Our Leadership

Tana Senn, Secretary


Erika Lautenbach, Chief Administrative Officer

Jenny Heddin, Chief Programming Officer

Jennifer McCoy, Chief Transformation Officer

Nanette Star, Director of Tribal Relations

Julie Watts, Deputy Director of Government Affairs

Nancy Gutierrez, Director of External Communications


Administrative Team

Sarah Kollin, Chief People Officer

Stephanie Bowser, Interim Chief Information Officer

Chris Parvin, Director of Administrative Services

Rene Newkirk, Chief Financial Officer


Programming Team

Jennifer Redman, Assistant Secretary of Juvenile Rehabilitation
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Nicole Rose, Assistant Secretary of Early Learning

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

Ruben Reeves, Assistant Secretary of Licensing

Child Welfare Leadership Team


Transformation Team

Patricia Colemon, 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