A new Human Services Administrator for Stearns County has been named.

The Board of Commissioners appointed Melissa Huberty to the role at their meeting Tuesday. Huberty has served in Human Services field for 22 years which includes being the Manager for Ramsey County Community Human Services as well as social work and public heath experience in Hennepin County.

Huberty will begin work on August 28 with a salary of just over $134,000.