Leadership
Meet the executive and senior leadership team of the Ohio Department of Children and Youth.
Kara B. Wente
Director
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Jeff Van Deusen
Assistant Director
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Alicia Leatherman
Chief Strategy Officer
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Lewis George
Chief Legal Counsel
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Joel Potts
Chief Government and External Affairs Officer
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James Travis Moore
Chief Financial Officer
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Lily Clossman
Children's Initiatives Project Manager
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Jodi Norton
Chief Communications Officer
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Stacy Garber
Deputy Director, Human Resources
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Brittaney Carter
Chief Information Officer
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Laura Graf
Deputy Director, Policy
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Diane Fox
Deputy Director, Training, Technical Assistance and Practice
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Nathan Dedino
Deputy Director, Performance, Federal, & State Initiatives
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Katina Bays
Deputy Director, Family Engagement
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Wendy Grove, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for Research, Evaluation, and Impact
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Rachel Rayburn
Executive Program Administrator to the Director
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Stephanie (Stevie) Romano
Deputy Director, Regulatory Compliance
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Kari Akins
Assistant Deputy Director, Communications
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Matthew Cunningham
Assistant Deputy Director, Contracts & Monitoring
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