Deputy Secretary of State Kevin Tyne will be soon-to-be Governor Jan Brewer's chief of staff, and Brewer has named a Who's Who list of familiar names from previous GOP administrations to her transition team, which will be led by (gulp - for those with long memories) Chuck Coughlin. Here's the team:
Bas Aja, Arizona Cattlemen's Association
Lisa Atkins, Greater Phoenix Leadership, fmr. congressional chief of staff
Richard Bark, Gallagher and Kennedy, fmr. chief of staff to House Speaker
Linda Blessing, fmr. executive director of AZ Board of Regents, fmr. AZ Dept. of Economic Security director
Drew Brown, DMB Associates, Greater Phoenix Leadership board member
Ernie Calderon , Calderon Law Offices
Douglas Cole, HighGround, Inc., fmr. gubernatorial deputy chief of staff
J. Charles Coughlin, HighGround, Inc., fmr. gubernatorial deputy chief of staff
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Lori Daniels, small businesswoman , fmr. House Majority Leader and Senator
Lisa Hauser, Gammage and Burnham , fmr. gubernatorial general counsel
Jay Heiler, educator and consultant, fmr. gubernatorial chief of staff
Eileen Klein, United Healthcare VP, fmr. chief of staff to House Speaker
Andy Kunasek, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman
Dan Lewis, Senior VP, Bank of America, fmr. US senatorial staff member
Cheryl Lombard, Nature Conservancy, fmr. congressional staff member
Alan Maguire, financial consultant
Tom Manos, Maricopa County Chief Financial Officer
Brian McNeil, AZ Corp. Comm. executive director, fmr. gubernatorial policy advisor
Jim Pignatelli, UniSource Energy Corp. President & CEO,
Bill Post, Pinnacle West CEO
Richard Silverman, SRP General Manager
Kevin Tyne, Deputy Secretary of State and incoming Chief of Staff
Paulina Vazquez‐Morris, fmr. Maricopa County Special Healthcare District Board Member, fmr. general counsel to AZ Board of Regents
Bob Walkup, City of Tucson Mayor
Connie Wilhelm, Homebuilders Association of Central Arizona
Ted Williams, AZ Behavioral Health Corp. President, fmr. AZ Dept. of Health Services Director
Steve Zabilski, St. Vincent de Paul Executive Director
-- Jonathan McNamara