Since being named as the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Director for Kansas, Christy Davis has been hard at work to increase development opportunities across the state.
As Rural Development Director, Davis has been charged with “promoting the mission and strategic goals of Roral Development” while also developing and fostering a “productive, diverse and inclusive state workforce.” Davis, the former Director of Symphony in the Flint Hills, says her new role has been a natural fit.
Davis says development is a necessity for rural communities to thrive and evolve, however, the process is not without its challenges. She says alleviating some of the roadblocks in the way of development is one of her key focuses.
Davis is a fifth-generation Kansan who has served as legislative chair for the Kansas Downtown Development Association and on the board of the Chase County Chamber of Commerce in addition to leading the Symphony in the Flint Hills. Besides those efforts, Davis and her husband, Luke, have been involved with major rehabilitation projects, including new housing and a bookstore from a historic bank building and an award-winning laundromat out of another historic building.
