WILMINGTON — Governor-elect John Carney announced the members of his Transition Team today. More than 35 Delawareans, with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, will help the Governor-elect review state government operations and develop a policy action plan to guide his term in office. The team will be divided into four committees: Economic Development & Healthy Environment, Public Safety & Strong Neighborhoods, Education & Healthy Families, and State Budget & Workforce.
“Our state faces a lot of serious challenges, and so I intend to hit the ground running when I take office in January,” said Governor-Elect Carney. “We’ve assembled a team of people who are experts in their fields, have deep ties to the community, and share my vision for making Delaware a place where every person has the chance to be successful. I’m grateful to these individuals for their willingness to help me determine the steps we need to take to lead Delaware into the future.”
The Governor-Elect’s Transition Team will be chaired by William Bowser, Partner at Young, Conaway, Stargatt, & Taylor, LLC. Albert Shields, currently serving as Deputy State Director in Governor-elect Carney’s congressional office, will serve as Transition Policy Director.
The Co-Chairs of the Transition Team are Doneene Damon, Charles Madden, Lolita Lopez and Todd Lawson.
See below for a list of Transition Team committees and members:
Economic Development & Healthy Environment
Doneene Damon (Co-Chair) – Executive Vice President, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Desmond Baker – Founder, Desmond A. Baker & Associates, LLC
Neeraj Batta – Principal & Senior Vice President, Batta Environmental Associates, Inc.
Patrick Callahan – Co-Founder, CompassRed Data Labs
Guillermina Gonzalez – Executive Director, Delaware Arts Alliance
Kate Hackett – Executive Director, Delaware Wild Lands
Lynda Messick – Founder, President, & CEO, Community Bank Delaware (retired)
Collin O’Mara – President & CEO, National Wildlife Federation
Chris Perdue – Business Development, Perdue Agribusiness
Public Safety & Strong Neighborhoods
Charles Madden (Co-Chair) – Executive Director, Wilmington Hope Commission
Rick Gessner – Senior Vice President, Capital One
Kathy Jennings – State Prosecutor, State of Delaware Department of Justice
Kevin Kelly – President, Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc.
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Livingston – Senior Pastor, Mother African Union Church
Phil Morgan – Warden, Delaware Department of Corrections (retired)
Rev. Rita Paige – Pastor, Star Hill AME Church
Angela Showell – Lieutenant Colonel, Delaware National Guard
Mary Jane Willis – Chair, KidsPeace National Board
Education & Healthy Families
Lolita Lopez (Co-Chair) – President & CEO, Westside Family Healthcare
Tony Allen – Chair, Wilmington Education Improvement Commission
Ted Becker – Member, Delaware Health Care Commission & Mayor, Town of Lewes
Bill Bush – President, Caesar Rodney School Board
Rick Deadwyler – Assistant Vice President of Government & Community Relations, University
of Delaware
Janice Nevin – President & CEO, Christiana Care Health System
Linda Poole – Co-Founder, Educationally Speaking & Executive Director for Academics,
Colonial School District (retired)
Dr. Oluseyi Senu-Oke – Physician, Family & Community Medicine
Megan Williams – Executive Director of Population Health, Beebe Healthcare
Budget & Workforce
Todd Lawson (Co-Chair) – Sussex County Administrator
Jose Echeverri – President & Founder, Echeverri Financial Services
Dr. Kelechi Lawrence – Pharmaceutical Industry Professional & Entrepreneur
George Meldrum – Government Relations, Nemours Foundation, A.I. duPont Hospital for
Children
Rev. Dr. Vincent Oliver – Pastor, New Calvary Baptist Church & President, Interdenominational
Ministers Action Council of Delaware (IMAC)
Nancy Shevock – Executive Director, Delaware Transit Corporation (retired)
Donna Smits – Vice President, Delaware State AFL-CIO
Jocelyn Stewart – Community Investment Director, Barclaycard US
Mark Turner – President & CEO, WSFS Bank
