July 19, 2006
Secretary
of Transportation Terrill to Step Down
Douglas Appoints Lunderville
to Post
Montpelier, Vt. – Secretary of Transportation Dawn Terrill will
be returning to the private sector to run a small company that she and her
husband are planning to acquire, and former Secretary of Civil and Military
Affairs Neale Lunderville will step
into the post, Governor Jim Douglas announced today.
Governor Douglas praised Terrill for her service and commitment to Vermont.
“Dawn is an excellent administrator who has done a great job working to
strengthen our transportation agency and the network of roads, bridges and
railways that have helped our economy to grow and our employers to create more
jobs. She has been a valuable member of my team and I wish her all the
best in her next venture.” Douglas
said.
“It
has been an honor to work for Governor Douglas,” Terrill said.
“The Governor has always made the work of the Vermont Agency of
Transportation (VTrans) a priority and has strongly supported the goals of
delivering more timely projects with ever increasing accountability to the
public.” Terrill said. “I also want to thank the employees at
VTrans for their hard work and dedication; it has been a privilege to work with
each of them. Now, I look forward to being a small business owner who
benefits from the Governor’s Agenda of Affordability and the work VTrans
will continue to do to keep our economy growing.”
Terrill
has headed the state transportation agency since November of 2004. Prior
to that she served as Douglas’ Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Community
Development. She will step down on August 7, 2006 and Lunderville will
assume the post on the same day.
“Neale
is a proven manager and an important part of my senior team. His experience,
impressive intellect and extraordinary energy will be important assets at the
Agency of Transportation,” Governor Douglas said. “Neale
understands very clearly my goals for VTrans and Vermont. He will work tirelessly with
the entire agency to reach these goals, and I’m very confident we will
achieve them.”
Lunderville
served on the Governor’s senior staff as Secretary of Civil and Military
Affairs from January 2003 to June 2006. In this role Lunderville was the
Governor’s lead for emergency operations and also served as his liaison
with VTrans, the Agency of Agriculture and the Department of Public
Safety. In May, Lunderville retired briefly from public service but said
the opportunity to lead the Agency of Transportation was a privilege he could
not turn down.
“I
have been deeply honored to work for Governor Douglas and very proud of the
Governor’s leadership and his vision for Vermont. VTrans has a critical mission
and I look forward to continuing the efforts of Secretary Terrill,”
Lunderville said. “I’m enthusiastic about implementing the
transportation components of the Governor’s Agenda of Affordability in
support of economic development and job creation. The quality of our
transportation infrastructure and the strength of VTrans are absolutely vital
to the future economic security of our state. I look forward to again
working closely with the Governor and to engaging with the VTrans leadership
team.”
ABOUT NEALE LUNDERVILLE
Prior to his 2003 appointment as Secretary of Civil and Military
Affairs, Lunderville served as the Governor’s campaign manager. He
has also served as congressional legislative consultant on transportation
issues, the Director of Technology for a legal news service for law firms and
corporate counselors, the co-founder and Chief Information Officer of a
technology firm, and the executive director of the Vermont Republican Party.
Lunderville is a native Vermonter and a graduate of Mount Mansfield High School
in Jericho.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from American University
in Washington, DC.
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Jason
Gibbs
Governor’s
Communications Director
109
State Street ¨ The Pavilion ¨ Montpelier,
VT 05609-0101 ¨ www.vermont.gov/governor
Telephone: 802.828.3333 ¨ Fax: 802.828.3339 ¨ TDD: 802.828.3345