U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak of the Northern District of Georgia, who stepped into his current job last fall, announced Wednesday that he has made a long list of leadership changes.

Pak said the appointments address Department of Justice priorities and critical issues in the district, plus his vision to enhance the mission of the office and better serve the citizens.

“As the U.S. Attorney, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead an office with so many talented and dedicated professionals,” Pak said in a news release. “It is my sincere belief that these changes will energize the office and help us focus on the matters that are the most impactful to the citizens of our district.”

The following changes announced Wednesday became effective on Jan. 16:

• Gentry Shelnutt is the new deputy U.S. attorney.
• Yonette Buchanan is the new criminal division chief. Glenn Baker and Jill Steinberg are the new deputy criminal division chiefs.
• Lori Beranek is the new chief of the civil division. Neeli Ben-David and Darcy Coty will serve as deputy civil division chiefs.
• Richard Moultrie is the new chief of the violent crime & national security section, with Katherine Hoffer and Ryan Buchannan as deputy chiefs.
• Kim Dammers is chief of a new organized crime & gang section, with Mike Herskowitz as deputy chief.
• Doug Gilfillan is the new chief of the cyber & intellectual property section. Nathan Kitchens and Kamal Ghali will serve as deputy chiefs.
• Steve McClain is the new chief of the complex frauds section, with Jeffrey Brown and Chris Huber as deputy chiefs.
• Jeffrey Davis is the new chief of the public integrity and special matters section, with Brent Gray as deputy chief.
• William Toliver is chief the new general crimes section.
• Tommy Krepp is the new chief of the data analytics unit in the criminal division.
• Randy Chartash is the new lead criminal division attorney for the health care fraud unit, and Lena Amati is the new lead civil division attorney for that unit.
• Charysse Alexander is transitioning to senior litigation counsel. Bill McKinnon, also a senior litigation counsel, who serves as Gainesville division coordinator, will continue in his leadership role in Gainesville.
• In addition to her role as a deputy chief of the violent crimes and national security section, Katherine Hoffer will be the new Rome division coordinator.
• Angela Munson will serve as Newnan division coordinator.

Some ranking prosecutors are to remain in place, Pak said: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine will continue in his current position, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Larry Sommerfeld will continue to serve as appeals & legal advice division chief. Greg Marshall is to stay on as administrative officer. Beth Hathaway will continue to serve as chief of the transnational organized crime section, while Lisa Tarvin and Brock Brockington will continue as deputy chiefs of that section. Dahil Goss is to remain chief of the asset forfeiture and money laundering section, with Michael Brown as deputy chief. Also, Tom Devlin retains the post of senior trial counsel.