Travis Gransee to assume Olmsted County deputy administrator role

Gransee will oversee Health, Housing, and Human Services division

Professional headshot of Travis Gransee

Olmsted County is pleased to share the results of the search for a new deputy administrator overseeing the county’s Health, Housing, and Human Services (HHH) division. Travis Gransee has accepted this position and has already begun the transition from his former position as director of Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted (DFO) Community Corrections.

In this position, Gransee will oversee the following departments:

  • Adult & Family Services
  • Child & Family Services
  • Community Corrections
  • Family Support & Assistance
  • Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA)
  • HHH Administration and Veterans Services

Gransee’s experience at Olmsted County dates back to 2004. Throughout Gransee’s Olmsted County tenure, he has worked within DFO Community Corrections. This work has included positions such as probation officer, senior probation officer, Community Services supervisor of the juvenile probation team, and director of DFO Community Corrections (since 2014).

“As director of DFO Community Corrections, Travis earned the deep respect and trust of commissioners, other elected officials such as the county attorney, county sheriff, and district judges, as well as the community and Olmsted County employees,” said Olmsted County Administrator Heidi Welsch. “I am confident Travis will continue to lead HHH in a way that integrates services for clients and continually re-evaluates programs for best outcomes while also serving the taxpayers with most efficient and effective service delivery.”

Gransee’s career began in Duluth, Minnesota where he worked for six years at Woodland Hills, a juvenile justice services agency. Following that, he provided oversight of operations at the Many Rivers Regional Juvenile Center (the former juvenile detention center on the Olmsted County government campus). He also previously worked at the Rochester Area Family Y as a case manager.

Gransee has a bachelor’s degree in criminology/sociology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and his post-graduate work occurred at the University of Minnesota in human services leadership.  

Gransee’s move creates a vacancy in the leadership of DFO Community Corrections. That director position will be posted and filled as soon as possible.