Working with some amazing individuals to stand up the new agency, Ohio Department of Children and Youth. Was a member of the transition team working together to identify critical criteria, functions and programs focusing on what is right for the children of Ohio from ages 0 -21. This agency will be providing wrap around services to help prepare the children of Ohio to grow into thriving students and individuals. We will be working with the families to assist them, moving strategically to be proactive and as successful as possible prior to running into a crisis. We all have challenges, some of us have had the opportunity to learn how to handle challenges and crisis. We want every family and children to learn these same lessons, coping mechanisms and opportunities to improve and become successful here in the great State of Ohio. As we bring programs, services and systems from five different agencies together, I will be working with the program/IT resources to determine how we merge, streamline and become more efficient for the Children of Ohio and their families.

Work with the Governor’s Office of Children’s Initiative in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health to move the Women, Infant and Children program toward co-enrollment with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and system modernization as outlined in Ohio’s Bold Beginning plan as well as serving as a senior team member on the transition team for the proposed Department of Children and Youth.

Director over the Office Of Family Assistance including the following services: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Publicly Funded Child Care and Refugee Services.

Bureau Chief of Operations - Worked to oversee the move from the legacy eligibility systems to the Ohio Integrated Eligibility system, including SNAP, TANF and Child Care programs. Managed resources for system development, testing, implementation, and change management to ensure quality products were built to assist with streamlining services and improving efficiencies.

Consulting on Human Service Systems

Served as liaison between users and developers. worked on requirements, analsis, design, test, and implementation.

Managing eligibility specialists