The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s nominating committee announced its board of directors and standing committees. The process was led by Nancy Cox, University of Kentucky vice president for land-grant engagement and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and Leonard Coleman, former president of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
The nine-person board includes five members from outside of the Thoroughbred industry and four industry representatives. The two chairs of the Authority’s standing committees serve on the board of directors, and the board is expected to select the board chair at its first meeting. The board of directors includes:
- Steve Beshear, Kentucky (independent director)
- Leonard Coleman, Florida (independent director)
- Ellen McClain, New York (independent director)
- Charles Scheeler, Maryland (independent director)
- Adolpho Birch, chair of the Anti-Doping and Medication Control standing committee, Tennessee (independent director)
- Joseph De Francis, Maryland (industry director)
- Susan Stover, chair of the Racetrack Safety standing committee, California (industry director)
- Bill Thomason, Kentucky (industry director)
- DG Van Clief, Virginia (industry director)
The members of the Anti-Doping and Medication Control Standing Committee are:
- Adolpho Birch, chair (Tennessee, independent director)
- Jeff Novitzky, Nevada (independent member)
- Kathleen Stroia, Florida (independent member)
- Jerry Yon, Florida (independent member)
- Jeff Blea, California (industry member)
- Mary Scollay, Kentucky (industry member)
- Scott Stanley, Kentucky (industry member)
The members of the Racetrack Safety Standing Committee are:
- Susan Stover, chair (California, industry director)
- Lisa Fortier, New York (independent member)
- Peter Hester, Kentucky (independent member)
- Paul Lunn, North Carolina (independent member)
- Carl Mattacola, North Carolina (independent member)
- Glen Kozak, New York (industry member)
- John Velazquez, New York (industry member)
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