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Gov. Bevin makes appointments to boards and commissions

Includes Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2017) — Gov. Matt Bevin has made appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.

Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities:

  • Stephanie Rae Turner, of Owensboro, is a resident services coordinator for the Housing Authority of Owensboro. Turner will represent parents/guardians of children with developmental disabilities. She will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • Joseph Eugene Miller, of Bowling Green, is retired. Miller will represent parents/guardians of children with developmental disabilities. He will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • Lanta Willow Wright, of McDaniels, is a student at Breckinridge County High School. McDaniels will represent individuals with developmental disabilities. She will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • David William DeSanctis, of Louisville, is an inspirational speaker. DeSanctis will represent individuals with developmental disabilities. He will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • Laureen Mary Vassil, of Lexington, is a nurse at the University of Kentucky’s Children Hospital. Vassil will represent parents/guardians of children with developmental disabilities. She will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • Sherry Lynn Pickett, of Russell Springs, is a substitute teacher at Russell County Schools. Pickett will represent parents/guardians of children with developmental disabilities. She will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • Joe L. Cowan, of Monticello, is an instructional specialist/ADA coordinator. Cowan will represent individuals with developmental disabilities. He shall serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.
  • Sherry S. Sanders, of Somerset, serves a unique and federally required role on the council, where at least one member of the council must be “an individual with a developmental disability who resides or previously resided in an institution or an immediate relative or guardian of such individual. She will serve for a term expiring July 16, 2019.

Breast Cancer Advisory Committee:

  • Kayla Combs, of Hazard, is a rural project manager at the Kentucky Office of Rural Health Care. Combs will represent the Kentucky Office of Rural Health Care. She will serve for a term expiring July 31, 2020.

Board of Professional Geologists:

  • Mark Frederick Sweet, of Richmond, is a geologist and land surveyor for Shield Environmental Associates. Sweet will represent geologists. He will serve for a term expiring July 14, 2020.