Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today (Wednesday), that she has received Charles (Chuck) Palmer’s retirement as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services effective June 16, 2017.  Former Governor Terry Branstad named Palmer the director of DHS twice, once in 1989 where he served as director of DHS until 1999, and again in 2011. Before serving as director of DHS, Chuck was the Department’s administrator of the Division of Mental Health.

Gov. Reynolds said “Chuck has been a dedicated public servant who has spent his life trying to improve the lives of Iowans. He has been instrumental in modernizing our Medicaid program, implementing our Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, and launching our Mental Health and Disability redesign, while helping individuals and families achieve safe, stable, self-sufficient and healthy lives.”

Interested candidates wishing to apply to be the next director of DHS can find the job posting here: https:///www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/1755326/director-of-human-services?keywords=director of the department of human services&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery