Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced she retained Josh Applebee as her chief of staff. Applebee served as the chief of staff to former Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer.
Dahlstrom retained Kim Griffith as her scheduler, and hired Kelly Howell as her special assistant.
Howell is the only new addition to the office, but she is not new to state service. A lifelong Alaskan, Howell was born in Fairbanks and is the daughter of a retired Alaska State Trooper. She was raised in Fairbanks, Nome, and Anchorage, and started working for the State of Alaska in 1996 with the Department of Health and Social Services. She spent the past 18 years working for the Department of Public Safety, where she held several different positions, including administrative services director and, most recently, legislative liaison and special assistant to the commissioner.
“As we enter a new term, I am grateful to have Kelly join our office,” said Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom. “I have had the privilege of getting to know and work with Kelly over the years. I am confident our office will greatly benefit from her robust experience in the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Health.”
Applebee worked in the Parnell Administration as deputy director of health care policy, and was chief of staff to Sen. Kevin Meyer before Meyer was elected to the office of lieutenant governor.
