277:
tapped Bicha to become the first secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. In that capacity, Bicha consolidated more than 30 statewide programs from two agencies into a single organization. He created the “Kidstat” performance management system to measure and improve child and
296:
delivered a letter of no-confidence to
Hickenlooper, asking that he "replace or correct" the highest levels of leadership at the Colorado Department of Human Services. The letter detailed problems lawmakers attributed to mismanagement. As a response, Bicha pledged to improve communication with
636:
341:
Gov. Jared Polis announced today that he has appointed
Michelle Barnes as executive director of the Colorado Department of Human Services ... Barnes succeeds Reggie Bicha, who held the executive director's post for the last eight
431:
626:
616:
631:
621:
554:
227:
80:
289:
297:
legislators. Hickenlooper's office released a four-page rebuttal to the letter from legislators, adding that Bicha has as "tough a job as there is".
243:
479:
439:
247:
193:
580:
231:
31:
493:
278:
family outcomes. Bicha also initiated prevention and permanency objectives aimed at reducing the number of children living in foster care.
254:, where he served as a social worker and child abuse investigator. In 2000, he was selected as a "Title IV-E Child Welfare Scholar" by the
507:
379:
325:
532:
457:
242:
Born in 1969, Bicha was raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was the first student Board of
Education representative from
405:
293:
234:(2011–2019). Bicha is now President of Acelero, Inc., an educational services company in the United States.
288:
appointed Bicha
Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services. Bicha is a past president of the
267:
251:
255:
197:
611:
304:“Excellence for Children Award” and in 2012, he was selected for the Ascend Fellowship, sponsored by the
301:
606:
271:
515:
285:
282:
146:
52:
383:
564:
443:
305:
125:
292:, and was presented the APHSA State and Local Outstanding Member Award. In May 2015, 87
600:
465:
226:
social worker and government administrator. He was the first secretary of the
188:
480:"Colorado human services director Reggie Bicha pledges better communication"
274:
223:
101:
409:
354:
250:, earning a bachelor's degree in social work in 1992. Bicha then moved to
207:
637:
University of
Minnesota College of Education and Human Development alumni
308:, to focus on approaches to moving children and parents beyond poverty.
432:"Reggie Bicha named Executive Director of Department of Human Services"
494:"Gov. John Hickenlooper defends human services director Reggie Bicha"
535:
from the Office of the
Governor of Colorado (Archived July 27, 2018)
326:"Gov. Polis appoints Michelle Barnes as executive director of CDHS"
380:"Reginald Bicha Announced as Department's New Deputy Secretary"
266:
From 2001 to 2007, Bicha was the
Director of Human Services in
458:"Reggie Bicha | The Official Site of Governor Hickenlooper"
246:
in La Crosse. After graduating in 1987, he enrolled at the
258:, where he received a master's degree in social work.
230:(2008–2011), and then served as director of the
203:
187:
179:
153:
140:
135:
119:
107:
97:
78:
68:
58:
48:
29:
18:
585:January 11, 2011 – February 2019
300:In January 2014, Bicha was recognized with the
559:July 1, 2008 – January 3, 2011
555:Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
228:Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
81:Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
8:
538:
290:American Public Human Services Association
172: 1992–2020)
15:
627:University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni
44:January 11, 2011 – February 2019
194:University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
317:
93:July 1, 2008 – January 3, 2011
617:State cabinet secretaries of Wisconsin
632:Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin
622:State cabinet secretaries of Colorado
581:Colorado Department of Human Services
330:Colorado Department of Human Services
232:Colorado Department of Human Services
32:Colorado Department of Human Services
7:
248:University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
14:
438:. January 4, 2011. Archived from
