Reggie Bicha: President and Chief Executive Officer

Arlington, VA – Human services leader Reggie Bicha has been selected as President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), the leading bi-partisan national membership organization representing the leadership of state and local human services agencies across the US.

Bicha has extensive experience in child welfare, education, employment, early childhood, and healthcare at the county, state and national levels. Most recently, he has served as President of Acelero, Inc. where he has led operations of programs that serve state agencies, Head Start and Early Head Start programs, and private and public pre-K programs impacting more than 250,000 children nationally across 30 states and territories.

Previously, Bicha was Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services. During his tenure, he established the Office of Early Childhood, integrating over 20 programs from four state agencies with a mission to help parents prepare their children for kindergarten. He also developed nationally recognized Two-Gen strategies to modernize approaches to poverty reduction through early childhood education, postsecondary education, and employment initiatives.