The longtime deputy director of the Bucks County Domestic Relations Department will lead the agency.
Bucks County President Judge Wallace Bateman recently appointed Karen E. Winkler, of Doylestown Township, to the post after former Director Laura LoBianco retired earlier this month.
“I look forward to continuing our office’s outstanding commitment to the children of Bucks County,” Winkler said.
The county department oversees more than $81 million in annual child support collections on roughly 10,000 support cases for more than 17,000 children.
Winkler has worked in county government and the courts for 30 years. She started at the public information office before transferring to the Bucks County Domestic Relations Department to serve as hearing officer, PACSES coordinator and trainer, and supervisor before becoming the deputy director.
In addition to her work, Winkler volunteers as an animal foster parent and a dog handler at the Bucks County SPCA. She also has instructed adult basic education classes at the Bucks County Correctional Facility for more than 10 years and volunteered with at-risk youth.
