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 appointed to lead the agency in August 2019 by DFL Gov. Tim Walz. In a statement, Walz praised Harpstead’s work to reorganize DHS.

Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, announced her resignation Monday. She will leave the department Feb. 3. Gov. Tim Walz appointed Harpstead in 2019 to lead the massive agency,

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, comes as the department has once again come under scrutiny for fraud in its programs and as DHS is being split into three entities — a historic shake-up to the state’s largest agency.

Harpstead has lead the agency since her appointment in August 2019, overseeing the work to separate DHS into three distinct agencies. "I’m pleased that we were able to balance new, stronger process controls with greater responsiveness to community partners,

Department of Human Services commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced Monday afternoon she’s leaving her role on Feb. 3. Harpstead was appointed to lead the agency in August 2019 by DFL Gov. Tim Walz. In a statement,

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead says she’s resigning after more than five years in the job. Appointed in 2019 by Governor Tim Walz, Harpstead oversaw the agency under scrutiny for state’s fraud cases.