TEMPLE, Texas — A Temple, TX man is one of four people appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve on the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council.
According to a statement by the Governor's Office, the Council is tasked with "developing a State Food System Security Plan that provides for the orderly development and management of food system security throughout the state and ensures that food is available at a reasonable cost, accounts for times of severe drought and natural disasters and includes legislative recommendations that facilitate the resilience and availability of food in the state".
Kevin Koch of Temple has been named the chair of the council, according to the Governor's Office, with David Volleman of Gustine, John Votava of Keller and Coleman Locke of Wharton also serving on the Council.
The four have reportedly been appointed for terms set to expire "at the pleasure of the Governor", said the Governor's Office.
The Governor's Office said Koch is the sole trustee of the Callaway Foundation, and recently retired as the chief financial officer of McLane Company, Inc., one of the nation's largest food distributors, where he reportedly worked for over 30 years.
Koch is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant, said the Governor's Office, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Council on State Taxation, the Financial Executives Institute and a former task force member for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.
The Governor's Office stated Koch is also the assistant presiding officer for the State Board of Public Accountancy, vice-chairman of the Bell County Tax Appraisal District, trustee for the St. Edward's University Board of Trustees and a board member for the Baylor University Business Advisory Board.
Koch is also reportedly the former chairman of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association and former board member and treasurer of the Central Texas Food Bank Board of Directors. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from St. Edward's University, according to the Governor's Office.
For more information on the appointees, see the full release from the Governor's Office here.
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