Oklahoma Appoints Terri White Interim Director of the Department of Human Services

New Talent The Oklahoma Commission for Human Services has appointed Terri White as the interim director of the Department of Human Service (DHS) as of March 1, 2012, until a permanent director is hired following the retirement of current DHS Director Howard Hendrick at the end of February. Ms. White has served as commissioner of the DHS Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS)  since May 2007. Before becoming commissioner of ODMHSAS, she held leadership positions of increasing responsibility and as executive director of two ODMHSAS facilities – the Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health Co-Occurring Unit and the . . .