2026/27 House Budget Hearings

By House Appropriations Committee Staff , | 22 days ago

Department of Community & Economic Development

• Rick Siger, Secretary 
• Mike Hanna, Executive Deputy Secretary

Department of Agriculture

• Russell C. Redding, Secretary 
• Greg Hostetter, Executive Deputy Secretary 

Department of Insurance and Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority (Pennie)

• Michael Humphreys, Commissioner, Insurance 
• Jodi Frantz, Chief of Staff, Insurance 
• Anu Upadhyaya, Bureau Director of Budget and Procurement, Insurance 
• Devon Trolley, Ex. Dir., Pennie

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC)

• David ‘Randy’ Padfield, Director, PEMA
• Jeffrey Boyle, Executive Deputy Director, PEMA
• Thomas Cook, State Fire Commissioner, Office of the State Fire Commissioner, OSFC
• John ‘JC’ Tedorski, Deputy State Fire Commissioner, OSFC

Department of Corrections and Board of Probation & Parole

• Dr. Laurel Harry, Secretary
• Kelly Evans, Executive Deputy Secretary for Reentry, Community Corrections and Parole Field Services
• Christopher Oppman, Deputy Secretary of Administration
• Dr. Michael Zaken, Deputy Secretary for the Western Region
• Deborah Carpenter, Deputy Secretary for Parole Field Services
• Jim Fox, Chairman, Board of Probation & Parole

Office of the Attorney General

• Dave Sunday, Attorney General
• Kyle King, Chief of Staff
• Kara Bowser, First Deputy Attorney General
• Greg Rowe, Chief Counsel
• Ben Wren, Deputy Chief of Staff

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR)

• Jessica Shirley, Secretary, DEP 
• David Althoff, Energy Programs Director, DEP 
• John Ryder, Deputy Secretary for Field Operations, DEP 
• Secretary Cindy Dunn, DCNR
• Mike Walsh, Deputy Secretary, DCNR
• John Norbeck, Deputy Secretary, DCNR
• Claire Jantz, Deputy Secretary, DCNR

Judiciary

• The Honorable Kevin M. Dougherty, Justice 
• The Honorable P. Kevin Brobson, Justice 
• Andrea B. Tuominen, Court Administrator of Pennsylvania 

Department of Labor & Industry

• Nancy A. Walker, Secretary 
• Maria Macus, Deputy Secretary 
• Christopher Hallock, Deputy Secretary 
• Patricia Blumenauer, Deputy Secretary 
• Gerald Mullery, Deputy Secretary 
• Scott Weiant, Deputy Secretary  
• Ryan Hyde, Director 

Department of Education

• Carrie Rowe, Secretary of Education 
• Amy Lena, Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education 
• Lynette Kuhn, Deputy Secretary for Postsecondary and Higher Education 
• Shante’ Brown, Deputy Secretary for Child Development and Early Learning 
• Jessica Sites, Director, PDE Bureau of Financial Operations 

Department of Human Services - Part 1

Department of Human Services - Part 2

• Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Secretary
• Gloria Gilligan, Fiscal Management Director 
• Hoa Pham, Deputy Secretary, Office of Income Maintenance 
• Laval Miller-Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Office of Children, Youth and Families 
• Juliet Marsala, Deputy Secretary, Office of Long Term Living 
• Kristin Ahrens, Deputy Secretary, Office of Developmental Programs 
• Shante' Brown, Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning 
• Sally Kozak, Deputy Secretary, Office of Medical Assistance Programs 
• Stephanie Shell, Deputy Secretary, Office of Administration 
• Jen Smith, Deputy Secretary, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 

Department of State

• Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Jonathan Marks, Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions 
• Kalonji Johnson, Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs 
• Kim Mattis, Director, Bureau of Finance 
• Arion Clagget, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs 

Public Utility Commission

• Stephen M. DeFrank, Chairman
• Kimberly M. Barrow, Vice-Chair
• Kathryn L. Zerfuss, Commissioner

Department of Transportation

• Mike Carroll, Secretary
• Larry Shifflet, Executive Deputy Secretary
• Corey Pellington, Deputy Secretary for Administration
• Meredith Biggica, Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation
• Kara Templeton, Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services
• Chuck Zimmerman, Director of Bureau of Fiscal Management

Department of Revenue

• Patrick Browne, Revenue Secretary
• Allison Morgan, Executive Deputy Secretary
• Amy Gill, Deputy Secretary for Tax Policy
• Adria Zimmerman, Deputy Secretary for Administration

Department of Aging

• Jason Kavulich, Secretary
• Jonathan Bowman, Deputy Secretary
• Tom Snedden, Director, Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) Program 

• Stephanie Weyant,  Deputy Executive Director, Marketing & Products, PA Lottery

State Related Universities

• Dr. Brenda Allen, President of Lincoln University  
• Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, President of Penn State University  
• John Fry, President of Temple University  
• Dr. Joan Gabel, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and Community Colleges

• Sharon Minnich, PASSHE’s Executive Vice Chancellor, PASSHE
• Christopher Fiorentino, Chancellor, PASSHE
• Dr. Karen Riley, President, Slippery Rock University, PASSHE

• Dr. Tuesday Stanley, President, PA Commission for Community Colleges

• Megan Coval, President, Butler County Community College

• Dr. Alycia Marshall, President, Community College of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania State Police

• Lieutenant Colonel George L. Bivens, Acting Commissioner
• Lieutenant Colonel Joanne R. Reed, Deputy Commissioner of Staff  
• Lieutenant Colonel Christopher M. King, Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility  
• Major Matthew D. Nickey, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Operations  
• Brooke Meade, Special Assistant to the Commissioner

Governor’s Office of the Budget

• Zachary Reber, Secretary

Department of Health and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP)

• Dr. Debra Bogen, Secretary, Health
• Kristen Rodack, Executive Deputy Secretary, Health 
• Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, Secretary, DDAP 
• Kelly Primus, Deputy Secretary, DDAP