Agencywide organization

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) helps provide essential services to Minnesota's most vulnerable residents. Working with many others, including counties, tribes and nonprofits.

Commissioner

Shireen Gandhi 651-431-2907

Assistant to the Commissioner, Angie Goserud 651-431-2907

Office of the Commissioner

Assistant Commissioner, Josh Syrjamaki 651-431-4268
Assistant Commissioner Agency Effectiveness, Martha Josephson 651-431-3145
Executive Assistant, Angela Burrage 651-431-5741

Business Solutions Office
- Business Transformation Officer, Jeffrey Jorgenson 651-431-2118
Chief Strategy Officer
- Chief Service Transformation Officer, Nick Petersen 651-431-6361
- Executive Assistant, Angela Burrage 651-431-5741
Chief Financial Office
- Chief Financial Officer, Kate Mayer 651-431-2966
- Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Vacant
- Administrative Assistant, Marya Barsanti 651-431-4016
- Budget Analysis Director, Elyse Bailey 651-431-3432
- Financial Operations Director, Carmen Patton-Minder 651-431-3742
- Management Operations Director, Roger Ehresmann 651-431-2936
- Procurement and Acquisitions Manager, Mike LaValle 651-431-3636
- Reports and Forecasts Director, Shawn Welch 651-431-2939
Complex Projects
- Director, Josh Syrjamaki 651-431-4268
- Safety, Health and Emergency Management Manager, Michelle Lakso 651-431-3011
Compliance Office
- DHS Compliance Officer, Alyssa Dotson 651-431-6560
- Executive Assistant, Angela Burrage 651-431-5741
- Appeals Director, Steven Collins 651-431-2301
- Contracts and Legal Compliance Director, Brynn Rhodes 651-431-2275
- Deputy DHS Compliance Officer, Rosalie Vollmar 651-431-2832
- Internal Controls and Accountability Director, Gary L. Johnson 651-431-3623
- Organizational Integrity Office, Nikki Thompson 651-431-4248
- Olmstead Plan Compliance Manager, Mike Tessneer 651-431-3763
General Counsel’s Office
General Counsel’s Office
- General Counsel, Andrew Johnson 651-431-4855
- Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barnebey 651-431-3230
- Equal Opportunity and Access Director, Charity Hovre 651-431-2192
- Quality Assurance and Disability Compliance Services Director, Margaret Fletcher-Booth 651-431-5776
Management Services Division
- Director, Interim Heather Holt 651-431-2166
- Executive Assistant, Vacant
- Deputy Director, Vacant
- Improvement and Implementation Services Manager, Lisa Dejoras
- Vendor, Fiscal, & Project Management, Tony Isenberg 651-478-8070
- Workplace Enterprise Services Manager, Jennifer Smith 651-431-2207
Office of Inspector General
- Inspector General, James Clark, Inspector.General.DHS@state.mn.us
- Background Studies Division, Deputy Inspector General, Dawn Davis 651-431-2113
- Chief Legal Counsel, Betsy Schollmeier 651-431-6577
- Business Integration and Analytics Director, Eric J McCool 651-431-6586
- Equity and Inclusion Director, Micah Tran 651-431-6611
- Program Integrity Oversight, Deputy Inspector General, Amanda Novak (WOOC) 651-431-6378
- Licensing, Deputy Inspector General, Alyssa Dotson 651-431-6560
- Enterprise Operations and Policy Director, Patrick Holman 651-431-6411
Office of Strategy and Performance
- Director, Marisa Hinnenkamp 651-431-2935
- Project Coordinator, Shanan Ross 651-431-2689
Employee Culture
- Assistant Commissioner, De Anna Conover 651-431-3125
- Executive Assistant, Beth Dansie 651-431-2764
- Human Resources Director and Agencywide Functions Director, Jessica Page 651-431-3025
- Deputy HR Director and Workforce Strategy and Planning Director, Jennifer Worthington 651-431-4439
- Talent Management and Development Director, Crate Darden 651-382-6762
- Agency-wide Engagement Director, Vacant
- Innovation and Impact Director, Ashley Oolman 651-431-2740
- Minnesota Merit System Supervisor, Melisa Bryant 651-431-6962
- Operations Equity and Inclusion Director, Nate Carter 651-431-2204
Communications and External Affairs
- Assistant Commissioner for Communications and External Affairs, Peter Leggett 651-431-2800
Office of Communications
- Chief Communications Officer, Greta Bergstrom 651-431-2912
- Administrative Assistant, Marya Barsanti 651-431-4016
Community Relations
- Director, Helen Ghebre 651-431-2762
- Administrative Assistant, Marya Barsanti 651-431-4016
County Relations
- Director, Eric Ratzmann 651-431-2020
- Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barneby 651-431-3230
Federal Relations
- Director, Tamir Elnabarawy 651-431-6439
- Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barneby 651-431-3230
Legislative Relations
- Director, Kristy Graume 651-431-2390
- Administrative Assistant, Marya Barsanti 651-431-4016
Tribal and Urban Indian Relations
- Director, Angie DeLille 651-200-7669
- Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barneby 651-431-3230

