Leadership
Joshua D. Baker
Director
Joshua D. Baker is the director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), having most recently served as the Agency's director of operations. He was appointed by Governor Henry D. McMaster on November 9, 2017. Prior to...
Bryan Amick
Deputy Director for the Office of Health Programs
Bryan Amick is deputy director for the Office of Health Programs, which includes the Divisions of Managed Care, Pharmacy, Coverage and Benefit Design, Quality and Health Outcomes, Health Informatics and Analytics, and Policy Administration. Amick...
Erin Boyce
Deputy Director for Finance and CFO
Erin Boyce is the deputy director for Finance and chief financial officer for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She has been with the agency for four years, most recently serving as the director of planning and budgets....
Jim Coursey
Deputy Director for the Office Medicaid Operations & COO
Jim Coursey is the deputy director for the Office of Medicaid Operations and chief operating officer (COO) for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS). Coursey is responsible for the daily operations for the Medicaid...
Elizabeth “Beth” Hutto
Deputy Director for Eligibility, Enrollment, & Member Services
Elizabeth (Beth) Hutto, Esq., serves as deputy director for Eligibility, Enrollment and Member Services for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS). This department focuses on the enrollment and member management of the...
Pete Liggett
Deputy Director of Long Term Living and Behavioral Health
Pete Liggett, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, serves as the deputy director of Long Term Living and Behavioral Health for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. His focus is guiding long term care and behavioral health policies as...
Byron Roberts
General Counsel
Byron Roberts is the general counsel for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS). Roberts received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1989 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of...
Deirdra T. Singleton
Deputy Director for Administration and Chief Compliance Officer
Deirdra T. Singleton is a deputy director of administration and chief compliance officer of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Singleton has served over 25 years with the agency, beginning her tenure in as an administrative...
David H. Ulmer
Deputy Director for the Office of Information Management and CIO
David Hamilton Ulmer is the deputy director for the Office of Information Management (OIM) and the chief information officer (CIO) for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS). Ulmer is responsible for the ongoing...