Gov. Perry Appoints Cloud to Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Kevin Cloud of Austin to the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2017. The council helps Texans with disabilities achieve maximum personal independence through productive employment opportunities.

Cloud is vice president of contract administration and information technology at Professional Contract Services Inc. He is a member of the National Contract Management Association, American Society for Industrial Security, Society of Industrial Security and American Veterans Organization. He is also a past member of the Risk Management Society. He served in the U.S. Air Force.

Cloud received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in history from Louisiana Tech University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wyoming.