Gov. Matt Bevin has made the following appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions:
Gary Dan Griffith, Mary Bartlett Broecker, and Dr. Melissa Chastain have been appointed to the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television.
Griffith, of Owensboro, is chief executive officer for the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. He will serve for a term expiring June 30, 2021.
Broecker, of LaGrange, is an active community volunteer and chairperson of internal affairs for the Oldham County Chamber of Commerce. She will serve for a term expiring June 30, 2021.
Chastain, of Anchorage, is an associate dean at Spalding University. She will serve for the remainder of an unexpired term ending June 30, 2018.
The Kentucky Authority for Educational Television is composed of nine members: five members appointed by the Governor and four other members (including the chief state school officer, a representative of the Department of Education, a representative of the University of Kentucky and a representative of the state universities). The Authority was created in 1962 to govern and operate Kentucky Educational Television (KET), the largest PBS network in the nation.
Shelley Park, Olivia Davis, and Teresa Trimble Hail have been appointed to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority Board of Directors and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation Board of Directors.
Shelley Park, of Richmond, is a retired executive director for retention and graduation at Eastern Kentucky University. She will serve for a term expiring July 15, 2021.
Davis, of Lexington, is an assurance and audit manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. She will serve for a term expiring July 15, 2021.
Trimble Hail, of Somerset, is president of DC Trimble, Inc. She will serve for a term expiring July 15, 2021.
Kenneth Edward Allen and Paul Bryan Horn have been appointed to the Kentucky Reclamation Guaranty Fund Commission.
Kenneth Edward Allen, of White Plains, is a banker at First United Bank. He will represent persons with a background in insurance and banking industries with knowledge of the coal industry and serve for a term expiring July 1, 2021.
Paul Bryan Horn, of Prestonsburg, is president of Booth Energy. He will represent mid-size operators and serve for a term expiring July 1, 2021.
The Kentucky Reclamation Guaranty Fund Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Governor. The Commission is the key decision maker for the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. The Commission reviews all applications for membership, determines eligibility, grants and denies memberships, assigns and revises membership ratings and revokes memberships when necessary. It also suspends or reinstates tonnage fees, secures audits and actuarial studies, authorizes expenditures and reports to the Governor.
From Governor’s Office Communications