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Reggie Bicha

President and CEO

American Public Human Services Association

Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Alumni 2012 Cohort 1

Denver, Colorado

Reggie Bicha, MSW, is a social worker, administrator, educator, and national leader. He has extensive experience working on child welfare, early childhood education, employment, and healthcare issues at the county, state, and national levels.He served as the Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Human Services for Governor John Hickenlooper, and as the Inaugural Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families for Governor Jim Doyle.

He is a 2012 Ascend Fellow, focusing on 2 Generation approaches to move children and parents beyond poverty. Reggie served as President of Acelero, Inc., a pioneering provider of early childhood education and family engagement services for thousands of Head Start children and families across the country.Reggie was recognized in 2014 for his leadership and dedication with the Casey Family Programs “Excellence for Children Award.” Reggie has three children and lives with his wife, Katie, in Denver, CO.

Stories Featuring Reggie Bicha
April 10, 2023
New Report: Reimagining Child Welfare
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January 11, 2023
An Evidence-Based Approach to Child Support
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December 9, 2020
Investing in Futures Means Investing in Families: Announcing the Two-Generation Prenatal to Three Learning and Action Community
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July 12, 2019
Ascending at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival
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April 3, 2018
New Report: An Anthology from the 2012 Class of Ascend Fellows
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November 14, 2017
Five Ideas from Colorado’s 2Gen Statewide Conference
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June 25, 2013
Transforming Human Services, One Human Services Official at a Time
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