FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Governor-elect Braun Announces Key Leadership Appointments
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – December 23, 2024 – Governor-elect Mike Braun today announced his intent to appoint 20 individuals to lead various state agencies and departments as his administration prepares to take office in January 2025.
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
These appointments are in addition to the previously announced cabinet members:
- Secretary of Business Affairs, Mike Speedy, will also serve as the head of the Department of Labor
- Secretary of Commerce, David Adams, will also serve as head of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Secretary of Education, Dr. Katie Jenner, will also serve as head of the Department of Education
- Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources, Suzanne Jaworowski
- Secretary of Health and Family Services, Dr. Gloria Sachdev
- Secretary of Management and Budget, Lisa Hershman, will also serve as the Director ofthe Office of Management and Budget
- Secretary of Public Safety, Jennifer-Ruth Green, will also serve as the Director ofHomeland Security
- Secretary of Transportation and Infrastructure, Matthew Ubelhor
- Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, Anthony Scott
- Adjutant General of Indiana, Brigadier General Lawrence Muennich
- Lieutenant Governor, Micah Beckwith
- Chief of Staff, Joshua Kelley
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
About Governor-elect Mike Braun:
Governor-elect Mike Braun of Jasper, Indiana, is a homegrown entrepreneur who has spent his life creating opportunities and getting results for Hoosiers. Mike believes deeply that personal freedom and opportunity will create a pathway to prosperity for all Hoosiers. As Indiana’s 52nd Governor, Mike Braun is developing a team to help him build an administration that puts Hoosiers in the driver’s seat and limits government to its proper role.Mike Braun is a Main Street job creator, husband to Maureen (48 years), father of four and proud grandfather of seven. When Mike is not hard at work for the people of Indiana, he enjoys spending time on his tree farms where he also focuses on his passion for conservation.###
Media Contact: Brad Rateike, bradrateike@brauntransition.com
