ATLANTA - Gov.-elect Nathan Deal has named Bart Gobeil, chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, to serve as the deputy chief operating officer in his administration.<br />
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Gobeil, 37, currently serves as chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. Prior to joining the Cagle's office, he served as director of government relations at AGL Resources, an Atlanta-based natural gas company and as the legislative liaison and public information officer for the Georgia Public Service Commission. <br />
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Deal also announced that Stephanie Mayfield will serve as his press secretary. <br />
Mayfield, 27, currently serves as press secretary on the Deal Transition Team. Prior to joining Deal's general election campaign, the Alpharetta native served in the Georgia congressional delegation in Washington for more than four years, including time with then-Congressman Deal, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Congressman Tom Graves. <br />
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The incoming governor has also announced that David Cook will serve as commissioner of the state Department of Community Health.<br />
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Cook has served as the executive director and CEO of the Medical Association of Georgia since 2001. Cook came to MAG in 1995 as MAG's general counsel and director of advocacy. Since then he has been a leading advocate for physicians on the state and national level. <br />
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Previously, Cook served as legal counsel to the state Senate Judiciary Committee and chief of staff to the President Pro Tempore of the state Senate when Deal held that post. From 1992 to 1995, Cook served as then-Congressman Deal's chief of staff in Washington.<br />
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The governor-elect also announced Tuesday that these state officials will continue in their current positions: <br />
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*Rob Braswell, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Banking & Finance<br />
*Nancy Cobb, Executive Director of OneGeorgia Authority<br />
*Greg Griffin, State Accounting Officer<br />
*Kelly Henson, Executive Secretary of Professional Standards Commission<br />
*Susan Ridley, Director of Financing & Investment of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission<br />
*Teya Ryan, President and Executive Director of Georgia Public Broadcasting
