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Gov. Beshear makes appointments to boards and commissions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2015) – Governor Steve Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions:

Gov. Beshear has appointed Tiffany N. Yeast as a member of the Kentucky Heritage Council, to serve for a term expiring Aug. 6, 2019.

  • Tiffany N. Yeast, of Harrodsburg, is a human resources administrator at the Kentucky School for the Deaf. She replaces Jenny G. Stringer, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following as members of the Kentucky Heritage Council to serve for terms expiring Aug. 6, 2019:

  • Christopher James Black, of Paducah.
  • Helen W. Dedman, of Harrodsburg, who will continue to serve as vice chair.

Gov. Beshear has appointed William Mark McGinley as a member of the Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship Board, to serve for a term expiring March 13, 2017.

  • William Mark McGinley, of Louisville, is a civil engineering professor at the University of Louisville. He represents postsecondary education interests. The appointment replaces Mickey R. Wilhelm, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has appointed the following as members of the KASPER Advisory Council, to serve for terms expiring Nov. 4, 2019:

  • Karen Engels Shay, of Clearfield, is a dentist and represents dentists. She replaces Katherine L. King, whose term has expired
  • Tyrus Michael White Jr., of London, is a physician at Baptist Health. He represents oncologists. The appointment replaces Corazon A. Veza, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following as members of the KASPER Advisory Council, to serve for terms expiring Nov. 4, 2019:

  • William Craig Denham, of Maysville, representing general practitioners.
  • Laxmaiah Manchikanti, of Paducah, representing specialists in pain medicine.
  • Mary Helen Davis, of Louisville, representing psychiatrists. Dr. Davis shall continue to serve as chair of the council.
  • Sandra Pierre Thornbury, of Pikeville, representing pharmacists. Thornbury shall continue to serve as vice chair of the council.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Brent Stringer as a member of the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board.

  • Brent Stringer, of Ledbetter, is employed by the city of Paducah. He shall serve for a term expiring Aug. 9, 2020. The appointment replaces Terry Glenn Mott, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Gary Wayne Adkins as a member of the Sandy Hook City Council.

  • Gary Wayne Adkins, of Sandy Hook, is a business owner.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Darrell L. Link as a member of the Center for Pollution Prevention Board of Directors, to serve for a term expiring July 15, 2018.

  • Darrell L. Link, ofWilliamstown, is executive director, Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts. He represents members at large. The appointment replaces Joyce M. Evans, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Susan Kaye Edington as a member of the Kentucky Board of Education.

  • Susan Kaye Edington, of Madisonville, is a teacher and program coordinator at Murray State University. She represents the 1stSupreme Court District. The appointment replaces Jonathan Vince Parrent, who resigned.  Dr. Edington shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term ending April 14, 2018.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following as members of the Kentucky State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children, to serve for terms expiring Aug. 8, 2018:

  • Vickie L. Nicholson, of Manchester, representing teachers.
  • Leisa Carol Hutchison, of  Bowling Green, representing parents.
  • Stella Wilson Smith, of Danville, representing parents.
  • Michael Allen Armstrong , of Louisa, representing local education officials.
  • Jennifer Kumari Tucker, of Louisville, representing parents.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following as members of the State Plumbing Code Committee:

  • James William Gibson, of Benton, representing the Associated General Contractors. Gibson shall serve for a term expiring Jan. 31, 2017.
  • Aaron Hill Pierce, of Brandenburg, representing the Kentucky Mechanical Contractors Association. He shall serve for a term expiring Jan. 31, 2017.
  • Mark Stephen Schmidt, of Owensboro, represents the Home Builders Association of Kentucky. The appointment is for a term expiring May 1, 2017.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Michael Anthony Studer as a member of the Single Family Dwellings Advisory Committee.

  • Michael Anthony Studer, of Wilder, represents the Home Builders Association of Kentucky. He shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2018.

Gov. Beshear has appointed William “Sha” Fister Jr. as a member of the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors.

  • William “Sha” Fister Jr., of Lexington, is a general sales manager and broker with Rector Hayden Realtors. He represents the Kentucky Association of Realtors. The appointment replaces Kevin R. Farris, whose term has expired. Fister shall serve for a term expiring July 15, 2018.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following as members of the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors, to serve for terms expiring July 15, 2018:

  • Leo Kenneth Fister, of Lexington.
  • Mariah Weyland Gratz, of Louisville.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed the following as members of the Kentucky Radon Program Advisory Committee, to serve for terms expiring June 30, 2019:

  • Kyle Eugene Hoylman, of Louisville, representing the Kentucky Association of Radon Professionals.
  • Edward Cornelius Tong, of Owensboro, representing the Home Builders Association of Kentucky.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Jack Dulworth as a member of the Board of Directors of the Louisville Arena Authority and has designated Larry R. Bond, of Louisville, to serve as chair of the board of directors.

  • Jack Dulworth, of Louisville, works in investments with The Dulworth Group. The appointment replaces Larry M. Hayes, who resigned. Dulworth shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term ending Jan. 9, 2018.