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Treasurer, Missourians for a New ApproachEffort to place initiative petition for adult use marijuana before voters in 2020. Included fiscal analysis of projected revenue for state and local government.Initiative petitions and legislation analysisAnalysis of proposed statewide initiative petitions and legislation for revenues generated, state government cost, and agency implications. Topics have included state employee retirement systems, state employee health care, transportation funding, state funds, K-12 education, higher education scholarships, medical marijuana, alternative energy tax credits, and others.Konica Minolta and Results EngineeringAssisted implementation of a statewide contract for Missouri state agencies on electronic content management, document workflow, and going paperless in the state government workplace - 2014-2017.No on Amendment 5Treasurer for No on Amendment 5 committee in opposition to constitutional amendment on guns voted on in August 2014. Completed fiscal analysis submitted to Missouri State Auditor on costs of the proposed constitutional amendment.MOBroadbandNow Organized State of Missouri process for Round 2 broadband funding to federal NTIA and RUS - $261 million in broadband grants to Missouri. Prepared grant, research, data analysis, and public relations materials.Transform MissouriDirected 16 member State of Missouri team to respond to the federal stimulus bill of 2009 including identifying funding and grant opportunities, constructing review and approval process, outreach to public, and response to web suggestions and ideas.Schools FirstTreasurer for Proposition A approved by voters in November 2008 which eliminated loss limits, dedicated proceeds to public schools, and made other changes to Missouri gaming laws.Quality Home Care ActFiscal analysis for Quality Home Care Act approved by voters in November 2008.

Directed 270 staff and all operations for Missouri Secretary of State including: Elections, State Library, State Archives and Records Management, Business Services, Securities, Information Technology, and Administrative Rules

Directed over 80 staff conducting all administrative functions of one of the 16 departments of Missouri state government providing service to over 2,100 employees. Services included:Processing and accounting for roughly 200 federal grantsOversight of 4,000 contracts and amendmentsOver 70,000 payments annually Over 115 leases and office building sitesInternal audit, fixed asset control, warehouse, and mail services Operations director for department’s emergency situation room

Assistant Director for Budget March 1993 to January 2003• Chief technician ensuring balanced state budget. • Established state budget process for development of Governor’s budget, the Executive Budget presentation, and tracking of the budget through legislative process.• Wrote Governor’s press releases for budget related actions. Answered press questions on budget.• Prepared briefing materials for General Assembly and the press on budget issues.• Testified before the General Assembly on a variety of issues for many years.• Monitored and implemented agency spending plans for budget reserves as final technical approver.• Chief technician for all issues and calculations regarding the state’s revenue and spending limitation, including testimony in various lawsuits.• Directed committee that developed specifications, evaluated, and selected vendor to implement state’s $43 million financial management system of accounting, budgeting, purchasing, and human resources.• Directed analysis of statewide pay, retirement, and health care issues for state employees.• Directed capital improvements prioritization and finance including bond issues, and preparing materials for rating agencies.

• Supervised analysts responsible for budget and legislation for Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Public Safety, Revenue, Transportation, Office of Administration, Public Debt, Judiciary, Public Defender, and statewide capital improvements.• Supervised analysts responsible for budget and legislation for Economic Development, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Conservation, Labor and Industrial Relations, Office of Administration, and statewide capital improvements.

Analysis and recommendations on budget and legislation for Higher Education including recommendations for projects funded from $600 million bond issue. Analysis and recommendations on collective bargaining issues and legislation.Assisted other analysts with performance measure development for state programs

Assisted Reapportionment Commissions appointed redraw legislative district boundaries.Assisted Senate Judicial Reapportionment Panel redraw Missouri Senate district boundaries after failure of Senate Reapportionment Commission.Assisted U.S. District Court redraw U.S. Congressional district boundaries

Head of research for strategic planning including supervising research staff.Supervised data processing including data input, maintenance, and development of computer applications.

Ma, Political Science

Ba, Political Science