(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Gov. Matt Bevin has made the following appointments to the Education Professional Standards Board: 

  • Rachel Colyer, Lexington, represents middle school teachers. She is a teacher for Scott County schools; her term will expire June 30, 2021;
  • David Graham, Bowling Green, represents arts and humanities teachers. He is a teacher for Warren County schools; his term will expire June 30, 2021;
  • Jon Robert Akers, Versailles, represents principals or school administrators. He is the principal at Woodford County High School; his term shall expire June 30, 2021;
  • Sarah Lynn Burnett, Somerset, represents science, engineering, math, or technology (STEM) teachers. She is a teacher for Pulaski County Schools; her term will expire June 30, 2021;
  • Daniel Morgan, Louisville, represents secondary school teachers. He is a teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools; his term shall expire June 30, 2020;
  • Tracy Voils Adams, Russell Springs, represents exceptional education teachers. She is a teacher for Russell County schools; her term will expire June 30, 2020;
  • Dustin Eric Phelps, Somerset, representing school counselors or psychologists. He is a psychologist for Pulaski County Schools; his term shall expire June 30, 2020;
  • Donna Rice Hedgepath, Campbellsville, represents members of a private postsecondary institution. She is vice president for academic affairs for Campbellsville University; her term shall expire June 30, 2020;
  • Sherry Wilson Powers, Lexington, represents members of a public postsecondary institution. She is dean of the College of Education at Eastern Kentucky University; her term will expire June 30, 2019;
  • Katherine Ann Gornik, Lexington, represents members at-large. Gornik is co-founder and former president of THIEL Audio, and chairman of Newton’s Attic, a nonprofit educational organization. She shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2019;
  • Steven Robert Thomas, Campbellsville, represents career and technical education. Thomas is an area technology center teacher in Allen County Schools; his term will expire June 30, 2019.
  • Tolya Lynn Ellis, Shelbyville, represents elementary teachers. She is a teacher for Shelby County Public Schools; her term shall expire June 30, 2019; and
  • Shad Michael Sletto, Ft. Mitchell, represents the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council. He is a workforce representative and a director at EGC Construction Corporation; his term shall expire June 30, 2019.