Leonard G. Townes has taken charge of the Westchester County Department of Social Services according to the Office of the County Executive.
“Leonard”™s experience has him ready to take this challenge head on and do it with the compassion it requires,” County Executive George Latimer said.
Townes has served as deputy commissioner of the department ”” the county”™s largest ”” since January 2018, when Latimer took office, and has worked for Westchester County for 34 years, beginning his career as an eligibility examiner. A lifelong Westchester resident, he holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Pace University.
“Our department”™s mission each day will be to better the lives of the people we serve by providing the services that they rely on in an efficient manner,” Townes said. “I have worked at nearly every level of this department and understand how each level must interact with each other to accomplish this goal.”
