HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro continues to fill out his Cabinet by naming his nominees to head up the Departments of Education and Labor & Industry as well as appointing his secretary to head up his Office of Administration.

He nominated former superintendent of Lower Merion and Reading school districts Khalid Mumin to serve as his education secretary, First Chief Deputy Attorney General Nancy Walker as labor & industry secretary , and Acting Community and Economic Development Secretary Neil Weaver as his secretary of administration, his transition office announced on Monday.

Shapiro said these individuals are in keeping with his desire to have members in his Cabinet who reflect the diversity of Pennsylvania’s people and communities.

“I’m proud to nominate Dr. Khalid Mumin, Nancy Walker, and Neil Weaver to key cabinet posts in my Administration – they are important members of the diverse and experienced team of Pennsylvania leaders and policy experts who will be joining my Administration to tackle the challenges facing our Commonwealth today,” Shapiro said in a statement.

“I am ready to work with all three of them to create real opportunities for our children, build an economy that works for everyone, improve our schools, and lead the commonwealth’s more than 75,000 employees. With these accomplished public servants in my cabinet, we will be ready to get to work to meet this moment and move our commonwealth forward.”

Both Mumin and Walker’s nominations require Senate confirmation by a simple majority vote while Weaver’s appointment does not.

Last week, Shapiro announced former Philadelphia City Commissioner and election official Al Schmidt as his Secretary of State nominee.

Mumin has served in various capacities in education starting as an English teacher in Scotland, Pa., in 1997 and rising through the leadership ranks to the superintendents’ posts. He has been recognized nationally as a “School Board Savvy Superintendent” and authored a book titled, “Problem Child: Leading Students Living in Poverty Towards Infinite Possibilities of Success.”

He holds an associate’s degree from Northeastern Christian Junior College, a bachelor’s from Shippensburg University, a master’s from Penn State; and a doctorate from University of Pennsylvania.

Shapiro’s selection of Mumin draws high praise from Pennsylvania State Education Association President Rich Askey.

“Khalid Mumin has spent his entire career teaching and serving students. He is an extraordinary leader and a committed educator, and there is no doubt that his talents, experience, and enthusiasm will make him an excellent secretary,” Askey said.

“Just as important, Khalid Mumin has unique experience leading both an urban, financially challenged school district in Reading, and a well-established, suburban school district in Lower Merion. This experience ensures that he understands the challenges that different kinds of school districts and their students face and that he’ll be able to hit the ground running.”

Walker has worked with Shapiro in the attorney general’s office in its Fair Labor Section since 2017. That section focused on ensuring workers are being treated fairly and lawfully and served as lead counsel in lawsuits that brought about changes to the tip and joint employer rules as well as a criminal wage and benefit theft investigation resulting in a $21 million plea deal, the largest case of its kind in the country. Prior to joining the attorney general’s office, she had a private law practice that focused on labor and employment law.

She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Weaver’s past experience in state government also includes serving as executive deputy secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development, as the Department of Environmental Protection communications director and press secretary, and in the governor’s Office of Performance through Excellence as well as private sector experience in the environmental field and as a fundraising manager for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Bethesda, Md.

Weaver, who currently serves on Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s governing board as well as a trustee for PennWest University, is a graduate of Clarion University.

*This post was updated to include Pennsylvania State Education Association President Rich Askey’s comments.