Commissioner Buckner has served as Commissioner of the Department since
September 2008. She has over 37 years experience in the human resources
field including service at the Talladega County Department of Human
Resources and as legislative liaison for the State Department of Human
Resources (DHR).
She was also St. Clair County Child Welfare Administrator and Calhoun
County DHR Interim Director. In both positions, she directed the revamping
of each county’s child welfare program.
Under Commissioner Buckner’s leadership at DHR, her accomplishments
include a 64 percent increase in adoptions, a simplified food assistance
program for senior citizens and a food assistance application process, which
will allow online applications later this year. Ms. Buckner is a graduate of
the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been affiliated with the
Talladega County Easter Seals Program, the Alabama Child Support Association
and VOICES for Alabama’s Children.
Commissioner Buckner serves on several boards including the State
Workforce Investment Board, the State Children’s Policy Council and the
Alabama Sheltering and Mass Care Taskforce, where she serves as chairperson.
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