KCTCS is governed by a 14-member Board of Regents. Eight members are appointed by the Governor and six are elected members: two members of the teaching faculty elected by faculty; two members of the nonteaching personnel elected by nonteaching personnel; and two members of the student body elected by students.
Thomas O. Zawacki, KCTCS Board Chair, lives in Georgetown, Kentucky. He retired as General Manager of General Affairs for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing America in June 2009. He holds a master’s degree from Webster University. Mr. Zawacki is a graduate of Leadership Kentucky and is a member of various other boards, including the Japan-America Society of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board. Mr. Zawacki is a past chair of the KCTCS Foundation, Inc., the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Center for Quality People and Organizations, Georgetown Community Hospital, and the Lexington-Fayette Urban League. From July 2005 through June 2009, Mr. Zawacki chaired the KCTCS Board of Regents Finance, Technology, and Human Resources Committee. In June 2009, Mr. Zawacki was elected to a two-year term as KCTCS Board of Regents Chair. His term as regent ends in 2012.
Larry Savage, KCTCS Board Vice Chair, is a native of Union, Kentucky, and is Regional CEO of Humana’s Midwest Region with responsibility for Humana’s operations in a six-state region that includes Kentucky. Mr. Savage’s strategic vision and dedication to operational excellence has led Humana to unprecedented growth in the Midwest region, with many of the region’s most prestigious employers as customers. Mr. Savage is a member of several Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati boards and committees, including the Board of Advisors of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Board Member Emeritus of the Family Nurturing Center, and the Board of Governors of the Metropolitan Club. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University and has served as chair of the KCTCS Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee. In June 2009, Mr. Savage was elected to a two-year term as KCTCS Board Vice Chair. He is serving a six-year term on the KCTCS Board that ends in 2010.
Porter G. Peeples, Sr., KCTCS Board Secretary, lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and serves as President/CEO of the Lexington Urban League. Mr. Peeples is a graduate of the former Southeast Community College (now Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College) and the University of Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Elementary and Special Education. Mr. Peeples is active in several community and service organizations, some of which include the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board, Bluegrass Airport Board, Bluegrass Community Foundation Board, St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Board, Lexington Chamber of Commerce Board, World Equestrian Games 2010 Board, Fayette County Education Foundation Board, Fayette County Schools Equity Council, and National City Bank’s Community Development Corp Board. In June 2009, Mr. Peeples was elected to a two-year term as KCTCS Board Secretary. He was appointed to the KCTCS Board of Regents for a six-year term that expires in 2012.
Rhonda J. Arthur lives in Ashland, Kentucky. She is pursuing an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing at Ashland Community and Technical College. Having served one term, she was re-elected as the 2009-10 Student Government Association (SGA) President at the college, serves as the Phi Theta Kappa Vice President, and participates in service activities in the community. Ms. Arthur was elected by the 2009-10 College SGA Presidents as one of the KCTCS Student Body Co-Presidents and as a member of the KCTCS Board of Regents. Her one year term as regent will expire August 10, 2010.
Richard A. Bean lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Bean has extensive experience in real estate and banking. He is a member of the National Association of Home Builders and is a director of the Home Builders Association of Kentucky, having been active with that association for more than 19 years. A member of several banking associations, including the Louisville Mortgage Bankers Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association of Kentucky, he also teaches continuing education classes. Mr. Bean is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served tours in Germany and Vietnam.
Mr. Bean received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta, a past president and member of the UK Alumni Association, recipient of the UK Alumni Service Award, and is a UK Fellow. He also is a past member of the former Jefferson Community College (now Jefferson Community and Technical College) Board of Directors and former chair of the JCC Education Foundation. Mr. Bean has served the KCTCS Board of Regents in various leadership roles, including chair of the Finance, Technology, and Human Resources Committee; Board Vice Chair; and four years as Board Chair. Mr. Bean was reappointed to the Board in 2007 for a six-year term that ends in 2013.
Elijah Buell, Jr., lives in Cumberland, Kentucky. He has 29 years experience teaching Business Administration, primarily accounting and economics, at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College where he is a professor. In addition, Mr. Buell also has worked as an adjunct faculty at Lincoln Memorial University and the University of the Cumberlands. Mr. Buell has served in several leadership positions at the local and System levels, including Social Sciences Division Chair, Business Administration Program Coordinator, Faculty Chair, KCTCS Faculty Council, KCTCS Faculty Curriculum Review Committee, and the KCTCS Promotion and Tenure Committee. He is a member of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants Educators Association and the Kentucky Economics Association. Mr. Buell earned a Bachelor’s of Art in Business Administration from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and a Master’s of Business Administration from Morehead State University. In August 2009, Mr. Buell was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents to serve as the Occupational/Technical College Faculty Regent. Mr. Buell’s term as faculty regent ends in October 2012.
Jackie B. Cecil lives in Stanville, Kentucky and currently serves as Director of Human Resources for Big Sandy Community and Technical College. Mr. Cecil holds an associate degree from Prestonsburg Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Cecil has served on various boards and committees in eastern Kentucky, including president of Big Sandy Health Care Board of Directors. He also is past president of the Gateway Regional Society for Human Resource Management Chapter in eastern Kentucky and has been instrumental in the Chapter’s reactivation. Mr. Cecil is a member of Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s President’s Advisory Council, Planning Council, President’s Diversity Advisory Council, College Leadership Team, East Kentucky Science Center Transition Team as well as a member of the KCTCS Human Resources Peer Team. In August 2009, Mr. Cecil was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents to serve a second term as the General Education Staff Regent. Mr. Cecil's term as staff regent ends in October 2012.
