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Jefferson County names new JFS director

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Photo by Linda Harris Jefferson County Commissioners have named Jeffrey Felton, a Brooke County native, as their new director of Job & Family Services. Pictured, from left, are Commissioners Tony Morelli and Eric Timmons, retiring JFS Director Michelle Santin, Felton and Commissioner Jake Kleineke.

STEUBENVILLE--Jefferson County has a new Job & Family Services Director in waiting.

Jeffrey Felton, a Follansbee resident, will take the reins Dec. 1, succeeding Michelle Santin who is retiring after nearly 25 years of combined service.

The Bergholz native graduated in 1974 from Brooke High School, earned his bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and his master's from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

He's served as director of Belmont County JFS since May 2020. Prior to that he spent four years as Medina County JFS (2016-2020). He also previously served as the Social Services Administrator for Huron County JFS and spent 10 years as director of Washington County (PA) Children and Youth Services. A father of three, he and his wife are expecting their eighth grandchild in March.

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