Member Profile

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Stephanie D. Davis, Ph.D., is a collegiate associate professor at Virginia Tech and the program director for the graduate certificate in local government management, the graduate certificate in public and nonprofit financial management and the graduate certificate in nonprofit and nongovernmental organization management. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public budgeting, public personnel management, local government administration, local government financial management, urban policy, and policy implementation. Prior to her position with Virginia Tech, Dr. Davis served in local government for 20 years as a Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technology Director, budget, and management analyst, and as Vice President/Consultant for a national consulting firm. Her research interests include inter-local relations, budgeting and financial management, and capacity building in small communities. She served from 2018 to 2023 on the Commission on Local Government for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She also served as a 2021 International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Local Government Research Fellow and developed a manager’s manual on strategic planning in small communities. Dr. Davis holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, a Master of Public Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics.