5/10/2013 Group Watch: State Finance Director Resigns
State Finance Director Dr. Marquita Davis is resigning to accept a position as executive director of the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity, according to the office of Governor Robert Bentley. Dr. Davis will resign at the end of the legislative session and will assume her new position in June. Governor Bentley praised her for doing an outstanding job leading the Finance Department during one of the most challenging times in our state’s history. Bentley appointed Davis as Finance Director in 2011. She was the first female and the second African American to hold the position. She previously served as Bentley commissioner of the Department of Children Affairs and as the director of the Office of School Readiness. She was a carry-over from the Riley administration since her appointment by former Governor Bob Riley to head the Office of School Readiness. A replacement for Davis has not been named at this time.
