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

Nancy Gutierrez, Director of External Communications

Amy Koslosky, Director of Internal Communications

Stephanie Budrus, Acting Deputy Director of Government Affairs


Administrative Team

Sarah Kollin, Chief People Officer

Stephanie Bowser, 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

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

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

Cory Redman, Director of Community Engagement & Youth Justice 

Angela Abrams, Interim Director of the Office of Equity and founding Director of the Office of Practice and Professional Learning