Our Leadership

Director of Social Services Jennifer Amaya Thompson, MSW

 

 

Jennifer Amaya Thompson, MSW

Director

 

 

 

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Na’Pre Anderson

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Director

 

 

 

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Andrea Grimaldi

Special Assistant, Office of the Director

 

 

 

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Jordan Anderson

Public Information Officer / Legislative Liaison, Office of the Director

 

 

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DeMiya Rowland

Communications Specialist, Office of the Director

 

 

 

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Jamie Dixon, LCSW-C, LICSW

Deputy Director for Clinical Programs and Support Services

 

 

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Takayo O’Bannon 

Acting Deputy Director for Administrative Services Division

 

 

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DeLania Ware, CPM

Assistant Director for Family Investment Division (Benefits Assistance)

 

 

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Alicia Alfred

Deputy Assistant Director for Family Investment Division (Benefits Assistance)

 

 

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Carlesa Peterson

Assistant Director for Child, Adult, and Family Services Division (Child & Vulnerable Adult Welfare)

 

 

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Zenobia Moore

Deputy Assistant Director for Child, Adult, and Family Services Division (Child & Vulnerable Adult Welfare)

 

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Loretta Tillery, CPM

Assistant Director for Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact Division

 

 

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Mercedes Rivera 

Multicultural Affairs Liaison, Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact Division

 

 

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James Fitzgerald

Deputy Assistant Director, Quality Assurance and Compliance Division

 

 

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Donna Sandiford

Emergency Response and Risk Manager, Quality Assurance and Compliance Division

 

 

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Eyob Gebremichael

Acting Chief of Budget and Finance

 

 

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Peter Jones

Chief of Contracts and Procurement

 

 

 

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Kara Leahy

Chief of Information Technology

 

 

 

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Rodney Adams

Central Services Manager

 

 

 

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Latechia Plater

State Human Resources Manager

 

 

 

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Takilla Benton, MBA, CPM, SHRM-CP

County Human Resources Manager