tucker; At-Large – Jill Mahan; Women’s Chair – Edie Swetnam; and Young Farmer – Patrick McNutt. Directors: Bonnie Eads, Maner Ferguson, Harry Graves, Walter Hillenmeyer, Gary Hilliard, John James, Robert James III, Phil Meyer, Joe Nallia, Cody Rakes, Patrick Robinson, Jody Sparks, Stuart Turlington, Billy Van Pelt, Stacy
Vincent, Kevin Welsh, Jason Whitis and Bill Witt.

HAZARD COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Joel C. Brashear has been appointed to the board of directors at Hazard Community and Technical College. Brashear, of Hyden, is a community outreach and business development officer with Hyden Citizens Bank.

KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

The following individuals have been named to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System board of regents for 2015: Chair – Porter G. Peeples Sr., Urban League of Lexington, Lexington; Vice Chair – Marcia L. Roth, Mary Byron Project, Louisville; Secretary – Carolyn E. “Betsy” Flynn, Community Financial Services Bank, Murray; Ginger M. Carroll, Hazard Community and Technical College, Chavies; Robert G. Cooper, public finance (retired), Newport; Angela Fultz, Maysville Community and Technical College, Morehead; Gail R. Henson, Bellarmine University, Louisville; Mary R. Kinney, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro; Barry K. Martin, Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky, Lexington; Shawn S. Payne, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro; Tiffany L. Quinlan,  Hazard Community and Technical College, Hazard; Donald R. Tarter, Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment and Tarter Wood projects, Dunnville; Doris C. Thomas, Commonwealth Health Corp., Bowling Green; and Ebenezer Yankey, Henderson Community College, Morganfield.

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Gary Greene has been appointed as a member of the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission. Greene, of Greenup, is retired.

KENTUCKY OPERA

Kentucky Opera has announced its 2015-2016 board of trustees: President – Williams A. Blodgett Jr.; Secretary – Christopher W.D. Jones; Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair – John Sweeney; David Armstrong, Ruth Atkins, Turney Berry, Jane Boyer, Derek Burcham, Ann E. Georgehead, Lawrence Gettleman, Matthew Hamel, Paula Harshaw, Cary Hearn, Karla Hopkins, John Hudson, Thomas A. Jones, Christy Stoll Kramer, Henry H. Kuehn, Dianne Lee, Adele Leight, Mary Celeste Lerman, Shawn P. Malone, Celia Manlove, David Mateja, Michael McNalley, Greg Miller, Thomas P. O’Brien III, Janet Reilly, Renee Reynolds, Jon Sanders, Ann Schell, Duane Schrader, Eric Scott,  Anita Streeter, Gail B. Tway, Abby Weleski, Maria White, Richard Whipple, Ernest Williams and Joy Yudofsky.

KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Bob Patterson has been named president of the Kentucky Society of CPAs. Patterson is the founder and president of Patterson & Co. CPAs in Louisville.

LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD

Richard Moloney has been named to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport board of directors, the governing body for Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport. Moloney serves as council member at-large for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

LEXINGTON FORUM

Greg Parsons has been elected to the board of directors of the Lexington Forum, an organization dedicated to the discussion and analysis of community and regional issues.  Parsons is office executive member of the Lexington Stites & Harbison office and a member (partner) of the firm, based in the construction service group.

LOUISVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU COMMISSION

Brad Pernaw has been appointed to serve on the Greater Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau Commission, the policy-making body of the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau. Pernaw is development director of Fourth Street Live!, a dining and entertainment complex in downtown Louisville.

LOUISVILLE SPORTS COMMISSION

The Louisville Sports Commission has appointed eight new members to its board of directors: J. Duffy Baker Jr., Chase Commercial Banking; Winston Bennett
Van Zandt, Emrich & Cary; James Brammell, Louisville Water Co.; Cornelius Coryell II, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLC; John Cox, Kentucky Speedway; Philip Poindexter, Stock Yards Bank & Trust; John P. Hollenbach, Hollenbach Oakley Development, and Lannette R. VanderToll, KentuckyOne Health.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL APPRENTICESHIP DIRECTORS 

Michael Donta, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s deputy commissioner of workplace standards, has been chosen as president of the National Association of State and Territorial Apprenticeship Directors.

SOCIETY OF MINING, METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION

Steve Gardner, president and CEO of Lexington-based ECSI LLC, is serving as 2015 president of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. SME is a professional society with over 15,000 members in 100 countries representing scientists, engineers and professionals serving the minerals and mining industries.

THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES OF AMERICA

Nathan McCauley has been appointed to the board of directors for Thoroughbred Charities of America. McCauley, a native of Lexington, owns and manages the Providence Auto Group in Nashville, Tenn.

WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Ardis D. Hoven has been elected as the first female chair of the World Medical Association. Hoven is a retired University of Kentucky professor. She has served as chair of the American Medical Association delegation to the WMA for the past few years and now will serve a two-year term as chair of the WMA. The WMA is the international organization representing physicians from 111 national medical associations.