Meet the Chief of Administrative Operations
Sarah Linam serves as the Chief of Administrative Operations for the Department of Human Services.
In this role, she oversees operations of the of the Office of Payment Integrity, the Office of Procurement, the Office of Appeals and Hearings, the Office of Information Technology, the Office of Security and Compliance, and the Office of Human Resources.
In 2017, Sarah joined DHS as the managing attorney over contracts and procurement. Shortly thereafter, she became the Chief Procurement Officer at DHS. After leaving for a short time to work at the Department of Education, she returned to DHS in early 2020 to take on the role of Deputy Chief Counsel, and then served as Chief Counsel beginning in 2021.
Prior to coming to DHS in 2017, Sarah spent 8 years as a legislative attorney at the Bureau of Legislative Research. She is passionate about the mission of DHS and works every day to improve the quality of life of all Arkansans by providing support and guidance to all DHS Divisions. Sarah is a native Oregonian, but has called Arkansas home since 2001.
