Crist Announces Interim Agency Leaders

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FYI, Betty Kay FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 2, 2007Contact: Isaac Crist Announces Interim Agency LeadersTALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist today appointed six individuals toserve as interim agency heads - Janice Browning as Interim Secretary of theDepartment of Community Affairs, ph Chiaro as Interim Secretary of theDepartment of Health, Corley as Interim Secretary of the Departmentof Elder Affairs, Kopelousos as Interim Secretary of theDepartment of Transportation, Lorenzo as Interim Secretary of theDepartment of Juvenile Justice, and Barney Ray as Interim ExecutiveDirector of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities."I am grateful to these six leaders for agreeing to serve as interim agencyheads,"

said Governor Crist. "They each bring a level of expertise anddedication to the position that will benefit their fellow employees as wellas the citizens of Florida."Janice Browning will serve as Interim Secretary of the Department ofCommunity Affairs until incoming Secretary Tom Pelham assumes the position.Browning is currently the Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff forthe Department of Community Affairs and previously managed governmentalaffairs for both the Agency for Health Care Administration and theDepartment of Labor. Ms. Browning graduated from Florida State University.ph Chiaro, Interim Secretary of the Department of Health, is the DeputySecretary for Children's Medical Services and the Deputy State HealthOfficer for the Florida Department of Health. Prior to being appointed asInterim Secretary, he led the quest to develop what is now the ArnoldPalmer Hospital for

Children and Women and worked as Medical Director ofCamp Boggy Creek for chronically ill children. Dr. Chiaro graduated fromthe University of Florida. Corley, Interim Secretary of the Department of Elder Affairs, hasworked in the health and human services field for more than 27 years as adirect service provider and administrator. Prior to being appointed asinterim secretary, he served as the department's director of statewidecommunity-based services. Mr. Corley is a graduate of Florida StateUniversity and attended the graduate health care management program at theUniversity of South Florida. Kopelousos will serve as Interim Secretary of the Department ofTransportation until the Florida Transportation Commission selects herreplacement. She is currently the Federal Programs Coordinator for theDepartment of Transportation and previously served as Senior

LegislativeAssistant in Congresswoman Tillie K. Fowler's Washington D.C. office whileFowler served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight Investigationsand Emergency Management. Ms. Kopelousos graduated from the University ofAlabama. Lorenzo, Interim Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice,is the Chief of Staff for the Department of Juvenile Justice and overseesthe operations and policy development of an agency with approximately 5,000employees and an estimated 6,000 contracted employees. She previouslyserved as Public Information Specialist for the Department ofTransportation and Director of Public Relations and Marketing for theUniversity of Denver. Ms. Lorenzo graduated from the University of Denver.Barney Ray, Interim Executive Director of the Agency for Persons withDisabilities, is the Interim Deputy Director of Budget and Planning for theAgency for Persons with Disabilities.

He previously served as FinancialAdministrator for the Department of Environmental Protection and SeniorManagement Analyst for the Department of Children and Family Services. Mr.Ray is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated from Florida StateUniversity. # # #