The Beginning of a New Role
On Aug. 1, 2017 I officially stepped into my new role as Secretary of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. I can’t fully describe how excited, nervous, and hopeful I am about taking on this work.
On Aug. 1, 2017 I officially stepped into my new role as Secretary of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. I can’t fully describe how excited, nervous, and hopeful I am about taking on this work.
The monumental task of creating a new agency is well underway, and I am eager to share with you our progress thus far. We’re trying to take a thoughtful and inclusive approach to this work, one that brings to bear the immense expertise from staff and the field as we make critical decisions for the new agency.
Welcome to a new DCYF blog series from the Office of Innovation, Alignment and Accountability (OIAA). Though our team is still fairly new (staff came aboard in January) we’ve been hard at work learning, listening and piecing together the complex puzzle that will be the mission work of DCYF.