Here is the email sent this morning from Pat Clarey, the Governor’s former Chief of Staff, passing the reigns of her office:

From: Pat Clarey
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:01 AM
To: All Governor’s Staff
Subject: Thank you to all

Today I am announcing that I am stepping down on January 1 as Chief of Staff to the Governor.  This has been a decision that has been a long time coming.  Earlier this year I discussed with the Governor my desire to leave at the end of this year and the time has come.  I want to personally thank each and every one of you for your hard work and dedication to this Governor.  I am gratified at the success that we have realized as a team. 

The most important ingredient to the achievement of the Governor’s successes is assembling a talented and dedicated staff.  I could not be more proud of the caliber of your work and dedication.  You serve the Governor well every day and I appreciate the tremendous amount of support that you have all shown to me along the way.

I would also like to welcome Susan Kennedy as the new Chief of Staff.  Susan’s appointment will be announced later today.  I have known and worked with Susan for many years and have a great deal of admiration for her commitment to public service.  She knows and understands California’s issues and challenges and will be able to step in and continue to lead the staff to support the vision that the Governor has for a better California.  I look forward to transitioning with Susan during the month of December and am confident that it will be a seamless transition.

Susan will be regularly in the horseshoe starting today.  I encourage you to introduce yourself and welcome her.

Again, I thank you all for your support.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2005 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.