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John M. Selig
, Director

Arkansas Department of Human Services


John is Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services.  DHS programs include Medicaid, Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Aging and Adult Services, Juvenile Justice, and Early Childhood Education.

Previously, John spent three years as Director of the Division of Mental Health Services.  In that role he focused on increasing consumer and advocate involvement in the state’s public mental health system.  He initiated Healing Minds, Changing Attitudes a statewide mental health public awareness campaign that received a national award for excellence from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

John has served on numerous boards including the Arkansas Minority Health Commission and the Arkansas Health Services Permit Commission. 

John’s experience also includes managing the Arkansas Health Department’s home health and personal care programs, serving on the staff of U.S. Senator David Pryor, and two years in the Peace Corps as a teacher in West Africa.

John is a graduate of Stanford University and received a Masters in Public Administration from Princeton University.
 

NAME

TITLE

TELEPHONE/FAX

John Selig

DHS Director

501-682-8650
FAX 501-682-6836
TDD 501-682-8933

Janie Huddleston

Deputy Director

501-682-8650

Steven Jones

Deputy Director

501-682-8650

Julie Munsell

Communications Director

501-682-8650

Joyce Williams

Assistant to Communications Director

501-683-5286

Dawn Zekis

Director of
Policy and Planning

501-682-8650

Ingrid Green

Assistant to the Director of Policy and Planning

501-682-8650

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.

Director of Client and Governmental Relations

501-682-8650
FAX 501-682-5447

Pam Lambert

Assistant to the Director

501-682-8650

Debbie Conway

Assistant to the Deputy Directors

501-682-8650

Janis Chalmers

HIPAA Privacy Officer

501-682-8600


Arkansas Department of Human Services
Donaghey Plaza South
Slot S201
P.O. Box 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8650