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Governor-Elect Mike DeWine Appointments
The following individuals have been appointed by Governor-Elect Mike DeWine, who was sworn in as Ohio Governor on January 14, 2019. Listed cabinet appointees are pending approval from the Ohio Senate.
Governor's Office | Staff |
Chief of Staff | Laurel Dawson |
Chief Advisory | Ann O’Donnell |
Director of Policy | Michael Hall |
Legislative Director | Dan McCarthy |
Chief Counsel | Matthew Donahue |
Director of Cabinet Affairs | Ryan Burgess |
Director of Children's Initiatives | LeeAnne Cornyn |
InnovateOhio | Lt. Gov.-elect Jon Husted |
RecoveryOhio | Alisha Nelson |
Office of Workforce Transformation | Lt. Gov.-elect Jon Husted |
Cabinet Agencies | Director |
Adjutant General | Maj. Gen. John Harris |
Administrative Services | Matthew Damschroder |
Office of Information Technology | Ervan Rodgers II |
Aging | Ursel McElroy |
Agriculture | Dorothy Pelanda |
Budget and Management | Kimberly Murnieks |
Commerce | Sheryl Creed Maxfield |
Development Services Agency | Lydia Mihalik |
Developmental Disabilities | Jeffrey Davis |
Education | Paolo DeMaria* |
EPA | Laurie Stevenson |
Health | Dr. Amy Action |
Higher Education | Sen. Randy Gardner |
Inspector General | |
Insurance | Jillian Froment |
Job and Family Services | Kimberly Hall |
Lottery Commission | Patrick McDonald |
Medicaid | Maureen Corcoran |
Mental Health and Addiction Services | Lori Criss |
Natural Resources | Mary Mertz |
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities | Kevin Miller |
Public Safety | Thomas Stickrath |
Ohio State Highway Patrol | |
Rehabilitation and Correction | Annette Chambers-Smith |
Taxation | Jeff McClain |
Transportation | Jack Marchbanks |
Veterans Services | Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Deborah Ashenhurst |
Workers’ Compensation | Stephanie McCloud |
Youth Services | Ryan Gies |
*appointed by State Board of Education