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North Carolina – Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed Mary Beth Newns, who is Currituck County emergency management director, to serve on the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC).

Virginia – Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shep Miller selected Zach Trogon to serve as director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Trogdon joined the agency in October 2022 as its chief of public transportation.

The United States Cyber Command has appointed Morgan M. Adamski as executive director. She previously served as director of the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC) and deputy for Strategic Mission Management.

Oklahoma – The Miami City Council recently announced the nomination of Tyler Cline as city manager. Cline began working for the city in 2011 and recently served as the director of public utilities. 

West Virginia – The Follansbee City Council accepted Mayor David Velegol Jr.’s nomination of Chris Manack-Stover for city manager. Manack-Stover has been employed as a human resource manager at Weirton Medical Center. 

Mississippi – The Jackson City Council has approved Jhai Keeton as director of the Planning and Development Department. Keeton previously served as deputy director of economic development for Jackson from 2020 to 2022. He most recently worked as a project manager for the Mississippi Development

Colorado – The town of Morrison has selected Mallory Nassau as town manager. Nassau most recently served as county administrator for Grand County. She will assume her duties July 1.

California – The Bureau of Reclamation has hired Lanie Paquin as deputy regional director for technical services for the California-Great Basin Region. Paquin joined Reclamation in 2002 as a student in the Federal Career Internship program. She was later promoted to regional Geographic Information System