Cabinet Officials

Governor's Cabinet Officials

The Governor's Cabinet comprises the directors of various state agencies. These directors, are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Each Secretary is responsible for the oversight of his or her agency. An equally important responsibility of all Cabinet members is advising the Governor on subjects related to their respective agencies.


Steve Crawford		Chief of Staff
George E. Cornelius		Secretary of Community and Economic Development
John Michael Hall		Secretary of Aging
Barbara Adams		General Counsel
Joel Ario		Insurance Commissioner
Jeffrey Beard		Secretary of Corrections
Allen D. Biehler		Secretary of Transportation
Donna Cooper		Secretary of Planning & Policy
Pedro A. Cortés		Secretary of the Commonwealth
Colleen Kopp		Secretary of Legislative Affairs
James Creedon		Secretary of General Services
John Quigley		Acting Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
Robert French		Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director
Ann S. Torregrossa, Esq.		Director, Office of Health Care Reform
Everette James		Secretary of Health
Steven Kaplan		Secretary of Banking
Mary Soderberg		Secretary of the Budget
John Hanger		Secretary of Environmental Protection
Frank E. Pawlowski		State Police Commissioner
Donald Patterson		Inspector General
Harriet Dichter		Secretary of Public Welfare (Acting)
Sandi Vito		Secretary of Labor & Industry
Russell C. Redding		Secretary of Agriculture
C. Daniel Hassell		Acting Secretary of Revenue
General Jessica Wright		Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs
Naomi Wyatt		Executive Deputy Chief of Staff / Secretary of Administration
Gerald L. Zahorchak		Secretary of Education