It has been a tumultuous year, but Mike Parson is the new Governor of Missouri, and he has named a few key staff appointments during his first few days in office. He has also indicated, that at this time, no major changes are planned for existing cabinet level directors of major agencies.

Here’s the preliminary list of his first staff appointees:

Aaron Willard, Chief of Staff (formerly with Department of Commerce)

Former State Representative Robert Knodell, Deputy Chief of Staff

Kelli Jones, Press Secretary

Marylyn Luetkemeyer, Executive Assistant

Former State Representative Justin Alferman, Legislative Director

Steele Shippy, Communications Director (formerly with Secretary of State Ashcroft)