Superintendent
Oversees all agency staff, services and functions
Leia Snyder has led the agency as Superintendent & CEO since 2020. A former educator, Leia received her B.A. in Education and English from Wilmington College and her M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Xavier University. Leia currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Association of Superintendents of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities.
Personnel functions, including hiring employees, administering employee compensation and benefits and developing and maintaining personnel policies
Shawn Garver
Human Resources
Director
Provides the financial, IT, and administrative support so employees can serve the citizens of Hamilton County
Neil Townsend
Office of Budget and Administrative Operations
Director
Provides the financial, IT, and administrative support so employees can serve the citizens of Hamilton County
Brian Knight
Office of Budget and Administrative Operations
Director of Information Technology
Administers funding and contracts for services, benefits, Service and Support Administration, psychology services and behavior support.
Jennifer Meadows
Office of Medicaid, Contracts and SSA
Director
Administers funding and contracts for services, benefits, Service and Support Administration, psychology services and behavior support.
Melissa Haas
Office of Medicaid, Contracts and SSA
Director of Service and Support Administration
Provides support to people through Behavior Support, school transition consultation and employment navigation
Matt Briner
Office of Integrated Services
Director
Monitors service quality, maintains provider relations and compliance, community relations, advocacy, integration and family support
Dawn Freudenberg
Office of Planning Innovation and Quality
Director
Oversees agency communications, public information, awareness, and engagement
Ryan Braun
Office of Planning Innovation and Quality
Director of Community Relations
Monitors service quality, maintains provider relations and compliance, community relations, advocacy, integration and family support
Eric Metzger
Office of Planning Innovation and Quality
Director of Integration and Advocacy
Oversees Introduction and Eligibility team, waiver waiting list, employee engagement, diversity and staff development
Kristee Griffith
Office of Inclusion and Collaboration
Director
Oversees the Early Intervention program and EI service coordination.
Melissa Ward-Brown
Office of Early Intervention
Director
Oversees the school programs at Margaret B. Rost School and Bobbie B. Fairfax School.
Duerk Zinn
Office of School Programs
Director
Investigation and prevention of incidents that adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Jennie Flowers
Office of Major Unusual Incident and Prevention
Director
Oversees the Early Intervention program and EI service coordination.