FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2026) - Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions:

Gov. Beshear has appointed John Graves as the Washington County Property Valuation Administrator.

• John Graves of Springfield replaces Fran Carrico, who has retired.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Candace McGraw to the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership to serve for a term expiring Oct. 1, 2030.

• Candace McGraw of Union is the former CEO of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Rick Queen to the Kentucky Heritage Council to serve for a term expiring March 25, 2028.

• Rick Queen of Lexington is a realtor with Turf Town Properties. He replaces Silas House, who has resigned.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Brookes Pope to the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to serve for a term expiring Sept. 27, 2030.

• Brookes Pope of Louisville is a nonprofit development director. She replaces Bonita Chandler, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Frank Smith, Toni Stringer and Doris Sarr to the Commission on Human Rights to serve for terms expiring Sept. 12, 2029.

• Frank Smith of Louisville is the founder of and senior pastor at Christ's Church for Our Community and the senior vice president and chief operating officer for Simmons College of Kentucky.
• Toni Stringer of Louisville is a retired circuit court judge.
• Doris Sarr of Murray is a consultant and professional grant writer.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Jill Smith and Joseph Nolasco to the Kentucky Board of Architects to serve for terms expiring Oct. 19, 2030.

• Jill Smith of Louisville is an architect and the founder of Civic Consultants Inc.
• Joseph Nolasco of Lexington is an architect and co-founder of Integrity Architecture.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Amy Sohner, Wesley Poole and Stacey Burkhardt to the Agriculture Water Quality Authority. The Governor has reappointed Joseph Sisk.

• Amy Sohner of Lexington is the executive director of Bluegrass Greensource. She replaces Steven Howard, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Oct. 19, 2030.
• Wesley Poole of Lewisport is the owner and daily site manager of Poole Farms. He replaces Megan Bailey-Komar, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Oct. 19, 2030.
• Stacey Burkhardt of Milton is a cattle farmer and product quality coordinator for North American Stainless. She replaces Fred Sipes, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Oct. 1, 2030.
• Joseph Sisk of Hopkinsville is a farmer. He will serve for a term expiring Oct. 1, 2030.

Gov. Beshear has appointed William Brab, David Johnson and Marie Musial to the Kentucky Geological Survey Advisory Board. The Governor has reappointed Timothy Crumbie, Faith Fiene and Douglas Reynolds.

• William Brab of Lexington is a project geologist and senior project manager for AST Environmental. He replaces John Popp, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Sept. 1, 2029.
• David Johnson of Frankfort is the floodplain management technical leader for AECOM. He replaces Julie Ross, who has resigned, and will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, which expires Sept. 1, 2027.
• Marie Musial of Demossville is a geologist and project manager for Verdantas. She replaces Aaron Holland, who has resigned, and will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, which expires Sept. 1, 2028.
• Timothy Crumbie of Lexington is an environmental consultant and geologist with GeoScience Consultants. He will serve for a term expiring Sept. 1, 2029.
• Faith Fiene of Lexington is a retired geologist. She will serve for a term expiring Sept. 1, 2029.
• Douglas Reynolds of Owensboro is a petroleum geologist with Reynolds Resources. He will serve for a term expiring Sept. 1, 2029.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Jill Seyfred and Cowann Owens to the Kentucky Board of Social Work to serve for terms expiring June 21, 2030.

• Jill Seyfred of Lexington is the former director of Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.
• Cowann Owens of Louisville is a social work supervisor with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Colleen Younger and Chase Varga to the Geographic Information Advisory Council. The Governor has reappointed Whitney Keltner and Benjamin Shinabery.

• Colleen Younger is the property valuation administrator for Jefferson County. She replaces Jeffrey Kelly, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Sept. 27, 2030.
• Chase Varga of Georgetown is a structural engineer supervisor with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson. He replaces Zachary Asmus, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Sept. 27, 2030.
• Whitney Keltner of Lexington is the GIS Manager for the Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission. She will serve for a term expiring Sept. 26, 2030.
• Benjamin Shinabery of Simpsonville is a land surveyor with Qk4 Inc. He will serve for a term expiring July 17, 2030.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Laura Johnson and Aaron Ellis to the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology to serve for terms expiring Sept. 27, 2030.

• Laura Johnson of Louisville is the installation director of psychological health and department chief of behavioral health at Ireland Army Community Hospital. She replaces Dennis Bucholz, whose term has expired.
• Aaron Ellis of Ashland is the director of residential and crisis services for Pathways Inc. He replaces Lorilea Conyer, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Alexandria Pruitt to the Kentucky Eating Disorder Council to serve for a term expiring Sept. 15, 2028.

• Alexandria Pruitt of Louisville is a psychologist with the Louisville Center for Eating Disorders.

Gov. Beshear has reappointed Eammon Fitzgerald, Laura Tipton, Amber Zambrano, Jennifer Washburn, Thomas Poland, Amy Hood, Sandra Woodall and Patricia Porter to the Child Care Advisory Council to serve for terms expiring June 24, 2027.

• Eamonn FitzGerald of Lexington is family and early childhood community district liaison for Fayette County Public Schools.
• Laura Tipton of Lexington is a state government employee.
• Amber Zambrano of Louisville is the education and operations director for Sproutlings Pediatric Day Care and Preschool.
• Jennifer Washburn of Benton is the executive director of iKids Childhood Enrichment Center.
• Thomas Poland of Danville is retired.
• Amy Hood of Morgantown is the family childcare network director at Western Kentucky University.
• Sandra Woodall of Independence is the executive director and founder of EC Learn.
• Patricia Porter of Radcliff is a self-employed certified childcare provider.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Wayne Long to the Board of Auctioneers to serve for a term expiring Oct. 31, 2029. His term will begin Nov. 1, 2026.

• Wayne Long of Richmond is a self-employed auctioneer and farmer. He replaces Ronald Kirby, whose term has expired.

Gov. Beshear has appointed Brandon Judd and Jen Krimm to the Kentucky Board for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. The Governor has reappointed Jeffrey Fannin and Lucas Rodriguez. Their terms will begin Nov. 1, 2026.

• Brandon Judd of Glasgow is a licensed radiographer and associate director of marketing at Phillips. He replaces Kelsey Boswell, whose term has expired, and will serve for a term expiring Oct. 31, 2030.
• Jen Krimm of Lexington is the co-founder of Friends of Garrard County Schools and former senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development. She replaces Bianca Crockam, who has resigned, and will serve for a term expiring Oct. 31, 2028.
• Jeffrey Fannin of Morehead is a professor of imaging sciences at Morehead State University. He will serve for a term expiring Oct. 31, 2030.
• Lucas Rodriguez of Shelbyville is a clinical safety educator for Baptist Health Medical Group. He will serve for a term expiring Oct. 31, 2030.

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