Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced today that long-time chief of staff Kathy Besser will be transitioning to a part-time role in the office and has named Adam R. Jones as his new chief of staff. "Kathy has been an extraordinary chief of staff, and I am deeply grateful for all that she has accomplished on behalf of this state during my tenures as lieutenant governor and state treasurer. She has been one of my closest confidants for more than 11 years, and it is my exceedingly good fortune to have had the benefit of her work-ethic, intelligence, wit and wisdom," …