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Madison, Wisconsin (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday appointed a county administrator with a conservation background to head the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
The governor announced that Sheboygan County Administrator Adam Payne will succeed Preston Cole as DNR secretary. Cole retired from the position in November.
For the past 20 years, Paine has served as Sheboygan County Administrator, coordinating and directing the county’s administrative and administrative functions and formulating the county’s annual budget. He led the county through two of his conservation projects, including the cleanup of the Sheboygan River and Harbor, and the purchase and preservation of the 328-acre Amsterdam Dunes, an undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline.
Prior to Payne becoming county administrator, he served as executive director of the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Society. He also worked for the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection from 1990 to 1995. For part of his tenure, he served as Director of the Farmland Conservation Program.
Payne holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Communication and Urban and Regional Planning, respectively, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His appointment is subject to state Senate approval.
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