Deputy Commissioner and State Medicaid Director

John Connolly 651-431-2438
Executive Aide, Denise Flock 651-431-5726

Aging and Disability Services
- Interim Assistant Commissioner, Mor Vue 651-431-4908
- Interim Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Rachel Shands 651-431-9175
- Executive Assistant, Toni Gillen 651-431-2598
- Aging and Adult Services Director, Reena Shetty 651-587-4597
- Aging and Adult Services Deputy Director, Rachel Shands 651-431-9175
- Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing State Services Director, Dan Millikin 651-964-1452
- Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Executive Director, Darlene Zangara 612-405-5618
- Disability Services Director, Heidi Hamilton 651-431-2710
- Disability Services Deputy Director, Calla Oftedahl 651-431-4820
- Equity Director, Deqa Sayid
- Fiscal Analysis and Results Management Director, Miriam Hirma 651- 431-2548
- Grants, Equity, Access and Research (GEAR) Director, Carol Anthony 651-431-6334
- HIV Supports Manager, Darin Rowles 651-431-2560
- Nursing Facility Rates and Policy Director, Kim Brenne 651-431-4339
- Operations and Central Functions Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Colin Stemper 651-431-4262
- Transitions, Tribal & Transformations Director, Amy Petersen 651-431-2443
Behavioral Health Administration
- Assistant Commissioner, Teresa Steinmetz 651-431-6290
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Kristine Preston 651-431-2618
- Executive Assistant, Fatima Acosta-Mendoza 651-431-7219
- Business Integration and Alignment Director, Tom Gosset 651-431-2601
- Chief Administrative Officer, Sara Rose 651-431-6972
Health Care Administration
- Assistant Commissioner, Vacant
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Medicaid, Coverage and Service Delivery, Diogo Reis 651-431-2106
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Eligibility and Compliance, Pamela (PJ) Weiner 651-431-3487
- Executive Assistant, Chris Wasieleski 651-431-2182
- Chief Administrative Officer, Jill Sweiven 651-431-4090
- Deputy Federal Relations Director, Leah Montgomery 651-431-3540
- Equity Director, Vacant
- Federal Relations Director, Patrick Hultman 651-431-4311
- Health Care Budget and Finance Director, Troy Mangan 651-431-2138
- Health Care Eligibility and Access Administration Division Director, Karen M. Gibson 651-431-2297
- Health Care Eligibility Operations Director, Vacant
- Health Care Research and Quality (HRQ) Director, Mathew Spaan 651-431-2495
- Health Improvement and Benefit Design Director, Ashley Setala 651-539-1760
- Managed Care Rates, Jeffrey Provance 651-431-2349
- Medicaid Medical Director, Dr. Nathan Chomilo 651-431-2481
- Medicaid Payments and Provider Services Director, Matthew Woods 651-431-2315
- Member and Provider Services Health Care Integrity and Accountability Division Director, Britt Kringle 651-431-3151
- Pharmacy Program and Medicaid Decision Support, Chad Hope 651-431-2504
Homelessness, Housing and Support Services Administration
- Interim Assistant Commissioner, Andrea Simonett 651-431-6327
- Executive Assistant, Kristen Joseph 651-431-2324
- Housing and Support Services Director, Andrea Simmonett 651-431-6327
- Equity Director, Shavana Talbert 651-431-6444
- Business Integration and Alignment Director, Tom Gosset 651-431-2601
MNIT Services
MNIT Services @ DHS manages the technology to provide the department's information infrastructure and core information tools. IT supports the agency's mission by providing a workplace information environment that is secure, stable, powerful and technologically sound, by ensuring that new systems are coordinated across the department and with other agencies and by providing a high level of customer support.
- Chief Business Technology Officer, George McNulty 651-431-6609
- Deputy Chief Business Technology Officer, Michael Wright 651-431-3247
- Executive Assistant, Susan Karp 651-431-2199
- Application Services Director, Deb Tibstra 651-431-4074
- BA/QA Deputy Director, Michelle Kieffer 651-431-5751
- Central Functions Director/Chief Administrative Officer, Mae Sheryak 651-431-2664
- Enterprise Architecture Director, Rashed Ferdous 651-431-4624
- Information Security Director, Chris Luhman 651-431-4323
- Java Application Development Director, Jim Gilsrud 651-431-4062
- Mainframe Systems Development Director, Tony Bokhorst 651-431-4763
- Microsoft Application Development Director, Thom Jones 651-431-4768
- Program Management Director, Deb Hauerwas 651-431-5730
- Transformation Team Director, Lisa Koenig 651-431-6072