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
