The move formalizes a change that came in January 2025, when she became interim CTO according to LinkedIn. Davis reflected on that period, and said in the post that “serving in the interim role for more than a year has been one of the most meaningful leadership experiences of my career,” a stretch of time she said pushed her to grow, deepened how she listens and challenged her to lead through both “uncertainty and opportunity.”
As CTO, Davis operates alongside the county’s CIO to guide both strategy and execution, according to its IT office. While the CIO sets enterprise IT direction and aligns technology investments with broader organizational priorities, the CTO focuses more directly on technical planning and delivery, helping shape how platforms, infrastructure and services are developed and maintained across the county.
Davis’ appointment places her in a senior leadership role within those efforts, with responsibility for the systems and platforms that support government employees and public-facing services. Those responsibilities are backed by her nearly two decades of experience with the county, where she has worked in multiple areas of its technology organization.
Before stepping in as interim CTO, Davis served as the county’s GIS center manager, overseeing the operational and infrastructure services that support its geographic information systems. In still earlier positions, she led large teams responsible for enterprise applications, data integration and geospatial services, focusing on structuring teams around technical specialties, advancing visibility into IT operations and enhancing tools and processes used across the county’s tech environment.
Davis emphasized that collaboration drives the county’s success, highlighting in her LinkedIn post “the support and partnership from CIO Stephen Heard, our leadership team, our Deputy CTO Brent Veenstra, and the talented KCIT teams who show up every day with commitment and heart.”
In January, Heard was named permanent CIO after being interim role for roughly a year following the departure of former CIO Megan Clarke. At that time, Karissa Braxton-Lytle, deputy communications director to the county executive, told Government Technology Heard had been leading modernization of core systems that support property, treasury and assessment functions, and would lead work on implementing AI to enhance internal operations and service delivery.
Within that broader framework, Davis is leading several of the county’s technical initiatives, including network infrastructure upgrades, application and data migration efforts and the expansion of GIS. Her work also includes advancing the integration of AI tools across operations.
Reflecting on her transition into being the county’s permanent CTO, Davis told Government Technology via email that she is “truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead our talented teams as we strengthen our technology foundation and deliver modern, reliable solutions for the communities we serve.”
In an email, Heard highlighted Davis’ experience and clear vision, and said she “brings a strategic, thoughtful approach to elevating county services through smart technology implementation, and I’m confident she will continue driving meaningful progress for King County.”
