Senate Finance Committee Acts on Governor’s Nominations

June 3rd, 2019

This week, the Senate Finance Committee moved several of the Governor’s nominations. The committee favorably reported the following nominees:

Linda Lacewell, Superintendent, Department of Financial Services
Keith M. Corlett, Superintendent, State Police
Angela Fernandez, Commissioner, Division of Human Rights
Robert T. Williams, Executive Director, New York State Gaming Commission
Allen Riley, Member, State Commission of Correction
Michael Schmidt, Commissioner, Taxation and Finance
Erik Kulleseid, Commissioner, State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Theodore Kastner, MD, Commissioner, Developmental Disabilities
Michael P. Hein, Commissioner, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Mark J. F. Schroeder, Commissioner, Motor Vehicles
Guillermo Linares, Ed. D. President and CEO, Higher Education Services Corporation
Maria T. Vullo, Director, State of New York Mortgage Agency
Carolyn Pokorny, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General

Of the nominees moved through committee, only five were taken up and confirmed by the entire Senate body including Guillermo Linares (HESC), Angela Fernandez (Division of Human Rights), Allen Riley (Correction), Erik Kulleseid (Parks), and Carolyn Pokorny (MTA IG). The remaining nominees will be confirmed by the Senate at a later date.