ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Office of the Governor

State Capitol, 200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002

Phone: (307) 777-7434

Kari Gray

Chief of Staff

Kari Gray; headed Mead’s Transition Team and managed finances for the Mead campaign. Gray is an attorney who served as Director of the Department of Family Services in the administration of Governor Jim Geringer.


Tony Young

Deputy Chief of Staff

Tony Young will be Deputy Chief of Staff, a role he also played for the transition. He will also serve as Agency Coordinator. Young worked with Mead in the Wyoming U.S. Attorney’s Office as head of Wyoming’s Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, and he was the Assistant Campaign Manager.


Carol Statkus

Policy Development and General Counsel

Carol Statkus is named General Counsel to the Governor, which includes responsibility for policy oversight in the Mead administration. She was Chief of the Civil Division when she worked with the Governor-Elect in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  Mead cites her depth of knowledge in numerous areas as a key to his preparation for serving as governor.


Renny MacKay

Communication Director

Prior to joining Governor Matt Mead’s staff, MacKay was a reporter and anchor with Wyoming Public Radio, where he covered local and statewide issues for almost eight years. For his work at Wyoming Public Radio, MacKay won numerous awards for his coverage of Wyoming issues. He also was the press secretary for Republican Mark Gordon, who ran for U.S. House in 2008. MacKay received a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri in 2001.


Ruth Critchfield

Scheduler

Prior to becoming Governor Matt Mead’s scheduler, Ruth Critchfield worked in the United States Attorney’s Office beginning in 2006 in the Administrative Services area. Although born and raised in Kansas, she moved to Wyoming in 1981 after graduating from St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas, and considers the state her home. She worked for the Department of Education from 1983-1987, Gilchrist Elementary School from 1987-2000 and was the executive assistant at Unicover Corporation from 2000-2006. She and her husband, Dale, have two married daughters, and one granddaughter, and enjoy spending time outdoors in Wyoming.


Annie Akerley

Administrative Assistant

Annie Akerley was born and raised in Colorado. She graduated from Colorado State University where she received a degree in English with a writing concentration. Annie came to Wyoming in 2009 and has worked for both Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the State of Wyoming Department of Education prior to working for Governor Mead's office. She is enjoying life in Wyoming and appreciates being a part of this great state.


Dede Reed

Executive Assistant

Dede Reed raised her family of four children in Lusk where she served as county treasurer for 16 years. She later operated a retail clothing business in Lusk and Salt Lake City. After practicing real estate in southern California and Cheyenne for several years, Dede came out of retirement to join the Mead for Governor Campaign and now enjoys the position of executive assistant to Governor Mead.


Tania Trujillo

Administrative Assistant

Tania Trujillo was born and raised in Cheyenne where she worked for 17 years at the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and two years at the Wyoming Department of Education. She and her husband, Anthony, have three children: Alexis, Aubrey and Brendan. Tania enjoys walking and watching her children's sports games, including baseball, softball and basketball.


Shelly Andrews

Budget Advisor

Shelly Andrews worked as licensed CPA conducting governmental audits, and also served as the vice president for Enrollment Management with Adams State College in Colorado. She served as the director of Budget and Finance for the Wyoming Community College Commission and most recently as a budget analyst for the Department of Administration and Information.


Michelle Dynes

Office Manager

Prior to joining Governor Matt Mead’s office, Michelle Dynes was state government and military reporter with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. The Casper native graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2003 with a degree in journalism. She’s also a 2008 graduate of Leadership Cheyenne and completed a fellowship with the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland that same year.

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Contact

 Office of Governor Matt Mead
Phone: (307) 777-7434
Fax: (307) 632-3909

State Capitol, 200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne WY 82002-0010

Public Schedule

  • Monday, January 03, 2011
    Swearing-in Ceremony
  • Monday, January 03, 2011
    Inaugural Reception
  • Tuesday, February 01, 2011
    Governor speaks at Hospitality and Tourism Conference
  • Wednesday, February 02, 2011
    Governor meets with members of the Junior Leaders of Laramie.
  • Thursday, February 03, 2011
    Governor chairs the State Lands and Investment Board.
  • Friday, February 04, 2011
    Governor meets with Wyoming State 4H Leadership Team
  • Sunday, February 06, 2011
    Governor speaks at Freedom Salute Ceremony for soldiers who returned from Afghanistan in December.
  • Monday, February 07, 2011
    8:40-9:00AM - Governor is interviewed by KODI News Director David Koch, on The Big Horn Radio Network. KODI
  • Monday, February 07, 2011
    Governor signs proclamation for PeriAnesthesia Nurses Week.
  • Monday, February 07, 2011
    Governor speaks to Rawlins High School government class
  • Monday, February 07, 2011
    Governor speaks to “Wyoming We the People” competitors from Wyoming high schools.
  • Tuesday, February 08, 2011
    Governor is interviewed by K2 Radio’s Brian Scott
  • Tuesday, February 08, 2011
    Governor attends the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission meeting.
  • Tuesday, February 08, 2011
    Governor interviews with K2TV
  • Tuesday, February 08, 2011
    Governor attends the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission meeting
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