Executive staff bios

    Find brief biographies and photos of the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services and leadership team.

    Shireen Gandhi
    Shireen Gandhi
    Temporary Commissioner
    nikki farago headshot
    Nikki Farago
    Deputy Commissioner for Agency Culture and Relations
    Photograph of John Connolly
    John Connolly
    Deputy Commissioner and State Medicaid Director
    Josh Syrjamaki
    Josh Syrjamaki
    Chief of Staff
    De Anna Conover
    De Anna Conover
    Assistant Commissioner for Employee Culture
    Photograph of Eric Grumdahl
    Eric Grumdahl
    Assistant Commissioner of the Homelessness, Housing, and Support Services Administration
    Teresa Steinmetz
    Teresa Steinmetz
    Assistant Commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration
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