KENNETH EDMUNDS APPOINTED TO ED BOARD

GOVERNOR NAMES TWIN FALLS BUSINESSMAN TO PANEL

(BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced the appointment today of Twin Falls businessman Kenneth Edmunds to the state Board of Education.

He succeeds Twin Falls attorney Laird Stone, whose term expired. Edmunds’ new term runs through March 2013.

“There were a number of great candidates for this job, but Ken stood out. His experience in finance, his community involvement, his local leadership and his commitment to education all made him the right choice,” Governor Otter said. “Ken has the professional qualifications and the real-world perspective to help the Board of Education achieve its goals of greater accountability and fiscal responsibility while formulating sound and forward-looking education policy for Idaho citizens.”

Edmunds, 52, has worked in development and investments for more than a dozen years. The Brigham Young University graduate with a master’s degree in accounting previously was a senior executive and consultant with Ameristar Casinos, a Certified Public Accountant and manager for the accounting firm Price Waterhouse, and controller of a Twin Falls development and construction company.

Edmunds and his wife have four children and two grandchildren. He currently is president of the Idaho Youth Soccer Association, chairman of the Twin Falls Community Foundation, a member of the Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization’s board of directors, and serves on a special audit committee appointed by the state Board of Education.

He joins a board made up of Milford Terrell of Eagle, Richard Westerberg of Preston, Paul Agidius of Moscow, Blake Hall of Idaho Falls, Roderic Lewis of Eagle, Sue Thilo of Coeur d’Alene and state Superintendent of Instruction Tom Luna.

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