With a hat tip to Randolph06 in the comments, the following announcement comes via Governor Elect Peter Shumlin’s Facebook page:

Today I appointed Michael O’Neil as Director of Vermont Emergency Management – currently Chief Engineer and Emergency Management Director for the city of Burlington’s Fire Department. Mike’s experience heading up emergency services in Burlington has prepared him for any emergency that could adversely impact the lives of Vermonters.

Announcement-by-social-media? Media history? Nah… probably I just missed another press release. Grumble.