Rae Anne Davis Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Chief of Staff/Chief of Operations, Office of the Governor of Kansas, April 2009 – present• Executive advisor and chief administrator to Governor Mark Parkinson.• Cultivated and maintained relationships with members of the Governor’s Cabinet and their staff, the Kansas legislature, members of the public and stakeholders to facilitate and accomplish successful implementation of the Governor’s agenda.• Improved the utility, clarity and accuracy of the daily operations of a gubernatorial staff of 25, including security, to improve and facilitate internal communication between staff and the Governor.• Collaborated with the communication’s director and staff to release information regarding the Governor’s schedule, policy agenda and media availability.• Represented the Governor and provided staff support for meetings of the National Governor’s Association and the Mid-West Governors Conference, and at meetings of state and community organizations on energy, education, health and economic-development panels.

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Kansas, February 2009 – April 2009• Managed day to day operations for Governor Kathleen Sebelius• Served as principal point of contact with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and cabinet agencies.

Deputy Secretary for Workforce Services, Kansas Department of Commerce, April 2006 – January 2009• Administered a 200 person, statewide organization with annual budget of over $55 million.• Successfully applied for and won over $30 million in federal discretionary grants for Kansas.• Implemented new strategic direction as established by the Governor and the Secretary of Commerce.• Dramatically improved state workforce investment system, meeting all federal performance standards for two consecutive years - the first time since implementation of federal Workforce Investment Act of 1984.• Reinvigorated the state workforce investment board to become an active policy development entity.• Resolved systemic personnel issues to create an exceptionally functioning team. • Collaborated with division managers and staff to meet the challenge of maintaining core services while facing drastic federal funding changes, including mid-year rescission of 25% of the annual budget for one program.• Successfully lead a major division through a merger with another cabinet agency, maintaining high customer service standards throughout a major restructuring/reorganization and layoff.

Director of Operations, Kansas Department of Commerce, August 2005 – April 2006• Responsible for operations support division for state agency, including communications, fiscal, human resources and information technology services.• Key member of agency leadership team.• Managed agency operations successfully through internal customer service breakdown.

Deputy Secretary of Operations, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, January 2004 – July 2005• Served as chief financial officer for $2 billion state agency which included child welfare and Medicaid services for the state of Kansas.

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Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa