Press release, 2021 January 6

New Governor's Office Staff Announced

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For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 6, 2021
New Governor's Office Staff Announced
Atlanta, GA Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the following changes and additions to Governor's Office staff.
Craig Foster is Deputy Director of Policy in the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. Most recently, he served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Kemp. Prior to joining the Kemp Administration, Foster worked as a Policy Analyst for the House Budget and Research Office for 15 years. A lifelong Georgian, he is a resident of Dallas, Georgia, and the proud father of his son.
Ian Caraway is a Legislative Liaison to the Senate and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. In this role, he serves as Governor Brian Kemp's liaison to Georgia's 700
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New Governor's Office Staff Announced

local governments and

advises the governor on

education and workforce

development policy. Prior

to

joining

the

administration,

Ian

worked on the Governor's

2018 campaign. With

over a decade of

experience in Georgia politics, he has worked in all three branches of state government. A

lifelong Georgian, Ian grew up in Conyers and attended public schools.

Caitlan Coleman is a Legislative Liaison to the House and Policy Advisor in the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. Prior to joining the Governor's Office, she served as the Communications Manager for the Georgia House Majority Caucus. Caitlan grew up in rural Southeast Georgia and is a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Ryan Loke is Deputy Chief Operating Officer in the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. Prior to this role, he served as the Governor's Health Policy Advisor. Before joining the Governor's Office, Loke worked in the private sector advising several Georgia-based companies on legislative strategy. He is a graduate
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New Governor's Office Staff Announced
of the University of Georgia with a degree in Political Science and is currently pursuing a graduate degree at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health.

Laurin Vonada is

Associate

Executive

Counsel in the Office of

Governor Brian P. Kemp.

Prior to joining the

Governor's Office, she

was employed by the

Georgia Senate Research

Office as a Senior Policy

Analyst for three years.

Her focus was on state

policy that affected K-12

education,

higher

education, and the

multiple State retirement

systems.

Laurin

graduated with a Juris

Doctorate from Georgia State University in May 2017 and is a member of the Georgia Bar

Association. During law school, she interned with the State Charter Schools Commission

and she participated in the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Clinic. Upon graduation, she

obtained a Certificate in Health Law. Laurin was a teacher prior to attending law school. She

graduated from Auburn University in 2011 with her Bachelor of Science degree in

elementary education. Laurin and her husband live in Atlanta with their 18-month-old little

boy. They love to serve in their community and are members of North Atlanta Church of

Christ in Dunwoody.

Amy Doehrman is

Appointments Director in

the Office of Governor

Brian

P.

Kemp.

Doehrman

formerly

served as a fundraising

and grassroots consultant

at War Room Strategies.

She graduated from the

University of Georgia in

May of 2018 with degrees

in Political Science and

International Affairs.

Mallory Blount is Press Secretary in the Office of
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New Governor's Office Staff Announced

Governor Brian P. Kemp.

Previously, she served as

Director of Specialty

Media for the White

House. She was also

Director of Public Affairs

for the U.S. Department

of the Treasury and

Deputy Press Secretary

for the U.S. Department

of Housing and Urban

Development. Prior to her

service in the Trump

Administration, Blount

worked

for

the

Republican National Committee on the digital team. She is a graduate of the University of

Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Digital and Broadcast Journalism and minors in Political

Science and English.

Kelsey Finn is Associate Executive Counsel in the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama. Finn will also receive her LL.M. in Tax and Business Transactions from Alabama Law this spring. While in law school, Finn served as a Student Attorney in the Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Clinic and provided legal service to small business owners and nonprofits.
Finn started her career in Georgia interning for the Commercial Transactions and Litigation Division within the Office of the Attorney General. Finn has previously worked under a federal judge, for a business litigation firm, for an intellectual property pro bono organization, and also worked in national security and nuclear nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of State. Finn grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and has lived and worked in Illinois, Washington, D.C., Alabama, and Georgia.

Press Contacts
Mallory Blount - Press Secretary Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp mallory.blount@georgia.gov
Tate Mitchell - Deputy Press Secretary Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp tate.mitchell@georgia.gov

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