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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced on Friday 17 appointments to the following state boards, commissions, and authorities. 

Kansas Guardianship Program Board of Directors
Purpose: To oversee the Kansas Guardianship Program. 

• Paul Kallman, Scandia (reappointment)
• Stephen Atherton, Olpe (reappointment)
• David Heinemann, Topeka (reappointment)
• Sherrie Watkins, Kansas City (reappointment)
• Barbara Ballard, Lawrence (reappointment)
• Susan Concannon, Beloit  

Advisory Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Purpose: To consult with and advise the Secretary of Health and Environment on matters relating to children with special health care needs. 

• Colin Woods, Leawood  

Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Purpose: To ensure all people with disabilities are entitled to be equal citizens and equal partners in Kansas society. 

• Sean Tyree, Lawrence  

Kansas Real Estate Commission
Purpose: To license and regulate real estate brokers. 

• Natalie Moyer, Wichita (reappointment)
• Kathy Minden, Paola  

Kansas Human Rights Commission
Purpose: To eliminate and prevent discrimination, segregation, and separation, and assure equal opportunities in the State of Kansas employment relations, all places of public accommodations, and housing. 

• Alicia Sanchez, Wichita (reappointment)  

Kansas Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees
Purpose: To oversee the investments of the retirement system funds. 

• James Zakoura, Overland Park (reappointment) 
• Joanne Yun, Prairie Village (reappointment)  

Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission
Purpose: To protect the integrity of the racing and gaming industry through the enforcement of Kansas laws. 

• Brandon Jones, Ottawa (reappointment)  

Kansas Development Finance Authority
Purpose: To promote economic development and the general welfare of the state of Kansas by improving accessibility to long-term capital financing by state agencies, political subdivisions, public and private organizations, and businesses.   

• Moniqueka Holloway, Wichita (reappointment) 
• Kim Brown, Topeka  

University of Kansas Hospital Authority
Purpose: To oversee the operations of the hospital at the University of Kansas Medical Center. 

• Gordon Lansford III, Leawood 

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