Leadership

George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary

George Sheldon

George Sheldon is the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Prior to joining ACF, George Sheldon served as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

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Mark Greenberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Bryan Samuels
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Linda K. Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development 

Jason Donaldson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration

George L. Askew, M.D, F.A.A.P.
Chief Medical Officer

Melissa Paige Jaacks
Chief of Staff

Program Leadership

Jeannie Chaffin
Director, Office of Community Services

Diann Dawson

Director, Office of Regional Operations

Yvette Sanchez Fuentes

Director, Office of Head Start

Naomi Goldstein

Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Earl Johnson

Director, Office of Family Assistance

Sharon Lewis

Commissioner, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Matthew McKearn

Director, Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget

Marrianne McMullen
Director, Office of Public Affairs

Eskinder Negash

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement

Mary Riley

Director, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness Response CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service

Shannon Rudisill
Director, Office of Child Care

Lillian Sparks

Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans

Vicki Turetsky

Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement

Regional Leadership

Patricia Brown

Regional Administrator, Region VII (Kansas City)

Sharon M. Fujii

Regional Administrator, Region IX (San Francisco)

Steve Henigson

Regional Administrator, Region X (Seattle)

Mary Ann Higgins

Regional Administrator, Region I (Boston)

David Lett

Regional Administrator, Region III (Philadelphia)

Leon R. McCowan

Regional Administrator, Region VI, (Dallas)

Thomas F. Sullivan

Regional Administrator, Region VIII (Denver)

Joyce A. Thomas
Regional Administrator, Region II, (New York)

Kent Wilcox

Regional Administrator, Region V, (Chicago)

Carlis V. Williams
Regional Administrator, Region IV (Atlanta)