FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 23, 2011
MAYOR-ELECT WINNECKE ANNOUNCES KEY STAFF
　
EVANSVILLE, IN – Evansville Mayor-elect Lloyd Winnecke announced several additions to his Administration today. The appointments will begin their official duties on January 1, 2012.
City Controller – Russ Lloyd, Jr. CPA
Mr. Lloyd is a licensed CPA since 1992 and currently serves as Senior Director at Kruse, Dicus & Associates, LLP, specializing in small business consulting, tax preparation and government affairs. Mr. Lloyd currently serves on the Vanderburgh County Council, overseeing a $65 million county budget with 790 full-time employees. Most notably, he was elected Mayor of Evansville in 1999 and served until 2003. Prior to his service as Mayor, Mr. Lloyd worked in the private sector as controller of Koch Originals, Inc. “His knowledge and experience with municipal finances will be an incredibly important asset to my Administration as local government continually faces difficult financial challenges,†said Mayor-elect Winnecke.
Corporate Counsel – Ted Ziemer
Mr. Ziemer currently serves as the attorney for Vanderburgh County, and has developed a sterling reputation as a municipal lawyer. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association and is currently serving as the Vice President/President Elect of that Association. In addition to his law practice of nearly 49 years, Mr. Ziemer has been an extremely active community volunteer, including serving in leadership roles to raise funds for many health, education and social service activities. He has served as President or Chairman of more than 25 Evansville organizations including 20-years as Chairperson of the St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation and 7 years as the head of the USI Foundation. He currently chairs the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern Indiana. “Ted’s extensive legal and community service background are the perfect foundation for his work as Corporate Counsel. I have the utmost respect for Ted’s legal ability and I am confident that his expertise will serve taxpayers well,†said Mayor-elect Winnecke.
Assistant Fire Chief – Paul Anslinger
Also today, Mayor-elect Winnecke’s selection for Fire Chief, Captain Mike Connelly, named 20-year EFD veteran Lieutenant Paul Anslinger as his appointment as Assistant Chief. Lieutenant Paul Anslinger is currently assigned to Rescue 1 and has special training in a wide variety of areas, including Hazardous Materials, Rope Rescue, EMT, and the National Fire Academy Fire Office Leadership Class. Lt. Anslinger served as President of the Evansville Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 357 from 2004 to 2010, with over 18-years of service as an Executive Board Member. “Paul’s diverse service record will be a great benefit to me as we implement a new vision for the Department,†Connelly said.
Mayor-elect Winnecke will continue to assemble his new administrative team over the next few weeks. Updates and information will be posted at www.transitionevansville.com.
