Volume 11, Issue 23 - Wednesday, June 12, 2019
|
|
 Check out the latest article from our Texas Government Insider Newsletter!
|
View our Government Contracting Pipeline and Texas Government Insider newsletter archives
|
Strategic Partnerships, Inc. provides opportunity identification for all 50 states.
|
|
 |
California - Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Alva Johnson as director of the California State Lottery on June 10. Johnson previously served as director of governmental affairs for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and a private law firm. He also was chief consultant for the California State Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, staff consultant for the Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Education, and legislative liaison at the California State Lottery. Prior to those tenures, he held positions as deputy legislative secretary for California Gov. Gray Davis and as legislative liaison for the California Department of Education. He replaces former lottery director Hugo Lopez who stepped down June 4.
Mississippi - David Shaw has been selected as provost and executive vice president at Mississippi State University (MSU). Shaw is expected to begin his new role on July 1. He succeeds Judy Bonner who announced her retirement in January. Shaw was the founding director of MSU's Northern Gulf Institute and Geosystems Research Institute. Prior to that, he was an assistant professor with a joint teaching and research appointment.
Oklahoma - Gov. Kevin Stitt named Justin Brown as director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services on June 4. Brown, who takes over for outgoing director Ed Lake, has served as the CEO of a senior living company following eight years in health-care finance.
Missouri - The city of Hannibal hired Lisa Peck as its next city manager, effective June 24. She succeeds Jeff LaGarce who resigned to move to the St. Louis area for family reasons. Peck previously served as city manager of Fenton, Missouri, since July 2018. Before that, she was assistant city manager at the city of Highland, California. She joined Highland as an economic development and marketing coordinator before earning promotion to community and economic development director in Building and Zoning. She previously worked for Madison County Community Development and as an economic development manager in University City, Missouri.
South Carolina - Richland County named Leonardo Brown as its new county administrator. Brown, who has served as administrator of Smith County, Texas, for eight years, will start in his new position July 15. He takes over for acting administrator John Thompson. Prior to serving as Smith County's administrator, Brown was its director of human resources. He also held management positions in the private sector.
New York - Jeremy Goldberg recently became the deputy secretary for technology and innovation at the New York State Office of Information Technology Services. Goldberg joined the state after serving as deputy chief technology officer for New York City. He also worked for the cities of San Jose, California, and San Francisco where he oversaw Civic Bridge, a public-private partnership program.
|
Connect with us on social media!
|
About Government Contracting Pipeline
|
|
|
Note to media: Need expert commentary on procurement issues relating to public-sector entities, public-private partnerships (PPPs/P3s), state agencies or decision-makers? Give us a call at (512) 531-3900, and we'll arrange an interview for you with one of our experts.
Permission to reproduce, reprint: This newsletter may be reproduced, and all the articles within may be reproduced without permission when credit is given to the author (if listed) and Government Contracting Pipeline, a publication of Strategic Partnerships, Inc., and the company website, www.spartnerships.com is listed.
|
|
|
|