The Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation will have a new leader starting next month.
On Friday, Governor Tony Evers said he is appointing Kristina Boardman to serve as DOT secretary. She currently serves as the department’s deputy secretary.
She replaces DOT Secretary Craig Thompson, who is stepping down effective September 11 for a role as vice chancellor of university relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His departure was also announced Friday.
Before serving as deputy secretary of the transportation department, Boardman worked as the administrator of Wisconsin’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
Evers’ appointment of Boardman is still pending confirmation by Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Senate. Boardman will be known as a secretary-designee until she is confirmed. But she’ll be allowed to serve in the role overseeing day to day operations while awaiting confirmation.