BOSTON (AP) — The former interim commissioner of the state Department of Children and Families has rejoined the state Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) as registrar.
Erin Deveney was named to the post yesterday by state Transportation Department Secretary Stephanie Pollack. Her one-year appointment is effective next Monday.
Deveney succeeds Celia Blue, who is transferring to a new role as Transportation Department senior adviser. Blue served as Registrar since Jan. 30, 2014.
Deveney was chief of staff at the Registry for five years, and previously served as deputy registrar and general counsel.
Pollack says Deveney has a “deep understanding of the RMV’s systems and employees” that will allow her “to quickly focus on how the Registry can become more convenient and customer friendly.”
After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 1994, Deveney went on to earn a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1997. She comes from the Department of Children and Families, where she served as Interim Commissioner beginning in April 2014.
Immediately prior to joining DCF, she was Chief of Staff at the RMV for five years, and previously served as Deputy Registrar, General Counsel from 2000 to 2005, under Dan Grabauskas.
“I am excited for the opportunity to re-join the RMV in the new role as Registrar,” she said. “I want to thank Secretary Pollack for her confidence in me and for the opportunity to serve on her senior team. The Secretary has set a clear goal of moving the RMV into a new era as a customer-focused organization and I look forward to finding new and innovative ways to meet that challenge.”
“I also want to thank Celia Blue for her service to the RMV and MassDOT,” said Pollack.
“Serving as Registrar has truly been a tremendous honor,” Blue said. “I look forward to continuing my service to the Commonwealth in my new role with MassDOT.”
The Registry of Motor Vehicles consists of 775 employees at 31 branch locations around Massachusetts. The RMV is charged with regulating vehicle registration and operator licensing, as well as oversight and licensing of commercial and non-commercial vehicle inspection stations. Recently, the RMV has expanded its partnership with AAA Northeast, which offers RMV services at a total of 11 locations. More than 35 RMV transactions can also be conducted online at www.MassRMV.com. In 2014, more than 4 million transactions were processed online alone.
