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Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr.

Secretary
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Casandra Skinner Hoekstra

Chief Deputy Secretary for Administration
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Jane Ammons Gilchrist

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Sr. Advisor, Disaster Recovery
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Melissa Earp

Chief Financial Officer
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Davita Morant

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Sherry Hunter

Deputy Secretary for Law Enforcement and Strategic Relations
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Cara Bridges

Director, Policy & Strategic Planning
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Terry Green

Chief, State Capitol Police
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Laura Howard

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William Ray

Director, Emergency Management
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William Lassiter

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Bryan House

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Jody D. Donaldson

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Eric Smith

Director, Office of Special Investigations
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Matthew Rebuck

Director, Samarcand Training Academy
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Caroline Valand

Deputy Secretary, Partnership Engagement

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