Topeka – Several western Kansans, including a Hays man, are among a number of people recently appointed to state boards and commissions by Governor Sam Brownback:
Kansas Advisory Committee on Trauma
- Michael Machen, M.D.,Quinter, is a Senior Partner with Bluestem Medical, LLP in Quinter. He is a courtesy staff member at hospitals in Hays, Oakley, and Salina. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Northwest Kansas Trauma Council, and serves on the USD #293 School Board. Machen is a representative of the Northwest Regional Trauma Council.
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
- Robin Durrett, D.O., F.A.C.O.S.,Great Bend, operates a General Surgery practice in Hoisington. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathy from the University of Health Sciences. He completed his General Surgery residency at Park Lane Medical Center/University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine.Durrett is being appointed to represent Osteopathic Medicine.
Kansas Animal Health Board
- Lyman Nuss, Dorrance, owns and operates Rusty Acres, Inc., a family farm and ranch. He earned a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from Kansas State University. Nuss also serves on the Trichomoniasis Working Group for the Kansas Department of Agriculture Animal Health Division. Nuss is being appointed as a beef cattle industry representative.
- Wade Taylor, DVM,Oakley, is a managing partner of Production Animal Consultation, LLC. He earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University, and a GPVEC Beef Cattle Certificate from the University of Nebraska. He also attended the Pharmacia & UpJohn Animal Health Consultant MBA Program. Taylor is being appointed to represent the field of veterinarian medicine.
Kansas Pet Animal Advisory Board
- Sharon Munk, Hoxie, is the City Clerk of Menlo. She is a licensed Pet Animal Breeder with the USDA and the State of Kansas. She was appointed by Governor Mike Hayden to the Pet Animal Act Advisory Board. She has also served on the Board of Directors for the American Professional Pet Distributors, Inc. Munk is a licensed animal distributor representative.
Kansas Abstracters Board of Examiners
- Jerilyn Stull, McCracken, is the owner of LaCrosse Abstract and Title, LLC. She is an executive committee member of the Kansas Land Title Association.Stull represents Abstracters in a county with a population of less than 9,000.
Kansas Home Inspectors Registration Board
- Kris Munsch, Hays, is the operations manager for Lockhart Geophysical, and a faculty member of Fort Hays State University in the Construction Management program. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Technology Studies and a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from Fort Hays State University.Munsch represents Home Inspectors.