No one can figure out what Corbett's education advisor has been doing for $140K a yr + benefits

[JPZenger]

http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2014/07/27/Role-remains-ambiguous-for-Tom-Corbett-s-higher-education-adviser-Ron-Tomalis/stories/201407270215

When it came time to lead Corbett's assault on public schools and public universities, his Education Secretary Tomalis was front and center. Tomalis then tried and failed to get himself appointed as head of the state-owned university system, in a very secretive process that would have doubled his salary. He was a finalist to run 14 universities with over 110,000 students, even though he had zero experience in higher education administration.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/07/former_education_secretary_is.html

Corbett replaced him as Education Secretary, but said he could keep his pay and benefits, and would serve as an advisor to the Governor on higher education. However, no one has been able to figure out what he has been doing for the pay for the last 14 months. He has no office and no office hours, and many people involved in education say they have had no contact with him.

"Now, more than a year later, records obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette through requests under the state Right-to-Know Law raise questions about how much time the governor's office required Mr. Tomalis to spend on those duties. The records produced included a work calendar showing weeks with little or no activity, phone logs averaging barely over a phone call a day over 12 months and a total of five emails produced by Mr. Tomalis. The state was not able to provide any reimbursement records suggesting Mr. Tomalis traveled the state in support of his work."

Beyond the records, a number of key players in higher education said in interviews they had little or no contact with Mr. Tomalis in his advisory role, for which the state says there is no written job description.

A copy of Mr. Tomalis' work calendar from June 1, 2013 to June 1, 2014, released by the department, shows a number of weeks and months with little scheduled activity, including 20 weeks that appear to have no work-related appointments. Phone logs showed 406 calls, of which 57 percent were two minutes or less. The last four digits for all but a handful of the phone calls were redacted.

Asked for his work-related correspondence as adviser, the department produced five emails written by Mr. Tomalis -- the first of which was dated Feb. 24, 2014, nine months after he landed the job."

[femmocrat]

1. Nice "work" if you can get it!

Corbutt continues to reward his cronies.

[tech3149]

2. Can't wait to throw Gov Gashole out!

I wonder how many people know how much he cost the state during his teure.