The Board of Human Resources sets DHR policy and approves the department's goals and objectives. The 15-member board is appointed by the Governor.
Members serve four-year terms.
For quicker downloading, five board members are listed here, five more are listed on the first page , and five more on page two. Lasa Y. Joiner was appointed to the board in 1990. She is the first woman to hold the position of chairperson. Joiner is owner of JLH Consulting, a public affairs firm. She is a member of the advisory board of the George West Mental Health Foundation and the board of the Atlanta Foundation for Psychoanalysis.