From Deputy Attorney General to Secretary of Administration: A Conversation with Lisa Hicks-Thomas

Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell will announce today that Sean Connaughton will serve as his transportation secretary. Now we also have learned that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Hicks-Thomas will serve as his secretary of Administration. As reported by Anita Kumar from the Washington Post In her new role Lisa Hicks-Thomas will, according to the Kumar article, be filling a largely overlooked but massive job overseeing buildings and contracts. Today we talk with Lisa Hicks-Thomas about her new cabinet role including the challenges she sees on both the near and far horizons, as well as her plans for delivering greater value to the taxpayers of Virginia.