On November 1, 2022, Donna Seed, Lucas County Children Services interim deputy director, became the twelfth leader in the 75-year history of the “modern” LCCS. The agency board of trustees named her to the position after she served most recently as director of social services under former executive director Robin Reese, who retired from the agency in October. Ms. Seed will lead the agency while the board of trustees conducts a national search for a permanent executive director.

Ms. Seed has more than 30 years of experience in child protection and mental health administration. After earning a bachelor’s degree in public administration from University of Findlay, she earned an MPA from Bowling Green State University, and a master’s degree in social work from The Ohio State University.

Ms. Seed worked for more than eight years at the former Cummings-Zucker Center (now part of Harbor), and the former Lucas County “Cluster” program administered by the Lucas County Family Council, before joining LCCS as a family services caseworker in 1994. Since then, she has held several management-level positions before becoming interim deputy director. She has participated in several state and regional panels that have influenced child welfare practice in Ohio.

A native of West Virginia, Ms. Seed is a certified yoga instructor. She has one adult child, and three grandchildren.