Senate committee forwards multiple board nominees to full Senate; nominations placed on consent calendar

The Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee unanimously moved several board nominations to the full Senate and placed them on the consent calendar.

Sam Delp, Division Director for the Division of Professions and Occupations at DORA, introduced nominees to the State Electrical Board including Michael Kaushay (a licensed general contractor and CEO of KLM Construction Inc.), Charissa Allen (journeyman electrician and technical trainer), and Russell Strickler (licensed professional engineer and cofounder/president of RJS Engineering). After brief remarks about their industry experience and motivations to serve, the committee voted to forward the nominations with a favorable recommendation and directed staff to place them on the consent calendar.

The committee then advanced nominees to the State Plumbing Board. Delp introduced Jared Serafin (licensed master plumber and owner of Wood Road Construction LLC), Tiffany Hansen (journey worker plumber and president of Read It To Me Resources), and Matthew Gentrip (master plumber and building inspector for the City of Greeley). The committee again moved the nominations with a favorable recommendation and recorded unanimous support for placement on the consent calendar.

For the Workers' Compensation Cost Containment Board, a CDLE representative (Mr. Roffel) introduced Susan Mishler (first-time appointee, Network Insurance Agency), Robert Switzer (reappointment), and Tom Jensen (reappointment; risk management adviser with Glenwood Insurance Agency). Jensen described his safety work and support for the program. The committee voted to send the nominations forward with a favorable recommendation and placed them on the consent calendar.

All confirmation motions in the hearing were carried without recorded opposition and will appear on the Senate consent calendar. The committee adjourned after completing the confirmations.