Christa Jensen named Marathon County Director of Social Services

Wausau Pilot & Review

NEWS RELEASE – Marathon County Administrator Lance Leonhard announced Thursday that  Christa Jensen has accepted the role of Director of Social Services for Marathon County effective March 1 following a competitive recruitment and selection process.

Jensen succeeds Vicki Tylka, who left the agency in  December to become the new Managing Director of Community Programs at North Central Health Care. 

“Marathon County is incredibly fortunate to have a strong, qualified, and humble leader such as Christa Jensen  serve in the capacity of Director of Social Services,” Leonhard said. “I have great confidence in  Christa’s abilities to successfully lead the Social Services team and positively impact the children and families  we serve while moving us closer to our goal of becoming the healthiest, safest, and most prosperous county in  Wisconsin.” 

Jensen joined the Marathon County Department of Social Services in 2015 as a Child Protective Services  supervisor . Most recently she served as the agency’s Child Welfare Manager and accepted the additional duties  of Interim Director following Tylka’s departure. In her new role, Jensen will be responsible for providing leadership  to the Social Services team as it relates to the delivery of the following mandated services: child protective  services, youth justice, child support, and income maintenance. Additionally, she will oversee the department’s  administrative functions including strategic planning, work plans, annual budgets, policies, personnel  development, and ensuring complains with local, state, and federal rules, statutes and requirements that govern  applicable programs. 

“It is truly an honor to serve as the Director of Social Services in Marathon County. I remain committed to  providing high quality services to our customers and ensuring we have the right people and programs in place  to do so,” Jensen said. “We have exciting opportunities ahead and I look forward to working collaborative  with our Social Services team various and County stakeholders in pursuit of our goals.”