382:(Press release). Archived from
169:
406:"Message from Secretary Bicha"
1:
442:on July 15, 2011 – via
144:1969 (age 54–55)
653:
587:
577:
571:
561:
551:
541:
512:ascend.aspeninstitute.org
213:
131:
86:
79:1st Secretary of the
37:
25:
268:Pierce County, Wisconsin
252:Monroe County, Wisconsin
508:"Reggie Bicha | Ascend"
256:University of Minnesota
220:Reginald "Reggie" Bicha
198:University of Minnesota
548:New government agency
436:Partners for Colorado
302:Casey Family Programs
359:Shine Early Learning
294:Colorado legislators
114:Position established
542:Government offices
533:Official biography
272:Wisconsin Governor
222:(born 1969) is an
595:
594:
588:Succeeded by
562:Succeeded by
553:Secretary of the
286:John Hickenlooper
283:Colorado Governor
281:In January 2011,
244:Logan High School
217:
216:
147:Fort Worth, Texas
53:John Hickenlooper
644:
579:Director of the
572:Preceded by
539:
520:
519:
514:. Archived from
504:
498:
497:
490:
484:
483:
476:
470:
469:
464:. Archived from
462:www.colorado.gov
454:
448:
447:
428:
422:
421:
419:
417:
408:. Archived from
402:
396:
395:
393:
391:
386:on June 19, 2010
376:
370:
369:
367:
365:
351:
345:
344:
338:
337:
322:
173:
171:
159:Becky Lynn Bicha
136:Personal details
122:
110:
91:
71:
61:
42:
30:Director of the
16:
652:
651:
647:
646:
645:
643:
642:
641:
597:
596:
591:
590:Michelle Barnes
584:
575:
567:
565:Eloise Anderson
558:
529:
524:
523:
506:
505:
501:
492:
491:
487:
478:
477:
473:
456:
455:
451:
444:Wayback Machine
430:
429:
425:
415:
413:
412:on May 25, 2009
404:
403:
399:
389:
387:
378:
377:
373:
363:
361:
353:
352:
348:
335:
333:
324:
323:
319:
314:
306:Aspen Institute
264:
240:
175:
167:
163:
160:
145:
126:Eloise Anderson
120:
108:
92:
87:
74:Michelle Barnes
69:
59:
43:
38:
21:
12:
11:
5:
650:
648:
640:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
599:
598:
593:
592:
589:
586:
576:
573:
569:
568:
563:
560:
550:
544:
543:
537:
536:
528:
527:External links
525:
522:
521:
518:on 2014-01-16.
499:
496:. 14 May 2015.
485:
482:. 23 May 2015.
471:
468:on 2016-08-22.
449:
423:
397:
371:
355:"Reggie Bicha"
346:
316:
315:
313:
310:
263:
260:
239:
236:
215:
214:
211:
210:
205:
201:
200:
191:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
165:
161:
158:
157:
155:
151:
150:
142:
138:
137:
133:
132:
129:
128:
123:
117:
116:
111:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
84:
83:
76:
75:
72:
66:
65:
62:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
35:
34:
27:
26:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
649:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
612:Living people
610:
608:
605:
604:
602:
583:
582:
574:Karen L. Beye
570:
566:
557:
556:
549:
546:
545:
540:
534:
531:
530:
526:
517:
513:
509:
503:
500:
495:
489:
486:
481:
475:
472:
467:
463:
459:
453:
450:
445:
441:
437:
433:
427:
424:
411:
407:
401:
398:
385:
381:
375:
372:
360:
356:
350:
347:
343:
331:
327:
321:
318:
311:
309:
307:
303:
298:
295:
291:
287:
284:
279:
276:
273:
269:
261:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
237:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
212:
209:
206:
202:
199:
195:
192:
190:
186:
182:
178:
156:
152:
148:
143:
139:
134:
130:
127:
124:
118:
115:
112:
106:
103:
100:
96:
90:
85:
82:
77:
73:
67:
64:Karen L. Beye
63:
57:
54:
51:
47:
41:
36:
33:
28:
24:
17:
578:
552:
547:
516:the original
511:
502:
488:
474:
466:the original
461:
452:
440:the original
435:
426:
414:. Retrieved
410:the original
400:
388:. Retrieved
384:the original
374:
362:. Retrieved
358:
349:
340:
334:. Retrieved
332:. 2019-02-08
329:
320:
299:
280:
265:
241:
219:
218:
208:Official bio
121:Succeeded by
113:
88:
70:Succeeded by
39:
20:Reggie Bicha
607:1969 births
416:October 24,
364:October 23,
270:. In 2008,
109:Preceded by
60:Preceded by
601:Categories
390:August 17,
336:2019-12-19
312:References
189:Alma mater
275:Jim Doyle
238:Education
102:Jim Doyle
89:In office
40:In office
224:American
180:Children
98:Governor
49:Governor
204:Website
174:
166:
162:
342:years.
262:Career
154:Spouse
149:, U.S.
168:(
164:
418:2009
392:2013
366:2021
141:Born
603::
510:.
460:.
434:.
357:.
339:.
328:.
196:,
170:m.
446:.
420:.
394:.
368:.
183:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.