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