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Division Directors

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP
	Robert Morin, Director of Human Services has more than 25 years of senior and executive management experience in state and local government. Robert received a bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1974 and a Master of Public administration degree from Suffolk University in Boston in 1986. He also served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970 as an interrogator/interpreter with the 24th Military Intelligence Detachment in Ft. Riley, Kansas.
	Kathy Drumwright, Deputy Director of Human Services, has a B.S. in Psychology from Old Dominion University and an M.A. in Psychology from Norfolk State University. She has 30+ years of experience in the public mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services delivery system, both as a direct service provider and an administrator. She has worked for the Community Services Boards in the cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth, and has been in Virginia Beach since her retirement from Portsmouth in January, 2005. Ms. Drumwright served as the Mental Health Director and Interim Executive Director of the Portsmouth Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services prior to her retirement. Ms. Drumwright began her employment with DHS as Director of Quality Assurance and HIPAA Compliance and moved into the Deputy Director position in November, 2005.
DIVISION LEADERSHIP
	Randy Thompson, Administrative Services Director, has 36 years of human services experience, which started as an eligibility worker for Portsmouth DSS. He graduated from Elon College with a B.A. in Business Administration and has spent the last 31 years with the city.
	Cheryl Williams, Adult & Family Services Director, has over 25 years experience in the human services field and 12 years of experience as an administrator. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is a Certified Social Worker by the National Association of Social Workers, and is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. Ms. Williams has worked in both the public and private sectors in a variety of capacities. She has worked as a counselor in a detention center, as a counselor/case manager in a group home and as a counselor for women who are victims of domestic violence. Ms. Williams has also worked as a therapist providing outpatient mental health and substance abuse services for adolescents and adults. Finally, has provided clinical supervision services in several settings. She received her B.A. in Sociology (Criminal Justice) in 1982 and her Masters of Social Work in 1990 both from Norfolk State University.
	Earl Ford, Financial Assistance Director, has held this position since 2001. He served as Director of Louisa County DSS and was a Court Establishment Supervisor for the VADSS/Child Support Enforcement. Earl retired from the USAF after serving 20+ years. He holds a M.S. in Management from Florida Institute of Technology, a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois University and an A.A.S. in Logistics Management from the Community College of the USAF.
	Mr. Withers has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History-Political Science from Virginia Wesleyan College. He began his juvenile justice career with the City of Norfolk in 1975 as a Juvenile Detention Child Counselor at the Norfolk Juvenile Detention Center (NJDC). Five years later he was promoted to Child Facility Administrator I. In 1988, he became the Superintendent of the Norfolk Juvenile Detention Center and served in that capacity until 2003. Mr. Withers was hired as the Superintendent of the newly designed Virginia Beach Juvenile Detention Center in September, 2003. Under his leadership, the building was completed and eighty staff were hired in time for the opening in October, 2004. Mr. Withers has served on numerous local and state-wide boards and commissions and is often consulted as an expert on juvenile justice issues.
	Alexis Zoss, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who joined the Department of Human Services in January 2007 as the Mental Health Substance Abuse Director, has over 30 years of experience in the delivery of human services. Prior to returning to her hometown of Hampton Roads, she was Executive Director of the non-profit Mental Health Authority of St. Mary's County, in Leonardtown Maryland. Related experience includes twenty plus years in direct service and management of Social Services in Norfolk, VA and in Maryland. She received a Master's Degree in Social Work from Norfolk State University in 1991 and has completed post graduate work at Virginia Commonwealth University in Social Policy. With a clinical interest and expertise is in Family Systems, she enjoys the application of systems theory in management.
	Jay Lazier, PhD, Developmental Services Division (DSD) Director, hails from Pittsburgh. His education took him to the University of Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State where he was awarded a PhD in 1973. Between 1970 and 1975, Jay and his family lived in Israel where he served as National Rehabilitation Supervisor for the Ministry of Social Welfare. Upon settling in Virginia Beach in 1975, Jay became the first employee of the CSB's MR Services and was instrumental in developing Virginia Beach's community based service delivery system for individuals with ID. Services established include early intervention for infants and toddlers, supported employment, and a variety of family support, day support and residential services. After working with the VBCSB, now DHS, for 35 years, he still finds his work with individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families challenging and his relationship with staff rewarding.
	Susan Dye, Pendleton Child Services Center Administrator started with the city in 1995 as the Youth Services Coordinator before taking her current position in 1996. She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from UVA. Susan has been Director of Danville-Pittsylvania MH Center, Clinical Director of Behavioral Services for the Department of Juvenile Services, and Clinical Director for several private psychiatric hospitals. She has worked in private practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor and was an adjunct facility member at numerous colleges/universities.
	Dee Keenan, Quality Information Management Director, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an interest and expertise in program evaluation and process improvement. She began her 30+ year career working with adolescents in the juvenile justice system and then moved to the public school system to work on juvenile delinquency preventions projects. Dee received her bachelor's degree from old Dominion University in 1978 in Rehabilitation Counseling. In 1983 she graduated from West Virginia university with a Master's Degree in Social Work. She spent several years at the Chesapeake CSB and private practice. She joined the Virginia Department of Human Services in 1994 supervising Wildwood Clinic. She now has responsibility overseeing all DHS quality and compliance initiatives as well as DHS information management applications and our Electronic Health Record, Anasazi.