Cabinet of David Paterson

The Paterson Executive Chamber
Office	Name	Term

Governor	David Paterson	2008–

Lieutenant Governor	Malcolm Smith (Acting as)	–

Secretary to the Governor	William J. Cunningham III (Acting as)	2008–

General Counsel	Terryl Brown-Clemens	2008–

Communications Director	Risa Heller	2008–

Director of State Operations	Dennis Whalen	2008–

Chief of Staff	Jon Cohen	2008–

Office of the Attorney General	Andrew Cuomo	2008–

Office of the Inspector General	Joseph Fisch	–

Office of the Comptroller	Thomas DiNapoli	2008–

Department of Agriculture and Markets	Patrick Hooker	2008–

Department of Banking	Richard H. Neiman	2008–

Department of Civil Service	Nancy G. Groenwegen	2008–

Department of Corrections and Community Supervision	Brian Fischer	2008–

Department of Environmental Conservation	Alexander Pete Grannis	2008–

Education Department	Richard P. Mills	2008–

Department of Health	Richard F. Daines	2008–

Insurance Department	Eric R. Dinallo	2008–

Department of Labor	M. Patricia Smith	2008–

Department of Motor Vehicles	David Swarts	2008–

Department of Military & Naval Affairs	Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto	2008–

Department of Public Service	Gary A. Brown	2008–

Secretary of State	Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez	2008–

Department of Taxation and Finance	Robert L. Megna	2008–

Department of Transportation	Astrid C. Glynn	2008–2009