FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed the following members to the Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) Board of Directors to serve terms expiring June 16, 2012:
- William Summers V, of Louisville, has been appointed chair of the KHC board. Summers currently serves as vice president and manager of sales integration at Central Bank in Louisville. He is a member of the Louisville Arena Authority Board, Jewish Hospital Foundation Board, Louisville Medical Society Foundation, Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Board and the Louisville Urban League. He succeeds Don Ball, whose term as chair has expired.
- Stacey Epperson, of Morehead, has been appointed a member of the KHC board. Epperson is currently president and CEO of the nonprofit Frontier Housing in Morehead and a former KHC employee and Housing Director for the city of Bowling Green. She serves on the board of the National Rural Housing Coalition and the National NeighborWorks Association and is vice chair of the Federal Appalachian Housing Enterprises.
“Affording every Kentuckian with a safe, decent and affordable place to call home is the central mission of the Kentucky Housing Corporation, and a key priority of my Administration,” said Gov. Beshear. “William Summers, KHC’s new chair, and Stacey Epperson, the newest board member, represent the best and the brightest of a new generation of leadership, offering an unparalleled complement of financial skills and knowledge of the housing industry.”
Gov. Beshear applauded outgoing KHC Chair Don Ball for his service to the board and his continued commitment to overcoming chronic homelessness that often results from substance abuse.
“I'm so pleased that the outgoing chair, Don Ball, will remain on the board for several more years and most importantly, will co-chair with the First Lady the Recovery Kentucky Task Force, ensuring that his vision for drug treatment centers across the state is sustainable into the future,” said Gov. Beshear.
The Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, was created by the 1972 General Assembly to provide affordable housing opportunities. As a self-supporting, public corporation, Kentucky Housing offers lower-than-market rate home mortgages, housing production financing, homeownership education/counseling, rental assistance, housing rehabilitation and supportive housing programs for special needs populations.
Kentucky Housing Corporation prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, disability or veteran status.
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