(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Roxann Ryan the acting commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS). The appointment as acting commissioner comes as DPS commissioner Larry Noble today retires. A photo of Roxann Ryan can be found here.
"I thank Commissioner Larry Noble for his distinguished service to the state and am pleased Roxann Ryan has agreed to serve as the acting commissioner," said Branstad. "I'm confident in her ability to lead the department in this role."
Roxann Ryan earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Iowa State University, a law degree from University of Iowa and a PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Ryan served in the Iowa Attorney General's Office from 1980-2004 in the criminal division. Ryan joined the Iowa Department of Public Safety in 2006 has served as a criminal intelligence analyst, in-house counsel and administrative rules coordinator. Additionally, she taught criminal justice for two years at Simpson College.
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