Margo Chaly Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate Judiciary panel clears trio of Sherrill nominees

March 19, 2026 12:47 pm

The state Senate Judiciary Committee cleared three more of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s cabinet nominees on Thursday, setting them up for a Monday confirmation before the full Senate. The committee cleared Margo Chaly to be secretary of higher education, Victoria Kuhn...

Interims and actings as Sherrill’s new cabinet settles in

January 20, 2026 2:02 pmJanuary 21, 2026 8:52 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has named seven new cabinet members on an acting basis until the are confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate: Jennifer Davenport (Acting Attorney General); Shirley Emehelu (Acting State Comptroller); Ed Potosnak (Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection);...

Sherrill picks Margo Chaly as Secretary of Higher Education

January 8, 2026 3:15 pmJanuary 8, 2026 5:45 pm

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill will nominate Margo Chaly, the executive director of the state Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, to her cabinet as Secretary of Higher Education. Chaly joined Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration as chief of staff at the HESAA in...