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*For Immediate Release:    *     
April 15, 2025
          
*Contact:    *     
Grace Hoge
[email protected]

Governor Kelly Announces
Administration Appointments

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TOPEKA *– Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday 12 appointments to the following boards, commissions, and council.

*_State Board of Pharmacy
_**Purpose: *To license and register entities conducting business relating to the practice of pharmacy and to protect public health and welfare against unauthorized practice of pharmacy.


* Janine Ohler, Manhattan
* Joanna Robinson, Lawrence
* Lucinda Noches Talbert, Kansas City (reappointment)

*_REACH Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors
_**Purpose: *To advance equity and health care coverage and ensure that all underserved people in the community have quality health care.


* Sharla Smith, Overland Park (reappointment)

*_Kansas Board of Healing Arts
_**Purpose: *To ensure health care professionals meet certain qualifications to protect the public from incompetent practice by individuals who have been credentialed to practice in Kansas.


* Monica Murnan, Girard

*_Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training
_**Purpose: *To oversee law enforcement training under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act and provide accredited instruction for full-time police and law officers.


* John Merchant, Hiawatha

*_Kansas Human Trafficking Advisory Board
_**Purpose: *To explore the issues of human trafficking in Kansas.


* Carole Cadue-Blackwood, Lawrence

*_Kansas State Fair Board
_**Purpose: *To oversee the showcase of Kansas agriculture, commerce, and industry, providing education and entertainment to all Kansans.


* Kathy Brazle, Chanute (reappointment)
* Ann Sankey, Andale

*_Advisory Commission for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
_**Purpose: *To consult with and advise the secretary of health and environment on matters relating to children with special health care needs.


* Melissa Hodges, Berryton

*_Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
_**Purpose: *To develop recommendations and advise the department of health and environment on matters related to palliative care initiatives and the palliative care consumer and professional information and education program.


* Kate Shoemaker, Olathe

*_Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission
_**Purpose: *To recommend qualified individuals for appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court.


* Ebony Clemons, Wichita (reappointment)

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