For Immediate Release:
October 25, 2024
Contact:
Zach Fletcher
[email protected]
Governor Kelly Announces
Administration Appointments
TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced 11 appointments to the following council, commissions, and boards.
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Purpose: Advocates for and facilitates equal access to quality, coordinated, and comprehensive services that enhance the quality of life for Kansans who are deaf and hard of hearing.
- Matt Gwynn, Olathe
- Janna Wiesner, Bonner Springs
- Kim Hendricks, Garden City (reappointment)
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.
State Building Advisory Commission
Purpose: Evaluate and select a short list of firms to be interviewed by user agencies for capital improvement projects.
State Historic Sites Board of Review
Purpose: The Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review is a group of professionals from various fields who meet to review and recommend nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and the Register of Historic Kansas Places. It also awards preservation planning and rehabilitation grants.
- Ryan McDonald, Council Grove
- Sarah Holder, Olathe
Fire Service Training Commission
Purpose: Provide for a traveling instruction service to train firefighters in the jurisdictions of this state requesting such instruction.
- Darin Myers, Hays (reappointment)
- Bonnie Johnson, Lawrence
- Bill Waln, Hutchinson
Kansas Children’s Cabinet
Purpose: Assists the governor in developing and implementing a coordinated, comprehensive service delivery system to serve the children and families of Kansas.
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