2026/27 House Budget Hearings

By House Appropriations Committee Staff , | today

Hearings will be held on the House Floor in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building.

Due to inclement weather, Monday, Februay 23rd and Tuesday February 24th hearings will be reschuduled.

Corrections and Board of Probation & Parole are rescheduled for Thursday, February 26th at 2PM.

Please return for updates.

10AM - Department of Community & Economic Development

• Rick Siger, Secretary 
• Mike Hanna, Executive Deputy Secretary 

1PM - Agriculture

• Russell C. Redding, Secretary 
• Greg Hostetter, Executive Deputy Secretary 

10AM - Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC)

• David ‘Randy’ Padfield, Director, PEMA
• Jeffrey Boyle, Executive Deputy Director, PEMA
• Thomas Cook, State Fire Commissioner, Office of the State Fire Commissioner, OSFC
• John ‘JC’ Tedorski, Deputy State Fire Commissioner, OSFC

2PM - Department of Corrections and Board of Probation & Parole

• Dr. Laurel Harry, Secretary
• Kelly Evans, Executive Deputy Secretary for Reentry, Community Corrections and Parole Field Services
• Christopher Oppman, Deputy Secretary of Administration
• Dr. Michael Zaken, Deputy Secretary for the Western Region
• Deborah Carpenter, Deputy Secretary for Parole Field Services
• Jim Fox, Chairman, Board of Probation & Parole

10AM - Office of the Attorney General

• Dave Sunday, Attorney General
• Kyle King, Chief of Staff
• Kara Bowser, First Deputy Attorney General
• Greg Rowe, Chief Counsel
• Ben Wren, Deputy Chief of Staff

1PM - Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR)

• Jessica Shirley, Secretary, DEP 
• David Althoff, Energy Programs Director, DEP 
• John Ryder, Deputy Secretary for Field Operations, DEP 
• Secretary Cindy Dunn, DCNR
• Mike Walsh, Deputy Secretary, DCNR
• John Norbeck, Deputy Secretary, DCNR
• Claire Jantz, Deputy Secretary, DCNR

10AM - Department of Labor & Industry

• Nancy A. Walker, Secretary 
• Maria Macus, Deputy Secretary 
• Christopher Hallock, Deputy Secretary 
• Patricia Blumenauer, Deputy Secretary 
• Gerald Mullery, Deputy Secretary 
• Scott Weiant, Deputy Secretary  
• Ryan Hyde, Director 

1PM - Department of Education

• Carrie Rowe, Secretary of Education 
• Amy Lena, Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education 
• Lynette Kuhn, Deputy Secretary for Postsecondary and Higher Education 
• Shante’ Brown, Deputy Secretary for Child Development and Early Learning 
• Jessica Sites, Director, PDE Bureau of Financial Operations 

10AM and 1PM  Department of Human Services

• Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Secretary
• Gloria Gilligan, Fiscal Management Director 
• Hoa Pham, Deputy Secretary, Office of Income Maintenance 
• Laval Miller-Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Office of Children, Youth and Families 
• Juliet Marsala, Deputy Secretary, Office of Long Term Living 
• Kristin Ahrens, Deputy Secretary, Office of Developmental Programs 
• Shante' Brown, Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning 
• Sally Kozak, Deputy Secretary, Office of Medical Assistance Programs 
• Stephanie Shell, Deputy Secretary, Office of Administration 
• Jen Smith, Deputy Secretary, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 

10AM - Department of State

• Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth 
• Jonathan Marks, Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions 
• Kalonji Johnson, Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs 
• Kim Mattis, Director, Bureau of Finance 
• Arion Clagget, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs 

1PM - Public Utility Commission

• Stephen M. DeFrank, Chairman
• Kimberly M. Barrow, Vice-Chair
• Kathryn L. Zerfuss, Commissioner

10AM - Department of Transportation

• Mike Carroll, Secretary
• Larry Shifflet, Executive Deputy Secretary
• Corey Pellington, Deputy Secretary for Administration
• Meredith Biggica, Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation
• Kara Templeton, Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services
• Chuck Zimmerman, Director of Bureau of Fiscal Management

1PM - Pennsylvania State Police

• Lieutenant Colonel George L. Bivens, Acting Commissioner   
• Lieutenant Colonel Joanne R. Reed, Deputy Commissioner of Staff  
• Lieutenant Colonel Christopher M. King, Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility  
• Major Matthew D. Nickey, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Operations  
• Brooke Meade, Special Assistant to the Commissioner 

10AM - Department of Revenue

• Patrick Browne, Revenue Secretary
• Allison Morgan, Executive Deputy Secretary
• Amy Gill, Deputy Secretary for Tax Policy
• Adria Zimmerman, Deputy Secretary for Administration
• Stephanie Weyant,  Deputy Executive Director, Marketing & Products, PA Lottery

1PM - Department of Aging

• Jason Kavulich, Secretary
• Jonathan Bowman, Deputy Secretary
• Tom Snedden, Director, Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) Program 

10AM - State Related Universities

• Dr. Brenda Allen, President of Lincoln University  
• Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, President of Penn State University  
• John Fry, President of Temple University  
• Dr. Joan Gabel, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh 

1PM - Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and Community Colleges

• Sharon Minnich, PASSHE’s Executive Vice Chancellor, PASSHE
• Christopher Fiorentino, Chancellor, PASSHE
• Jennifer Hoover, Director of Governmental Relations, PASSHE
• Dr. Karen Riley, President, Slippery Rock University, PASSHE

• Dr. Stanley, President, PA Commission for Community Colleges

• Megan Coval, President, Butler County Community College

• Dr. Alycia Marshall, President, Community College of Philadelphia

10AM - Governor’s Office of the Budget

• Zachary Reber, Secretary