Commissioners

Chair
Executive Board

Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Evans
Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Term expires June 30, 2028

Vice Chair
Executive Board

Sarah Roof
Parent Representative
Term expires June 30, 2026

Secretary
Executive Board

Melissa Kelly
Service Provider Representative
Term expires June 30, 2028

Executive Board
Member at Large

Barbie Harris
Kentucky Association of the Deaf Representative
Term expires June 30, 2026

Executive Board
Member at Large

Michelle Niehaus
Designee for Eric Friedlander, Secretary, Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Term is based on law and does not expire

Alexander Ansley
Alexander Graham Bell Association Representative
Term expires June 30, 2027

Gerry Gordon-Brown
Kentucky Association of the Deaf Representative
Term expires June 30, 2027

Bonnie Covey
HLAA Representative
Term expires June 30, 2028

Marva Johnson
President of KyRID
Term is based on law and does not expire

Secretary Jamie Link
Education and Labor Cabinet
Term is based on law and does not expire

Mona McCubbin
Member At-Large
Term expires June 30, 2026

Erin More
KAD Representative
Term expires June 30, 2028

John Perry
AARP Representative
Term expires June 30, 2026

Jason Smith
President of Kentucky Association of the Deaf
Term is based on law and does not expire

Amy Hatzel
Emeritus Member
Term expires June 30, 2024