Michael Ginsberg, Ph.D., lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He has 18-years teaching experience at Jefferson Community and Technical College. Early in his career at the college, he taught developmental reading and, for the last 10 years, he has taught English and Journalism. Dr. Ginsberg earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in history from State University New York at Buffalo, a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Louisville, and Doctor of Philosophy in Language Education with a minor in English composition from Indiana University. He has served in professional and community leadership positions, including as an elected member of the Site-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Board at Atherton High School and as a volunteer at Planned Parenthood of Kentucky. Dr. Ginsberg has received numerous journalism awards, such as first place in the Warren Adler Short Story Contest and second place in the LEO Short Story Competition. He is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, Two Year College Association, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. In August 2009, Dr. Ginsberg was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents to serve as the General Education Faculty Regent. Dr. Ginsberg’s term as faculty regent ends in October 2012.
Gail R. Henson, Ph.D., lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Henson is employed by Bellarmine University as a professor and chair for the Department of Communications, which she founded in 1987. Dr. Henson is also the director for the Brown Scholars Leadership Program. She has extensive leadership, public service, and community service experience for which she has received several awards, including two from Metroversity for service related to adult learning. A past at large member of the Kentucky Board of Education and chair of the Kentucky P-16 State Council, she is a member of several national organizations, such as the National Council for Accreditation Teacher Education Unit Accreditation Board, Society for Professional Journalists, and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. An accomplished author and presenter, Dr. Henson also is a reviewer for the International Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Dr. Henson’s academic interests in end-of-life communication, communication and the elderly, and intercultural communication are reflected in her research, teaching, as well service to a great number of organizations, including Louisville’s Metro Healthy Communities Initiative, Highland Community Ministries, and Bellarmine University’s Multiculturalism Task Force. Her term as regent ends in 2015.
Barbara A. Hoskins lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and currently serves as Director of Professional and Organizational Development at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. She has 29 years experience working in multiple roles within technical and community colleges at both the college and System levels in positions such as program director, faculty, and web designer. Currently, Ms. Hoskins is providing leadership as an Ex Officio member of the college’s Arts on Campus, Distance Learning, Internet Services, Graduation, and Strategic Planning Committees as well as Chair of the Adjunct Faculty Annual Professional Development Conference. Ms. Hoskins holds an Associate in Science in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Education and a Master of Science in Education Administration (Higher Education Concentration) from the University of Kentucky. In August 2009, Ms. Hoskins was elected to the KCTCS Board of Regents to serve as the Occupational/Technical College Staff Regent. Ms. Hoskins' term as staff regent ends in October 2012.
Joyce C. Kelly lives in Mount Olivet, Kentucky. She is pursuing an Associate in Arts degree at Maysville Community and Technical College and plans to transfer to a four year college and, ultimately, seek a law degree. She was elected the 2009-10 Student Government Association (SGA) President at the college and also serves as Phi Theta Kappa President (Beta Alpha Rho Chapter), Student Ambassador, and member of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee. Ms. Kelly was elected by the 2009-10 College SGA Presidents as one of the KCTCS Student Body Co-Presidents and as a member of the KCTCS Board of Regents. Her one year term as regent will expire August 10, 2010.
Johnna Reeder lives in Covington, Kentucky. She is the Regional Communications and Public Affairs Official for Duke Energy Corporation for Ohio and Kentucky. Ms. Reeder is active in several community and service organizations, including Legacy, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Funding Board, and the United Way’s Young Leaders Society. She was honored as northern Kentucky’s 2008 Outstanding Woman Emerging Leader and is a past Chairman's Leadership Award recipient for Citi Cards – North America and a Citigroup Quality Excellence Award winner. Some of her other honors include the Cincinnati Business Courier's 40 Under 40 Award, the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati’s Rising Star Award, and the Imagine Tomorrow Award from Children Inc.
In 2007, Ms. Reeder graduated magna cum laude from Thomas More College with a Master’s in Business Administration. She also has a Bachelor’s in Communications and a minor in English from the University of Memphis and is a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky and Northern Kentucky University’s MBA Essentials program. Ms. Reeder served three years as the KCTCS Board of Regents Secretary from 2006 to 2009. She was appointed to the KCTCS Board of Regents in 2005 for a six-year term that expires in 2011.
Marcia L. Roth lives in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves as Executive Director of the Mary Byron Foundation – a public grant making charity funding programs to stop domestic violence. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has served on numerous boards at the local, state, and national levels. Ms. Roth has lectured, written, and trained extensively in the field of domestic violence. She is a member of the University of Louisville’s Women’s Studies Community Board, the Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council, the Library Foundation Board, the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and the Governor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence. Ms. Roth was integral in the concept and implementation of the nation’s first computerized victim notification program (VINE). Her term as regent ends in 2014.
Doris C. Thomas lives in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. She is vice president of Marketing and Development for Commonwealth Health Corp in Bowling Green. She is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Healthcare Strategy Forum Board of Directors. Ms. Thomas has a broad range of leadership, communication, public service, and community service experience. She has served on numerous boards and organizations, some of which include chair of the Bowling Green Technical College Board of Directors, past president of the Kentucky Society for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Healthcare Strategy Marketing Board, the Western Kentucky University National Alumni Board of Directors, and Girls Inc. Board of Directors. Her term as regent ends in 2015.