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Lucas County Children Services Names Sophia Lloyd as Deputy
Director
Special to The Truth
Lucas County Children
Services (LCCS), the county agency responsible for leading
the community in the protection of children, has named
Sophia Lloyd to the newly created position of Deputy
Director.
Lloyd brings 30 years of
experience in social services to LCCS, most of them at the
director level, in both the public and private sectors. She
has served as executive director of a 24-hour emergency
shelter for homeless families; as chief operating officer
for two organizations with multi-million dollar budgets; as
an affordable housing and social service provider at a
faith-based community organization; as director of a social
service agency, where she directed and provided strategic
planning and oversight of public assistance programs; as
well as a director responsible for developing
multi-generational and cross-discipline programs for a
faith-based system.
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Sophia Lloyd |
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“As we considered the
experience of a number of highly qualified candidates,
Sophia Lloyd stood out for her breadth and depth of
knowledge of the caring professions, as well as her
understanding of the needs of children in Lucas County. We
believe that her insight will be a tremendous asset to our
agency’s leadership team as child welfare undergoes
significant change in the coming years,” says Robin Reese,
executive director of Lucas County Children Services.
Lloyd holds a bachelor’s
degree in social work from the University of Toledo, a
master’s degree in social work from the University of
Michigan, and a certificate in organizational development
from DePaul University in Chicago.
About Lucas County Children
Services
The mission of Lucas County
Children Services is to lead the community in the protection
of children at risk of abuse and neglect. This is
accomplished by working with families, service providers and
community members to assess risk and coordinate
community-based services resulting in safe, stable and
permanent families for children.
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