KEY APPOINTMENTS As announced by the Rendell Transition Team as of January 16, 2003 Governor’s Office Donna Cooper – Policy Director [appointed January 7]; former Policy Director under Mayor Rendell; served last three years as Executive Director of Good Schools Pennsylvania An article from the HarrisburgPatriotNews is enclosed. Dave Davies – Press Secretary [appointed January 15]; senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News John Estey – Chief of Staff [appointed January 15]; partner with Philadelphia law firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll; former Deputy Chief of Staff under Mayor Rendell Budget Michael Masch – Secretary of the Budget [appointed January 10]; most recently is the Vice President for Budget and Management at the University of Pennsylvania; former Budget Director under Mayor Rendell An article from the HarrisburgPatriotNews is enclosed. Health Care Reform Rosemarie Greco – Cabinet-level head [appointed January 14]; former president of CoreStates Financial Corp.; formed Greco Ventures – a business consulting firm; past chairwoman of Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; past Philadelphia School Board member An article from the HarrisburgPatriotNews is enclosed. Aging Nora Dowd – Secretary of the Department of Aging [nominated January 13]; most recently is State Director of AARP; previously operated an organization whose mission was to fight fraud against senior citizens; former Deputy Attorney General MDS 1 Department of Corrections Jeffrey Beard – Secretary of Corrections – *serves as current Secretary Department of Education Vicki Phillips – Secretary of Education [nominated January 7]; most recently served as Lancaster School District Superintendent; education reformer in Kentucky and Philadelphia An article from the HarrisburgPatriotNews is enclosed. Department of Environmental Protection Katie McGinty – Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection [nominated January 15]; former director of Council on Environmental Quality under President Bill Clinton; helped develop Vice President Al Gore’s book Earth in the Balance State Fire Commissioner Edward Mann – Commissioner – *serves as current Commissioner Public Welfare Estelle Richman – Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare [nominated January 13]; most recently is Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia; former Health Department Commissioner under Mayor Rendell Department of Revenue Greg Fajt – Secretary of Revenue [nominated January 15]; former Democratic State House member; attorney; CPA State Ben Ramos – Secretary of the Department of State [nominated January 13]; former State representative; former Deputy Mayor under Mayor Rendell; former city councilman Chief of Staff MDS 2 Pennsylvania State Police Commission Major Jeffrey B. Miller – Commissioner [nominated January 9]; entire career spent with State Police (18 years); most recently served as the Commission’s Legislative Liaison; captained the Capitol Region’s Troop H from 1995-2000 An article from the HarrisburgPatriotNews is enclosed. Department of Transportation Allen D. Biehler – Secretary of the Department of Transportation [nominated January 13]; former transportation planner for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County; currently vice president of DMJM+Harris Inc. – an international transportation consulting firm MDS 3 .