Minnesota DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead steps down; Governor Walz praises her work, including contributing to the DHS split ...

Gandhi first started working for DHS in 2017. She was appointed in 2022 as DHS Deputy Commissioner for Agency Effectiveness.

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will be leaving the massive agency after more than five years in the job. Her departure, which Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday ...

Jodi Harpstead speaks during the Circle of Excellence Award ceremony on Nov. 12, 2024. She will leave her role of Department of Human Services commissioner on Feb. 3. The head of Minnesota’s ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will step down next month, Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday. Harpstead, who was appointed in August 2019, will vacate her post ...

The head of Minnesota’s largest state agency is stepping down. Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced Monday that she’s leaving her role on Feb. 3. Harpstead was ...

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan appointed Shireen Gandhi as temporary commissioner of the Minnesota ...

Photo by Andrew VonBank/House Information Services. Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, announced her resignation Monday. She will leave the department Feb. 3.

Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will step down from her role Feb. 3, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday. Harpstead has lead the agency since her appointment in ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commisioner Jodi Harpstead speaks to a legislative task force in 2023 at the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...