The Oklahoma Board of Juvenile Affairs pictured at a board meeting in Oklahoma City on July 16. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY – Laura Talbert was named interim director of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs Tuesday by the office’s board.
Talbert, formerly the office’s chief legal officer, will start in her new position Sept. 16. She replaces Jeffrey Cartmell who Gov. Kevin Stitt tapped to lead the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
Talbert joined OJA in March as chief legal officer. She previously worked as a prosecutor and served in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections general counsel office.
As interim director, Talbert will be compensated with a salary of $140,000 per year.
At the same meeting, the board made other shifts in leadership for the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
Shel Millington, former director of behavioral health, was appointed as deputy director of the agency.