9I612019 joint statement - Brad McElhinny

joint statement

Walker, Brent <Brent.H.Walker@wv.gov>

Fri 9/6/2019 8:51 AM

TozBrad McElhinny 

Joint statement from West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary E. White and Deputy Secretary Jimmy
Wriston, P.E.

?For the past ?ve months, we have been joined at the hip; working together to accomplish our number one goal of ?xing
our state's road system. The result has been one of, if not the single most productive year of road maintenance in the history
of the Division of Highways.

Since taking on leadership duties with the WVDOT, we have made a number of organizational changes geared toward
allowing us to work more ef?ciently. This is one of them. Secretary White will serve as Commissioner of Highways and
Deputy Secretary Wriston will serve as Deputy Commissioner of Highways. This particular change makes us more in line with
a corporate organization, where there is a CEO and a C00. As to the division of duties, we will continue operating the same
way that we always have: the two of us discuss every major issue that has come to our attention and agree on a course of
action.

At the end of the day, we care less about our titles and more about getting work done. We view each other as equal
partners each with our own unique skill sets and diverse backgrounds covering highway planning, ?nance, construction,
maintenance, management, and supervision ?that make us a dynamic, highly quali?ed team. We have cultivated an
atmosphere of accountability within the Division of Highways and we will continue putting our heads together, every step of
the way, to continue getting the roads ?xed, just as we have over the past several months."

From: Brad McElhinny <Brad.McElhinny@wvradio.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 12:19 PM

To: Walker, Brent <Brent.H.Walker@wv.gov>

Subject: Re: [External] Highways

Thanks!
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 5, 2019, at 12:16 PM, Walker, Brent wrote:

Working on that for you.
Brent

From: Brad McElhinny 

Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 8:15 AM

To: Damron, Jordan Walker, Brent 
Subject: [External] Highways

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9/6l2019 joint statement - Brad McElhinny

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Hi,

read over the weekend that there were a couple of organizational changes with Highways,
with White becoming highways commissioner and Jimmy Wriston becoming deputy
commissioner.

I haven't seen that anywhere else, so I wondered if I read it right.

Could you confirm and possibly shed more light on the reasoning? I would also like to know
more about the division of duties.

And is there an issue with the Highways commissioner being experienced in highway
planning, finance, construction, maintenance, management and supervision?

Thank you,

Brad

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