Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a pair with Central College ties to state boards. President Mark Putnam was reappointed to serve a second term on the College Student Aid Commission. Putnam will serve on the nine-person board through June 2023. He has been a member on the commission since 2017. He also currently serves on the executive committee of the governor’s STEM Advisory Council, the executive committee of the Future Ready Iowa Alliance and is a member of the Iowa Clearing House for Work-Based Learning Advisory Board. Jenison, Central’s director of external engagement, has been appointed to the Iowa Energy Center Board. Her appointment runs through June 2023. She also serves on the executive committee of the governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, with an appointment running through August 2020. Also active in leadership roles across the state, Jenison earlier this month was selected by the 2018-19 Leadership Iowa class to serve as an honorary Leadership Iowa representative to the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Board of Directors.