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Establish the unclassified position of Director of Digital Experience; approve the appointment of Megan Seeds, effective 12/31/2023
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners establishes the unclassified position of Director of Digital Experience, effective December 31, 2023; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 383B.102(c)(3), the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approves the appointment of Megan Seeds as the Director of Digital Experience, effective December 31, 2023.
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Background:
Under Minn. Stat. § 383B.102(c)(3) and the County’s policy on Open and Unclassified Service Appointments, the county board approves appointments of personnel in the unclassified service.
The establishment of the Director of Digital Experience recognizes the critical role of leading the county's digital services and accessibility standards work focused on ensuring a consistent, equitable, and inclusive digital experience for Hennepin County residents.
This position oversees the Digital Experience Department and drives the established digital experience model supporting programming across the organization. This work focuses on meeting business and community needs through consistent web standards and presence, digital first options, and platforms and tools that are accessible and easy to navigate. This position will report to the Assistant County Administrator of Operations.
Following an internal recruitment process, the County Administrator is recommending Megan Seeds be appointed as the Director of Digital Experience, effective December 31, 2023.
Ms. Seeds began her Hennepin career in 2009 and has held various digital-related positions of increasing responsibility. Since 2020, she has served as Chief Digital Officer in the Office of Digital Experience where she directed the operation of agile-based digital experience model to mature countywide approach to digital service delivery; developed a growing team of 20 practitioners and leaders to drive an equitable and inclusive resident digital experience and establish a consistent UX culture across research, design, development, and business teams; and leveraged $5M in federal pandemic response funding and established a pathway to sustainable permanent funding.
Ms. Seeds holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a College of Letters and Science Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Spanish from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
As required by the Open and Unclassified Service Appointments Policy, a list of final applicants who interviewed for this position is on file with the Clerk of the County Board.
Current Request: The County Administrator requests the board establish the unclassified position of Director Digital Experience and approve the appointment of Megan Seeds, effective 12/31/2023.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval