Office of Planning and Management

Email: Tom Bennett:

Chief of Staff

Bennett, who has more than two decades of state government experience, served as commissioner and chief law enforcement officer for the Kentucky Departments of Fish and Wildlife Resources from 1993 to 2005 and the Kentucky Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in 1988. He also was the deputy secretary of the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet and deputy secretary of Gov. Brereton Jones' Executive Cabinet.

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Email: Delores Coleman

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Email: Kellye Craig:

Fiscal Manager
APA Experience: With the APA since September 1996; in state government since June 1981

Prior to joining the APA, Kellye worked at the Department of Financial Institutions; her title there was Fiscal Manager and Payroll Officer. While working in state government, her duties and responsibilities have been related to fiscal management and payroll. She is very knowledgeable of the MARS system. Her duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to accounts payable and receivable; pro-card administrator; maintains records of inventory, fixed assets, and insurance; backup to the payroll and health insurance administrator; responsible for personnel files, employee evaluations, and education assistance forms; completion of the closing package; maintenance of daily and monthly reports in Seagate; and responsible for allotment and cash transfers.

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Email: Brenda Swiger:

As indicated by the above, Brenda processes payroll, and she coordinates all employee benefits. She processes travel vouchers and mails travel and vendor checks. She serves on the Employee Suggestion Council and is one of the APA's EEO coordinators.

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