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DOEA > About Us > Management Team by: DOEA | Posted: Jan 20, 2021 | Updated: May 13, 2025

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Management Team

Michelle Branham

Secretary

Tyler Jefferson

Chief of Staff

Laura Walthall

Communications Director

Taroub Faraj

Inspector General

Trey Fenske

Legislative Affairs Director

Teresa Johnson

Chief Financial Officer

Randy Pupo

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Ryan Kiessig

Chief of Human Resources

Erik Sayler

General Counsel

Cari Eyre

Dementia Director

Maryellen McDonald

Director of OPPG

Jeremy Daniell

Chief Information Officer

Anne Chansler

Director of Elder Opportunities

Ashley Apthorp

Director of Statewide Community-Based Services

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