Our Leadership

Tana Senn, Secretary


Erika Lautenbach, Chief Administrative Officer

Jenny Heddin, Chief Programming Officer

Allison Krutsinger, Chief Public Affairs Officer

Chief Transformation Officer

Cassie Anderson, Director Office of Tribal Relations


Administrative Team

Director Human Resources

Erik Lindeblom, Chief Information Officer

Jennifer Williams, Director Administrative Services

Rene Newkirk, Chief Financial Officer


Programming Team

Assistant Secretary of Juvenile Rehabilitation

Nicole Rose, Assistant Secretary of Early Learning

Vickie Ybarra, Assistant Secretary of Partnership, Prevention, and Services

Ruben Reeves, Assistant Secretary of Licensing

Natalie Green, Assistant Secretary of Child Welfare
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Public Affairs Team

Julie Watts, Deputy Director of Government Affairs

Amy Koslosky, Director of Internal Communications

Nancy Gutierrez, Director of External Communications

Emily Morgan, Deputy Director of Community Engagement

Mary Johnson, Constituent Relations Senior Manager


Transformation Team

Director Racial Equity and Social Justice

Sarah Veele, Director of Office of Innovation, Alignment and Accountability

John Tuttle-Gates, Director of Office of Strategic Initiatives and Collaboration

Angela Abrams, Director of Office of Practice and Professional Learning