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Madison – Governor Scott Walker named Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Interim Secretary Scott Baumbach as the department’s full-time secretary today.
“Scott Baumbach has done a tremendous job in the Department of Workforce Development since day one, both as a deputy and interim secretary, and I know that he will continue to succeed in his new role,” Governor Walker said. “My Administration’s number one priority is to allow the private sector to create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and Scott’s leadership at DWD will help us achieve that goal.”
Scott Baumbach was named deputy secretary of DWD in January 2011 and assumed the interim secretary role in May. Prior to Mr. Baumbach’s leadership at DWD, he was an associate and partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP law firm in Milwaukee from 2001-2010, and a law clerk for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Diane Sykes from 2000-2001.
“I look forward to continuing my work in the Department of Workforce Development and advancing Governor Walker’s vision of creating the environment for 250,000 private sector jobs by 2015,” Scott Baumbach said. “DWD will continue to play an important role in that effort, and I thank Governor Walker for the opportunity to serve.”
Mr. Baumbach received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Marquette University Law School and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh.
