LINCOLN- Over the weekend, Gov.-elect Jim Pillen announced three more cabinet retentions from Gov. Ricketts' administration. Dannette Smith, director of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services since 2019, will be kept in her position going into 2023. "I look forward to working collaboratively with Dannette as she continues to make DHHS a place that is bettering people's lives," said Pillen of Smith.

Kelly Lammers will also be retained as director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance. Lammers has served in that role since 2020. "Under his leadership, Kelly has made the Department of Banking and Finance run more like a business," said Pillen, "I will be working alongside him to continue making government more efficient, cutting red tape, and growing the banking industry in Nebraska."

Finally, Tom Riley, the director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, will also be retained from the previous administration. Through Riley, Pillen plans to move forward on the Perkins Canal project. "Tom has shown visionary leadership in fighting to preserve and protect our state's most precious resource, our water," said Pillen, "His leadership is vital in bringing this water home to Nebraska."

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