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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: GOVERNOR WARNER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OFINTERIM VDOT COMMISSIONER
Whirley to continue reforms, implement recent initiatives
RICHMOND – Governor Mark R. Warner today appointed Virginia Department of Transportation Inspector General Gregory A. Whirley to serve as VDOT’s Interim Commissioner.
Whirley, a Certified Public Accountant, 17-year VDOT veteran and Inspector General since September 2000, will succeed Philip A. Shucet, who announced his resignation on Tuesday, effective July 1st.
“Greg Whirley brings experience and fiscal integrity to the position of Interim Commissioner, and his appointment should signal to everyone that we remain committed to the successful reforms we have implemented at VDOT,” Governor Warner said. “Greg has the leadership experience to insist on public accountability and individual responsibility within VDOT as we continue to improve VDOT’s on-time and on-budget performance.”
"When Governor Warner charged me with reforming VDOT, I turned to Greg to help me shape the fiscal and management reforms," Commissioner Shucet said. “I am proud that Greg and the rest of the VDOT executive team have worked hard over the past three years to implement new and better ways of doing business.”
Whirley, a resident of Chesterfield County, is a 1974 alumnus of Virginia State University. He worked as an auditor for a private accounting firm in Washington, D.C. from 1974-77, controller for the National Mental Health Association, Inc. from 1977-83, and as controller for the National Governors Association from 1983-88. Whirley joined VDOT in April 1988.
“Governor Warner and the 2005 General Assembly pushed through innovative measures and significant new funding to strengthen the Commonwealth’s system of transportation,” Virginia Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer said. “I am confident Greg and the VDOT team will continue to work hard on our efforts to implement these initiatives.”
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Whirley, a Certified Public Accountant, 17-year VDOT veteran and Inspector General since September 2000, will succeed Philip A. Shucet, who announced his resignation on Tuesday, effective July 1st.
“Greg Whirley brings experience and fiscal integrity to the position of Interim Commissioner, and his appointment should signal to everyone that we remain committed to the successful reforms we have implemented at VDOT,” Governor Warner said. “Greg has the leadership experience to insist on public accountability and individual responsibility within VDOT as we continue to improve VDOT’s on-time and on-budget performance.”
"When Governor Warner charged me with reforming VDOT, I turned to Greg to help me shape the fiscal and management reforms," Commissioner Shucet said. “I am proud that Greg and the rest of the VDOT executive team have worked hard over the past three years to implement new and better ways of doing business.”
Whirley, a resident of Chesterfield County, is a 1974 alumnus of Virginia State University. He worked as an auditor for a private accounting firm in Washington, D.C. from 1974-77, controller for the National Mental Health Association, Inc. from 1977-83, and as controller for the National Governors Association from 1983-88. Whirley joined VDOT in April 1988.
“Governor Warner and the 2005 General Assembly pushed through innovative measures and significant new funding to strengthen the Commonwealth’s system of transportation,” Virginia Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer said. “I am confident Greg and the VDOT team will continue to work hard on our efforts to implement these initiatives.”
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