Orlando, Fla. (March 13, 2018) – Orlando, Fla.-based Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS), the state’s largest provider of services to children and families, has named Andry Sweet its new chief operations officer.

Sweet previously served as chief administration officer, where she oversaw CHS contract management, systems evaluations and process improvement. As COO, Sweet leads daily organizational operations including leadership and direction of the executive management team. Sweet has more than three decades of experience in child welfare and behavioral health, and specializes in system improvements designed to provide comprehensive and innovative services to Florida’s children and families

“CHS is committed driving innovation and delivering the solutions needed to end the need for foster care as we know it,” said CEO Michael Shaver. “Ms. Sweet’s talent and leadership have been a catalyst to setting and achieving this visionary goal.”

Sweet joined CHS’ executive team as an executive director in 2000. She has since served as vice president of operations, vice president of innovation and quality management, chief strategy officer, chief of staff and chief administrative officer. In the early 2000s, Ms. Sweet managed the transition of child welfare from government to the private sector.  More recently, she has led innovative work at CHS, including the development and replication of Community Partnership Schools in Florida, integrated health care pilots with Medicaid HMOs and CaseAIM™ to improve child welfare outcomes.

Sweet has held leadership positions for a variety of community boards, including the Heart of Florida United Way Council of Agency Executives Steering Committee, the Children’s Cabinet of Seminole County Executive Committee and the Children’s Cabinet of Orange County; she currently chairs of the Evans Community Partnership School Cabinet.

Sweet holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from the University of Central Florida.