Julia Danzy

Julia Danzy has extensive administrative experience in the area of Social Services, especially child welfare. She has served as the City of Philadelphia's Director of Social Services; Deputy Commissioner of Health; and Operations Director for the Department of Human Services; as well as serving as Deputy Secretary of the Office of Children, Youth and Families, in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Her work has included oversight of the creation of a large urban area's integrated data system for all its departments of Human Services, Prisons, and Behavioral Health, which was responsible for the city's homeless housing services, and has worked as a human services consultant, with a focus on spanning area of organizational design, integrated data systems, and program design. She is known as a tireless advocate for children and families and a proven leader in innovative use of human service systems. Commissioner Danzy earned a B.A. at Howard University, an MSW at Columbia University, and a Masters of Government Administration at the University of Pennsylvania. She has published articles on child welfare, made speaking appearances nationwide, served as the President of Black Administrators in Child Welfare, and is an Ex-Officio Board member of the Women's Opportunities Resource Center