Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced he will appoint Andrea Barton Reeves as commissioner of the Department of Social Services.

Barton Reeves is the CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority. Her roots are in the nonprofit community in Connecticut. She was the president and CEO of Harc Inc., a Hartford-based nonprofit that provides support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition, she was the director of program operations at Lawyers for Children America Inc.