Angie Rodgers is the Deputy Director of Programs for the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES). As Deputy Director, Angie leads programs and services that fall under three divisions in the agency, including Benefits and Medical Eligibility, Employment and Rehabilitative Services, and Child and Community Services.
Ms. Rodgers brings more than 25 years of experience in human services operations, policy analysis, resource management and cross sector collaboration. She served for 10 years as the President and CEO for the Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN), a nonprofit membership organization, representing five large food banks that distribute food statewide to nearly 1,000 partner agencies. Prior to that, Ms. Rodgers served as Human Services Policy Advisor acting as the liaison between the Governor’s Office and DES as well as the Department of Juvenile Corrections. In that role, she was instrumental in the development of high-level child and family welfare services policy and budget negotiations for nearly $750 million in state resources. She directed the state task force on the Earned Income Tax Credit, which lifted thousands of Arizonans out of poverty.
Ms. Rodgers earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Arizona State University and her Bachelors’ Degrees in Criminology and Sociology from the University of Kansas. She has four amazing children and two sweet dogs.