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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