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Denish Names Transition Staff: Lt. Governor names director and communications director to help in her historic step up.
Dec 05, 2008 (Albuquerque Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who is about to become New Mexico's first woman governor when Gov. Bill Richardson is confirmed as expected as U.S. Secretary of Commerce, told reporters at a joint news conference with Richardson Thursday "The people of New Mexico expect us to get down to business," the Albuquerque Journal reported this morning.
Richardson said he had named his chief of staff, Brian Condit, to head up his exiting transition team, and Denish said on Thursday she expected to name her own transition team in upcoming days, the Journal reported.
Well, today she did.
Denish today named Kathy Keith as the director of her transition team and Chris Cervini as communications director, the Lt. Governor's Office said in a news release.
"Governor Richardson and I are committed to a smooth and seamless transition of power. I assure the people of New Mexico that there will be no interruption in good state government and public service. When the time comes for me to take power, I stand prepared to lead," Denish said in the news release.
"The transition staff will work at my direction to prepare the administration to hit the ground running on day one. New Mexico faces serious challenges and we will be ready to meet them head on," Denish said. "Kathy and Chris bring exceptional experience, skills and professionalism to our transition efforts. It's a pleasure to welcome them to the team."
Keith, who was director of the state Economic Development Division from 2003 to 2006, will be the point person to the Governor's Office and overall manager of transition activities, the release said.
A native of Tucumcari and a journalism/political science graduate of Texas Tech University, Keith joins the staff from Public Works, LLC, a private firm that assists governors and state cabinet agencies nationwide in planning, innovative policy and efficiency, according to the release.
She was director of the federal program to rebuild Los Alamos following the Cerro Grande Fire from 2000 to 2002 and served as White House liaison for the U.S. Department of Energy from 1998 to 2000 and the U.S. Congress before that, the release said.
Cervini, who will be responsible for working with state agency PIOs and the current Governor's Office communications staff during the transition, has been external communications manager in Lovelace Health System's marketing and public relations department.
Before that he worked from 2003 to 2006 as Denish's chief of staff and communications and policy director, the release said.
Cervini has a master's degree in political science from American University in Washington, D.C.
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