
Governor elect Nathan Deal will reappoint the heads of six Georgia Departments. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Cummiskey served as former House Speaker Glenn Richardson's chief of staff and state director for U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. He became UGA's director of state relations in 2008. Deal also said he would reappoint the heads of six Georgia departments. They are Department of Drivers Services Commissioner Greg Dozier, Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Mike Beatty, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan, Georgia Building Authority Director Steve Stancil, Department of Transportation Planning Director Todd Long and Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson.