CT DCF commissioner to retire, take on national role

CTNewsJunkie – Wednesday, August 13, 2025
By Viktoria Sundqvist

The commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families is planning to retire, a department spokesman confirmed Wednesday morning.

Jodi Hill-Lilly has led the department since January 2024, when she was appointed to the commissioner role by Gov. Ned Lamont. She started her career as a social worker more than 35 years ago and has worked in both statewide and national child welfare roles during her career.

Her retirement will be effective Sept. 1. She has accepted a position as the director of the Child Well-Being Program at the Doris Duke Foundation, a nationwide group that advocates for children’s healthy development and protection from abuse and neglect, Gov. Ned Lamont said in a news release.

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