MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - Governor Elect Tony Evers has announced his first picks for his new cabinet.
At an event in Milwaukee paired along along with a visit with Big Brothers Big Sisters, Evers laid out his top advisers heading into his 4 years in office.
The list includes a number of prominent Milwaukee area leaders. Notably, Evers is picking Natural Resources Board member Preston Cole as his new DNR Secretary, and Discovery World CEO Joel Brennan as Secretary of Administration.
Milwaukee Film marketing chief Sara Meaney will take over at the Department of Tourism, replacing Secretary Stephanie Klett. There had been an effort by a number of groups, including some Democrats, to keep Klett in as Tourism Secretary.
Rounding out the announcement was US Marshal Kevin Carr as the Secretary of Corrections. Karr was a long time Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy, before moving over to the Marshal’s office in 2010.
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