Ohio Department of Job And Family Services (ODJFS) Director Michael Colbert Resigns; Medicaid Official Cynthia Callendar Dungey Tapped As Replacement

Circle Connections: New Talent Michael Colbert's, the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, resignation leads Gov. John Kasich (OH) to tap the chief of staff at the Ohio Department of Medicaid as his replacement. The Kasich administration announced the appointment of Cynthia Callender Dungey as Colbert's replacement in a news release Friday. Colbert was the first person of color appointed to Kasich's cabinet. He had been ODJFS' chief financial officer for nearly three years. He was named ODJFS director in early February 2011 in the wake of stinging criticism from Statehouse Democrats and . . .