Misty Eubanks serves as the Deputy Secretary for Operations and Budget for the Department. Misty has served in several other roles at DHS, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS Privacy Officer, and supervising attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel specializing in child welfare, adult protective services, and agency administrative hearings.  Misty has litigated as a child welfare attorney representing DHS in the 11th West Judicial District. She also practiced privately, serving as a part-time attorney ad litem in dependency-neglect cases, representing juveniles and families in divorce, child custody, child support, and visitation cases. Misty earned her undergraduate degree from Hendrix College and her Juris Doctorate from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. In addition to her work at DHS, Misty has been a member of the Arkansas State CASA Advisory Board and was the 2013 section chair for the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Section of the Arkansas Bar Association.