Dan Makelky currently serves as the Director of the Douglas County Department of Human Services in Colorado. This agency includes Divisions of Colorado Works, Child Welfare, Adult Protection and Community Assistance, which includes Medicaid, Food Assistance, Adult and Aging Services and Child Support Enforcement. He serves on national, state and local boards and committees. He is the Past President of the Colorado Human Services Directors Association (CHSDA).

Prior to this position, Mr. Makelky was the Associate Director of Programs and the Child Protection Administrator for the Colorado Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Welfare, overseeing child welfare practice within Colorado’s state run, county- administered system.