Well, this brings up an interesting change in Olympia…
From Chris’ blog:
Jay Manning, who has headed the Washington Department of Ecology the past four-plus years, is moving into somewhat uncharted territory as the governor’s chief of staff.
Manning, a native of Manchester in Kitsap County, has always been associated with environmental issues and occasional environmental battles. Now, he will use his organizational and negotiation skills to work alongside Gov. Chris Gregoire.
“Jay Manning brings incredible leadership skills and knowledge of our state to this new position,” Gregoire said in a news release. “He works effectively with citizens all across our state. He has an extraordinary ability to bring people together to forge solutions to difficult problems and seize opportunities for Washington state.”
I reached Jay Manning this afternoon to congratulate him and ask him what the heck he was thinking.
He told me that both the Ecology director post and his new chief of staff position include an “incredible array of issues,” but the new job comes with a broader range of responsibilities. It will require him to become more of a generalist, which is a new challenge for him.
More at Chris’ blog: http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/10/05/jay-manning-moves-on-to-become-govs-chief-of-staff/
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