Gov. Beshear appoints 2 new members to University of Louisville Board of Trustees

Gov. Andy Beshear has replaced 2 members of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, including erstwhile Chair Diane Medley.

Sadiqa Reynolds replaces erstwhile trustee Raymond Burse and John Hollenbach replaces Medley. Reynolds and Hollenbach volition service presumption ending successful April 2031 and are expected to beryllium sworn successful during a committee gathering Thursday, UofL spokesperson John Karman said.

Both Burse and Medley served connected the committee past their word expirations due to the fact that Kentucky instrumentality allows committee members to proceed serving until they're replaced.

Board Vice Chair Larry Benz volition presume the chair's duties until a caller 1 is elected, according to the board's bylaws. It's unclear erstwhile a caller imperishable seat volition beryllium elected, Karman said.

Burse and Medley were some progressive with the university's abrupt alteration successful enactment successful precocious March erstwhile the committee unanimously approved erstwhile President Kim Schatzel's resignation and voted to name erstwhile Provost Gerry Bradley arsenic the university's 20th president the aforesaid day.

The committee has offered fewer details astir the origin for the enactment shuffle since then, though Medley alluded to differing goals betwixt the committee and Schatzel during a quality league pursuing the enactment change.

"With immoderate position, times change. The goals of Dr. Schatzel changed, our goals changed, and we were precise fortunate to person the quality to sanction Dr. Bradley, who had already been present truthful we wouldn't suffer immoderate momentum," Medley said.

Who is Sadiqa Reynolds?

Reynolds is the CEO of Perception Institute, a deliberation convey that uses caput subject probe to marque institutions much welcoming and effective, according to her biography connected UofL's website.

She formerly served arsenic CEO of the Louisville Urban League, becoming the archetypal pistillate pb the organization.

She is simply a UofL postgraduate and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

She's been recognized respective times by assorted publications and assemblage organizations, being named Person of the Year by Louisville Magazine, Woman of Power by the National Urban League, a apical “100 Women to Watch'' astir the federation by BizWomen’s Business Journal, Community Leader of the Year by the National Alliance connected Mental Illness and Enterprising Woman to Watch and Woman of Influence by Business First.

Who is John Hollenbach?

Hollenbach has astir 30 years of acquisition successful commercialized existent estate, according to his biography.

He co-founded Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC. with Greg Oakley, wherever helium oversees each aspects of task development. The steadfast is liable for processing respective concern parks successful the Louisville area, covering much than 3,500 acres and accruing 1 cardinal dollars successful investments.

He besides co-founded Horizon Commercial Realty, a commercialized brokerage, spot absorption and concern steadfast that manages much than 2 cardinal quadrate feet of office, medical, retail and concern assets.

He graduated from Trinity High School and the University of Kentucky.

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This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Louisville Courier Journal: Sadiqa Reynolds, John Hollenbach appointed to UofL Board of Trustees