ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hˈaʊɚd dˈiːn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hɜː kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv sˈoʊʃəl wˈɛlfɛɹ, wˌɛɹ ʃiː hɐdbɪn wˈɜːkɪŋ fɔːɹ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz.
In 1992, Governor Howard Dean appointed her Commissioner of the Department of Social Welfare, where she had been working for 25 years.