This was posted yesterday on the DNR website...
TOP MANAGEMENT SPOTS FILLED IN DNR REORGANIZATION
Des Moines – Following Gov. Tom Vilsack’s signing last week of a bill that reorganizes the structure of the DNR, Jeff Vonk, DNR director, announced the filling of top management positions in the department.
Elizabeth Christiansen was appointed deputy director, and Mike Brandrup the division administrator of the new Conservation and Recreation Division. Wayne Gieselman had been announced in April as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Division. He is now officially the administrator of the new Environmental Services Division. Linda Hanson remains in her position as administrator of the Management Services Division.
Vonk said the reorganization of the DNR reduces seven divisions to three by combining similar functions, and reduces bureaus under those divisions from 21 to 16. The moves are expected to save about $500,000. Anticipating legislative approval of the changes, Vonk said he had left vacant three administrator and the deputy director positions from the old structure.
Christiansen, 45, had been division administrator of DNR’s Land Quality and Waste Management Division for the past two years. That division was incorporated into the new Environmental Services Division, along with energy and geology.
Brandrup, 57, had been the division administrator of the Forests and Prairie Division since 1999. Brandrup’s new division includes forestry, fish and wildlife, and state parks.
"Liz has the depth of background and leadership ability to be my second in command," said Vonk. "Mike has continually demonstrated his management skills for natural resources and DNR staff," he said. Both appointments became effective immediately.
Before coming to the DNR, Christiansen spent about 10 years with the East Central Iowa Council of Governments, Cedar Rapids and Linn County on waste management issues. She holds a BA in biology from Cornell of Mt. Vernon, IA. Her home is in Iowa City.
Prior to leading the Forests and Prairie Division of the DNR, Brandrup worked in private industry for five years and started with the Iowa Conservation Commission as a district forester in 1975. He has a BS in forest management from Iowa State University. Brandrup is from Webster City.