Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed Roscoe "Ross" Taylor as Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Administration on January 3, 2013. Taylor has served as Acting Secretary since February 2012.
"I am pleased Ross will continue to lead the Department of Administration," Gov. Tomblin said. "He has done an outstanding job, and I'm confident the state will continue to benefit from his public service."
Taylor has served the state in several capacities including Acting Cabinet Secretary, State Comptroller and Finance Division Director, as well as Deputy Finance Director. Currently, Taylor is chairman of the West Virginia OASIS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project steering committee.
Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from West Virginia State University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Marshall University.