Gov.-elect Dan Malloy is reappointing Patricia Rehmer as commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Rehmer was appointed commissioner by Gov. M. Jodi Rell in Nov., 2009. Before that, she served as the department's deputy commissioner.
"Commissioner Rehmer has been a leader in the fields of mental health and addiction services throughout her career, and I'm pleased that she and I will be working together to help those citizens in Connecticut who need our help the most," Malloy said in a statement announcing the appointment. "Particularly because the population she serves relies on the continuity of service and programs DMHAS provides, I'm glad that she and I have a shared vision for the department and will continue her tenure uninterrupted."