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*For Immediate Release:    *     
August 22, 2024
          
*Contact:    *     
Grace Hoge
[email protected]

Governor Kelly Announces
Administration Appointments

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TOPEKA*— Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced 28 appointments to the following state boards, commissions, councils, and advisory group.

*_Kansas Board of Healing Arts
_*Purpose: To regulate 11 health care professions and ensure these health care professionals meet and maintain certain qualifications to protect the public from incompetent practice, unprofessional conduct, and other proscribed behavior by individuals who have been credentialed to practice in Kansas.


* Stephanie Kuhlmann, Wichita

*_Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
_*Purpose: To determine, advocate for, and promote the best interests of juveniles in Kansas.


* Oletha Faust-Goudeau, Wichita__
* Marquetta Atkins, Wichita (reappointment)__
* Chrishayla Adams, Topeka (reappointment)__
* Beryl New, Topeka (reappointment)__
* Carole Cadue-Blackwood, Lawrence (reappointment)__
* Tyler Williams, Wichita, (reappointment)__
* Angela McHardie, Tecumseh (reappointment) __
* Peggy Pratt, Norton (reappointment)__
* Traci Dotson, Lawrence (reappointment)__
* Melody Pappan, Winfield (reappointment)
* Bruce Johnson, Concordia (reappointment)

*_Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission
_*Purpose: To coordinate, assist, and cooperate with the efforts of Kansas state departments, agencies, and public and private organizations to serve the needs of the Latino community, especially in the areas of culture, education, employment, health, housing, welfare, and recreation.


* Derek Ramos, Garden City

*_Board of Barbering
_*Purpose: To regulate and license the barbering profession.


* Ronnell Jones, Kansas City

*_State Board of Mortuary Arts
_*Purpose: To ensure that licensees perform their professional services in a manner providing maximum protection of the health, safety, and welfare for the people of Kansas.


* Amy Elliot, Overland Park (reappointment)
* Phillip Ziegler, Dodge City (reappointment)
* Craig Boomhower, Dighton (reappointment)
* Robert Steil, Lawrence (reappointment)

*_Board of Accountancy
_*Purpose: To carry out the laws and administrative regulations governing certified public accountants.  The board is also disciplinary and conducts investigations.


* Steve Herron, Topeka__
* Marshal Hull, Augusta__

*_KANSASWORKS State Board
_*Purpose: To oversee and coordinate all employment and training programs and activities and provide information to the governor, legislature, public and private agencies, and the public on matters pertaining to employment and training programs, services, and facilities.


* Page Bachman, Topeka

*_Kansas Sentencing Commission
_*Purpose: To develop a sentencing guideline model or grid based on fairness and equity and provide a mechanism for linking justice and corrections policies.


* Judge Benjamin Sexton, chairperson

*_988 Coordinating Council
_*Purpose: To provide guidance to the Secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and gather feedback to make recommendations for hotline centers, local counties, and municipalities regarding the planning and implementation of the 988 hotline.


* Andrew Brown, Topeka (reappointment)
* Monica Kurz, Shawnee (reappointment)
* Matt Fletcher, Topeka

*_911 Coordinating Council
_*Purpose: To monitor the delivery of 911 services, develop strategies for future enhancements to the 911 system, and distribute available grant funds to public safety answering points.


* Alyssa Boss, Abilene
* Brandon Beck, Emporia (reappointment)
* Krista Amaro, Ford (reappointment)

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