“I’m pleased to have such a strong group of leaders by my side as my term begins,” Kelly said. “Next week, my team will officially begin our work to rebuild our state on behalf of Kansans.”
Kelly nominated former state Rep. Delia Garcia, of Washington, D.C., to lead the Kansas Department of Labor. She also selected Brad Loveless, a Westar Energy executive, to manage the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Mark Beshears, a tax attorney in the administration of Gov. Jeff Colyer, was named interim secretary at the Kansas Department of Revenue.
Garcia most recently was an executive at ReflectUS, a nonpartisan coalition working to increase the number and diversity of women in politics. In Washington, she worked for the National Education Association. She represented a Wichita district in the House from 2005 to 2011.
“I look forward to working to ensure we have a workforce that is skilled, prepared, innovative and ready to enter a changing economy,” Garcia said.
Loveless, the nominee at the wildlife and parks department, is employed as senior director of environmental conservation and sustainability at Westar.
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“I look forward to working to ensure
we have a workforce that is skilled, prepared, innovative and
ready to enter a changing
economy,”
- Delia Garcia