Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas has tapped Kevin Rushing for director of the state Office of Professional Regulation, which provides public protection by regulating 51 professions with approximately 85,000 licensees. He succeeds Lauren Hibbert, who now serves as deputy secretary of state.
“Kevin has extensive leadership and organizational knowledge, and we are confident that he will be a strong leader within the secretary of state’s office,” Copeland Hanzas said.
Rushing has served in the federal government for nearly four decades, holding high-level management positions at both the Agency for International Development and the State Department. He also trained as a veterinarian, is a former deputy sheriff and most recently supervised a security team at Rutland Regional Medical Center.