PA Governor Corbett Asks for and Receives Resignation of DCNR Secretary

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today asked for and received the resignation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard J. Allan.

Allan, 59, of Cumberland County, has served as a member of the cabinet since March 2011.

Ellen Ferretti, Deputy Secretary for Parks and Forestry, will serve as Acting Secretary effective immediately.

Media contact: Kevin Harley, Governor's Office, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor