LINCOLN- Governor Jim Pillen has announced two interim leadership appointments at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The appointments were made in response to the resignation of current CEO Dannette Smith. She will leave DHHS on August 4th to assume a role with a national firm that supports health and human services agencies across the United States.

Bo Botelho will assume the role of interim DHHS chief executive officer (CEO). Botelho is currently general counsel for the agency. He has prior experience in the interim CEO position, having been appointed by then-Governor Pete Ricketts from October 2018 to February 2019. Botelho will officially assume the position on August. 5th following Dannette Smiths' August 4th departure.

Tony Green will serve as Interim Director for the Division of Children and Family Services. Green is already interim director for the Division of Behavioral Health and oversees the Division of Developmental Disabilities. He has overseen the Division of Developmental Disabilities since August 2020. Governor Pillen indicated the appointment is effective immediately.

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