ODJFS Has New Director

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Published December 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM EST

Gov. Strickland Friday appointed the head of Franklin County Job and Family Services to head the state agency.

Former director Helen Jones Kelley resigned following a one-month unpaid leave for allegedly using state resources for political reasons.

51-year-old Douglas Lumpkin takes over the state agency on January 12th.

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