Jennifer Daniel Brezée serves as the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS), a Medicaid division. In this role, she oversees services and supports for beneficiaries with intellectual/developmental disabilities and delays. Programs include day treatment programs for children and adults, community-based programs, applied behavior analysis for children with Autism, 24-hour care in Intermediate Care Facilities, a program for children with chronic health care needs, as well as occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy.
Brezée has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and extensive Medicaid experience spanning the past 18 years. She began her career as a school-based mental health professional with Pathfinder, Inc., and later worked at Beacon Health Options as a Clinical Manager. With the implementation of the Medicaid PASSEs in 2019, she served as AVP of Operations with Empower Healthcare Solutions before transitioning to CareSource PASSE in 2020, serving as Director of Network and Operations, leading their implementation to become the fourth PASSE in Arkansas on January 1, 2022. An Arkansas native, Brezée and her family live in Maumelle.