Reginald Bicha
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Reggie Bicha | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – February 2019 | |
| Governor | John Hickenlooper |
| Preceded by | Karen L. Beye |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Barnes |
| 1st Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families | |
| In office July 1, 2008 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Governor | Jim Doyle |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Eloise Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Becky Lynn Bicha
(m. 1992–2020) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, University of Minnesota |
| Website | Official bio |
Reginald "Reggie" Bicha (born 1969) is an American social worker and government administrator. He was the first secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (2008–2011), and then served as director of the Colorado Department of Human Services (2011–2019).[1] Bicha is now the Chief Executive Office at the non-profit, American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) after his time as President of Acelero, Inc.[2]
Born in 1969, Bicha was raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was the first student Board of Education representative from Logan High School in La Crosse. After graduating in 1987, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, earning a bachelor's degree in social work in 1992. Bicha then moved to Monroe County, Wisconsin, 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 University of Minnesota, where he received a master's degree in social work.[3][4][5]