Executive staff bios
Find brief biographies and photos of the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services and leadership team.
Shireen
Gandhi
Temporary Commissioner
Nikki
Farago
Deputy Commissioner for Agency Culture and Relations
John
Connolly
Deputy Commissioner and State Medicaid Director
Josh
Syrjamaki
Chief of Staff
De Anna
Conover
Assistant Commissioner for Employee Culture
Teresa
Steinmetz
Assistant Commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration
Mor
Vue
Interim Assistant Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services
Andrea
Simonett
Interim Assistant Commissioner of Homelessness, Housing and Support Services Administration