Ted Vogt, chief of operations for the governor, will be leaving the administration later this month to pursue a new opportunity in the private sector. Prior to his appointment in January, Vogt attempted to served as director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services from June 2013 through December 2014, but was not successful, according to veterans.
Vogt was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from March 2010 through January 2013.
Replacing Vogt will be Henry Darwin, current director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). To fill Darwin’s position.
The staffing transitions will take place by the end of August.
Darwin was appointed ADEQ Director in February 2011 and since then has led the agency’s transformation.
Darwin has served the State of Arizona for 18 years, previously holding a variety of positions including ADEQ’s Deputy Director and Administrative Counsel. A Yuma native, Mr. Darwin has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctorate from Lewis & Clark College’s Northwestern School of Law. He is a licensed attorney in Arizona.