NJ motor vehicles, sore point for drivers in pandemic, has a new chief as Fulton departs

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Sue Fulton on Friday left as New Jersey's chief administrator for the Motor Vehicle Commission after four years.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced that Fulton was leaving to take a post as an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The move was effective July 1.

Latrecia “Trish” Littles-Floyd was named acting chief administrator the same day. Littles-Floyd served as the MVC security, investigations, and internal audit director and was a lieutenant colonel in the New Jersey State Police.

Fulton said it was an “extraordinary honor to serve the people of New Jersey and Governor Murphy these past four years.”

“The NJMVC team showed their determination, skill, and knowledge in revamping the MVC despite unprecedented obstacles,” Fulton said in a statement. “Trish has been part of that transformation and I'm delighted to see her bring her leadership, experience, and commitment to the chief administrator post."

Murphy called Fulton a “leading voice” and an “invaluable asset” to his administration during her tenure, before going on to say the commission has “evolved into an agency that is more efficient, better organized, and fully equipped to respond to the needs of motorists across the state.”

Chair and Chief Administrator of the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Brenda Sue Fulton testifies before the NJ State Assembly Judiciary Committee during a hearing on a bill to grant driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. The hearing was held at the NJ State House in Trenton Monday, December 9, 2019.
Chair and Chief Administrator of the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Brenda Sue Fulton testifies before the NJ State Assembly Judiciary Committee during a hearing on a bill to grant driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. The hearing was held at the NJ State House in Trenton Monday, December 9, 2019.

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Fulton was sworn in as the fourth chair and chief administrator of the MVC on April 17, 2018. During her time, she navigated closures related to the pandemic, which saw a transaction backlog into the 100,000s and lines of customers camped out at agency locations.

Though locations have reopened with an updated system that allows most transactions to be completed online, some problems in appointment availability persist.

Before this new role, Littles-Floyd was responsible for the protection of the MVC’s infrastructure, executives, managers, employees, stakeholders, visitors and customers. She worked for the New Jersey State Police for more than two decades and held the role of chief of staff, reporting directly to the superintendent of state police.

Murphy said he looks forward to her leadership of the MVC.

“Trish served our state in the New Jersey State Police, where she dedicated over 20 years to making our state stronger and fairer,” he said in a statement. “She has also led NJ MVC in her capacity as security, investigations, and internal audit director. This unique experience, coupled with her dedication to serving New Jerseyans, make her extremely qualified to serve as acting chief administrator.”

Littles-Floyd said she was honored to be asked and that she is “excited that Governor Murphy placed his trust in me.”

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Sue Fulton leaves NJ Motor Vehicle Commission for Biden White House