COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Secretary
- Executive
- Member of the Department Executives Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Department Executives Team
- Deputy Secretary for Administration
Core y Pellington was appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary for Administration on February 13, 2023, after serving as a Senior Advisor on the Shapiro-Davis Inaugural Committee.
From 2015 to 2022, he held progressively responsible roles for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party; Deputy Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer, and since June 2022, Executive Director. His leadership experience includes financial and human resource management, and he is focused on maximizing business outcomes.
He first joined the commonwealth in 2015 as an Agency Engagement Advisor with Governor Wolf's Office of Transformation, Innovation, Management, and Efficiency which sought to mobilize government agencies to produce savings, increase productivity, and provide the highest quality services.
Corey has a M.S. Degree from King's College in Healthcare Administration with a focus on Public Health and Executive Leadership, and a B.S Degree in Political Science.
Job Titles:
- Governor
- Governor Michael Carroll, Secretary
Job Titles:
- Member of the Department Executives Team
- Deputy Secretary for Driver & Vehicle Services for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Kara N. Templeton has served as Deputy Secretary for Driver & Vehicle Services for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) since May of 2023, and has been with the Department for over 23 years. In this position, Kara has responsibilities for more than 1,400 Driver and Vehicle Services employees who are focused on providing a positive customer experience, while keeping the safety and security of the Commonwealth's 10.1 million licensed drivers and Identification card holders and 12.1 million registered vehicle owners at the center of the Deputate's and PennDOT's commitment to safety.
Kara oversees key highway safety improvements relating to driver behavior, a customer-conscious business approach, implementation of motorist-related legislation, and integration of new initiatives that improve customer services, streamline processes, and upgrade the quality of products and services using new and emerging technologies. Kara also is responsible for the oversight of 102 facilities across the Commonwealth that issue driver's licenses and identification cards as well as 5,700 car dealers and title and tag agents, over 15,000 vehicle safety inspection stations, and more than 7,800 emissions inspections stations.
Prior to becoming Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services, she served as the Director of the Bureau of Driver Licensing for 9 years, and also served in various roles including the Director of PennDOT's Information and Fiscal Services Office, the Manager of the PennDOT Customer Call Center Program, and the Manager of PennDOT's Photo License Program.
In addition to these responsibilities, Kara has previously served on the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Region 1 Board of Directors and AAMVA's Driver Standing Committee. Kara has also served on AAMVA's Autonomous Vehicles Best Practices Working Group.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Department Executives Team
- Deputy Secretary for Planning
Larry Shifflet was named Deputy Secretary for Planning in June 2019. He is a 1991 graduate of Penn State with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. Shifflet has also attained his Master of Business Administration from Lebanon Valley College.
During his 27-plus years with PennDOT, Shifflet has held several positions in the Office of Planning. His most-recent position focused on performance-based planning. He has participated in national peer exchanges with the Washington Department of Transportation, Colorado Department of Transportation and West Virginia Department of Transportation, and has participated in several National Cooperative Highway Research Program panels.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Department Executives Team
- Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation
Job Titles:
- Member of the Department Executives Team
- Secretary of Transportation
Job Titles:
- Member of the Department Executives Team
- Acting Deputy Secretary
- Acting Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration
Michael W. Rebert P.E. was named PennDOT's Acting Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration in April 2023 following a over 32-year career with PennDOT.
Since April 2008, he had been serving as the District Executive at PennDOT District 5 - which includes Schuylkill, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, and Monroe counties and employs a team of 900 staff who are responsible for the maintenance, design and construction of all state-maintained roads and bridges in the district.
Since starting with the department as an intern, Rebert has progressed through various positions in construction and maintenance. During that time, Rebert has been part of several significant roadway projects to improve access and safety for Pennsylvania drivers.
Rebert was born and raised in the Lehigh Valley, and received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Villanova University in 1990, and is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers---East Penn Chapter.
He and his wife, Debra, reside in Lehigh County, where they have two children, Megan and Michael.