Gov.-elect Braun announces 20 appointments

Mike Braun

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Braun announced Monday that he had appointed 20 people to lead several state agencies and departments as his administration prepares to take office in January.

The appointments include:

  • Steve Russo, Executive Director of the Indiana Public Retirement System
  • Holly Lambert, Insurance Commissioner
  • Lindsay Hyer, Executive Director of the Professional Licensing Agency
  • Thomas Fite, Director of the Department of Financial Institutions
  • James Michaels, Superintendent of the Indiana School for the Blind
  • Dr. David Geeslin, Superintendent of the Indiana School for the Deaf
  • Dr. Lindsay Weaver, Commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health
  • Steve Cox, Director of the Indiana Broadband Office
  • Dan Huge, Chairman of the Indiana Finance Authority
  • Don Lamb, Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture
  • Lloyd Arnold, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
  • Alan Morrison, Director of the Department of Natural Resources
  • Kevin Garvey, Commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles
  • Mitch Roob, Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration
  • Jake Adams, Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Fred Glynn, Executive Director of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs
  • Brandon Clifton, Indiana Department of Administration Commissioner
  • Pete Miller, Executive Director of the Indiana Management Performance Hub
  • Kent Abernathy, Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner
  • Adam Krupp, Director of the Department of Child Services

Braun, for his part, had previously announced the following cabinet members:

  • Mike Speedy, Secretary of Business Affairs, who will also serve as the head of the Department of Labor
  • David Adams, Secretary of Commerce, who will also serve as head of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
  • Dr. Katie Jenner, Secretary of Education, who will also serve as head of the Department of Education
  • Suzanne Jaworowski, Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources
  • Dr. Gloria Sachdev, Secretary of Health and Family Services
  • Lisa Hershman, Secretary of Management and Budget, who will also serve as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
  • Jennifer-Ruth Green, Secretary of Public Safety, who will also serve as the Director of Homeland Security
  • Matthew Ubelhor, Secretary of Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Anthony Scott, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police
  • Brigadier Gen. Lawrence Muennich, Adjutant General of Indiana
  • Joshua Kelley, Chief of Staff

The following senior staff positions have also been named:

  • Jason Johnson, Deputy Chief Of Staff, Legislative Affairs
  • Jessica Wedgewood, Deputy Chief Of Staff, Operations
  • Patrick Price, Governor’s Legal Counsel