2017 Archives
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Law Enforcement Agency
http://alea.gov/ Hal Taylor was appointed as the Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency by Governor Kay Ivey. Taylor was appointed as Acting Secretary of ALEA on April 12, 2017…
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Office of Information Technology
http://oit.alabama.gov/ Marty Redden was appointed as the Acting Secretary of the Alabama Office of Information Technology by Governor Kay Ivey on July 1, 2019. Redden brings to OIT thr…
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Department of Human Resources
http://dhr.alabama.gov/ Commissioner Buckner has served as Commissioner of the Department since September 2008. She has over 37 years experience in the human resources field including s…
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Emergency Management Agency
http://ema.alabama.gov/ Brian Hastings was appointed as the Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency by Governor Kay Ivey. Hastings was born in 1968, in Germany, to a U.S. Ar…
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Department of Economic and Community Affairs
http://adeca.alabama.gov/ Governor Kay Ivey appointed Kenneth W. Boswell as Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs in May 2017. Boswell served as the 20th …
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Department of Early Childhood Education
http://children.alabama.gov/ Secretary Jeana Ross was appointed by Governor Robert Bentley in 2012. Under her leadership, the Department of Early Childhood Education has maintained the …
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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
http://www.outdooralabama.com/ Chris Blankenship was appointed as the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by Governor Kay Ivey on August 11, 201…
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Department of Commerce
http://www.madeinalabama.com/ Greg Canfield was appointed as director of the Department of Commerce on July 18, 2011 by Governor Robert Bentley. Prior to joining Commerce, Canfield serv…
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Banking Department
http://banking.alabama.gov/ Michael E. Hill was appointed Superintendent of the Alabama State Banking Department on July 5, 2016. Prior to his appointment as superintendent, Hill served…
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Department of Insurance
http://www.aldoi.gov/ Jim L. Ridling, a native Arkansan who has lived and worked in Montgomery since 1987, was appointed Insurance Commissioner by Gov. Bob Riley in 2008. Commissioner R…