Trish Vincent will be Missouri's new deputy secretary of state, when Secretary of State-elect Jay Ashcroft takes over next month.
Ashcroft announced his leadership team in a Wednesday news release.
Vincent also will serve as chief of staff.
Steele Shippy will be Ashcroft's deputy chief of staff; David Minnick will be the new commissioner of securities and Frank Jung will serve as general counsel.
Ashcroft also provided some biographical information on the leadership team:
Vincent has more than 14 years of management experience in state and federal government, including serving as chief of staff for Gov. Matt Blunt and State Auditor Tom Schweich.
She also served as Missouri Revenue director and as district office director for Jay Ashcroft's father, John Ashcroft, when he was one of Missouri's U.S. senators.
Vincent is a Springfield native. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Lincoln University.
Her husband, Larry Vincent, is Cole County's revenue collector.
Shippy was Ashcroft's campaign manager for the secretary of state's race this year, overseeing the statewide campaign operations.
He also has served as personal aide to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee during the 2016 Republican presidential race, and he's been the "grassroots director" for the group Protect the Harvest.
Shippy is an Odessa native. He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Minnick earned his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has practiced law in the securities industry for more than 25 years, including serving as general counsel to a number of companies.
He also has served as senior enforcement counsel for NASD Regulation Inc., which is a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Minnick has experience as an arbitrator with several agencies.
He's worked as a prosecutor in St. Louis and in Lincoln County.
Jung has served as general counsel to the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services, the state auditor's office and the Missouri Gaming Commission.
He earned his law degree from Michigan State University, East Lansing, and has been admitted to practice law before the U.S. and Missouri Supreme courts.
Jung is also a U.S. Army veteran, with 11 years of experience as a military police officer and an explosive ordinance disposal technician.