The Madison County Board of Human Resources has appointed Drenda G. King as the new Madison County DHR Director effective January 22, 2005. Ms. King began her career with the Department of Human Resources as a Social Worker in August 1969. Ms. King was selected as the Service Supervisor of the Year in 1992. In March 1998, she was promoted to Program Specialist providing consultation to Counties in North Alabama in the various stages of R.C. Conversion.
In September 1998, Ms. King was promoted to Program Supervisor and began working at the Madison County DHR Office in the Child Welfare Service Unit. In April 2000, Ms. King was appointed Director of Jackson County DHR. Ms. King received her MSW Degree from the University of Alabama in May 1997. We wish Drenda much success in her new position.