Joy Bivens

Deputy County Administrator Bivens oversees the Board of Commissioners’ health and human services agencies and the Franklin County Department of Animal Care and Control  (including the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center).  The health and human services agencies include Job and Family Services (JFS), which is the county’s largest agency and core social safety net, the Office on Aging, Child Support Enforcement, and Justice Policy and Programs. Ms. Bivens first joined Franklin County in 2004 as a JFS case manager before leaving to begin her own home healthcare administration agency. She returned to Franklin County in 2015 to serve as Chief Operating Officer for JFS and was appointed Director of the agency the following year.  
 
Ms. Bivens holds leadership positions on the National Association of Counties Human Services and Education Policy Steering Committee, and the Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association. She also serves on numerous local boards and workgroups, including the Franklin County Community Based Correction Facility Governing Board, the Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board, and the Children of Incarcerated Parents Action Group. She previously served as an elected member of the Whitehall City School Board, as Vice President of the Whitehall Area Chamber of Commerce, and as chair of the Board of OhioMeansJobs Columbus-Franklin County. Ms. Bivens is a graduate of Capital University.