CABINET & SENIOR STAFF OVERVIEW

The governor's cabinet and senior staff meet regularly to report on day-to-day operations and advise the governor on matters of policy and strategy. To bring about the collaboration necessary to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity, and to make government more efficient, Governor Romney is in the midst of restructuring executive offices and agencies which report directly to him. A cornerstone of this initiative is the creation of two new cabinet posts, Secretary of Commonwealth Development and Secretary of Economic Development.

SENIOR STAFF

Eric Fehrnstrom, Communications Director

Peter Flaherty, Deputy Chief of Staff

Renee M. Fry, Deputy Chief of Staff

Cindy Gillespie, Counselor to the Governor

Dan Haley, Chief of Staff and General Counsel to the Lt. Governor

Beth Myers, Chief of Staff

Mark D. Nielsen, Chief Legal Counsel

John O'Keefe, Executive Director of Legislative Affairs

THE CABINET

Andrew Gottlieb

Chief, Commonwealth Development. The following three cabinet members and agencies report to Commonwealth Development.

John Cogliano

Secretary, Executive Office of Transportation

Jane Wallis Gumble

Director, Department of Housing & Community Development

Stephen R Pritchard

Secretary, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

Ranch C Kimball

Secretary, Economic Development. The following four cabinet members and agencies report to Economic Development.

Janice S Tatarka

Director, Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

Deborah Shufrin

Director, Department of Business and Technology

John S Ziemba

Director, Department of Labor

Jane C Edmonds

Director, Department of Workforce Development

Timothy R Murphy

Secretary, Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Jennifer Davis Carey

Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs

Thomas Trimarco

Secretary, Executive Office for Administration & Finance

Thomas G Kelley

Secretary, Department of Veterans' Services

Robert C Haas

Secretary, Executive Office of Public Safety