June 27, 2006

DOC Secretary appoints Susan Crawford Executive Assistant

 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Matt Frank today announced Susan Crawford of Madison will be the new Executive Assistant for the agency. Crawford, who has served as Executive Assistant at the Office of State Employment Relations (OSER), begins her new role July 17.

“I am extremely pleased that Susan Crawford will be joining the DOC’s executive leadership team,” Secretary Frank said. “Her management experience in state agencies, coupled with her diverse and accomplished background in criminal justice, will make her a great asset to the agency. We welcome her enthusiasm and her experience in the criminal justice system.”

Crawford is currently the Executive Assistant at OSER and previously was the deputy secretary of the Department of Employment Relations, where she has worked since 2003. Crawford was an assistant attorney general at the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) from 1997 to 2003, where she handled criminal appeals and prosecuted Medicaid fraud cases. She served as the director of the criminal appeals unit at DOJ from 2000 to 2003, and oversaw felony appeals in both state and federal court representing the state.

Crawford earned her law degree with high honors from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1994, her master’s degree in English literature from Indiana University in 1989 and her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in English from Lawrence University in 1987.

As Executive Assistant for the DOC, Crawford will oversee key activities within the agency and will be a top adviser to Secretary Matt Frank and Governor Jim Doyle on legislative and policy matters.   Crawford will replace Jessica Clark Justman, who is leaving the DOC July 5 to become a Senior Policy Adviser in Governor Jim Doyle’s Office.

 

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06/28/06