On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced additional members of the Executive Office.
- Legislative Director – Greg Bird, Director of State Relations at Wayne State University, former press secretary to the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.
- Policy Director – Emily Laidlaw, associate at Karoub Associates and former Director of Government Relations at the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators.
- Appointments Director – Ghida Dagher, Director of Government Partnerships and Community Affairs for United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
- Constituent Services Director – Scottie Barton, Whitmer for Governor committee liaison, former executive assistant to then-Ingham County Prosecutor Whitmer.
- Scheduling Director – Mary Hannaford, Whitmer for Governor scheduler, former interim chief of staff to former Senator Rebekah Warren.
- Press Secretary – Tiffany Brown, Public Information Officer for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, former Public Information Officer for the Michigan State Police.
Additionally, over the holiday break Governor Whitmer
announced the following department directors:
- Department
of Technology, Management, and Budget – Tricia Foster, former Senior
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of CBRB/Martin and CRBE/Grand
Rapids.
- Department
of Talent and Economic Development (Acting Director) – Stephanie Beckhorn,
Director of the Workforce Development Agency.
- Department
of Health and Human Services (Acting Director) – Farah Hanley, Deputy
Director for Financial Operations for the Michigan Department of Health and
Human Services.
- Department
of Transportation – Paul Ajegba, served for 28 years in various roles
throughout the Department of Transportation.
- Department
of Environmental Quality – Liesl Eichler Clark, co-founder and partner of 5
Lakes Energy.
- Department
of Natural Resources – Daniel Eichinger, Executive Director of Michigan
United Conservation Clubs.
- Department
of Agriculture and Rural Development – Gary McDowell, owner and operator of
McDowell Brothers Farm and McDowell Hay, Inc., and former State Representative.
- Michigan
State Police – Captain Joe Gasper, Emergency Manager for the Michigan State
Police.
- Department
of Corrections – Heidi Washington will continue to serve in her current
role as Director of the Department of Corrections.
- Department
of Military and Veterans Affairs – Brigadier General Paul Rogers, Deputy
Commander of the 46th Military Police Command.
- Department
of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs – Orlene Hawks, Director of the Office
of Children’s Ombudsman.
- Department
of Insurance and Financial Services – Anita Fox, attorney specializing in
litigating a wide range of business and insurance issues.
- Office of
the Children’s Ombudsman – Lisa McCormick, Ingham County Chief Assistant
Prosecutor.
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