ALBANY – Todd Westhuis has been appointed deputy director of State Operations by the governor.
He has served in several leadership positions in the public sector. Most recently, he was chief of staff at the State Department of Transportation.
In that role, Westhuis helped manage an agency with a staff of 8,200 providing oversight and guidance to support the operations.
As regional director of the Hudson Valley, he served as the leader and administrator of the state DOT’s largest region, and he was responsible for overseeing and managing its programs in Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties.
In addition to his statewide roles, he has also served in the U.S. Army as a cavalry officer.
He is an engineer by trade, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
