Davita Vance-Cooks Named Chief of Staff

Public Printer Bill Boarman has named Davita Vance-Cooks as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The Chief of Staff is the principal advisor to the Public Printer on overall management of the agency. Vance-Cooks will be responsible for formulation and coordination of all internal and external agency policies.

“Davita’s leadership and experience in operations management, strategic planning, market research and knowledge of GPO makes her an indispensible asset to me and the agency,” said Public Printer Bill Boarman. “I am honored she will be my Chief of Staff as the agency continues to uphold its historic mission of Keeping America Informed on the three branches of the Federal Government.”

Vance-Cooks has held management positions at GPO for nearly seven years, most recently serving as the Managing Director of Publications and Information Sales business unit. In this position, she led the team that is responsible for the sale of Federal print and electronic information products to the public. Vance-Cooks oversaw the renovation of the agency’s retail bookstore in Washington, D.C., launched an award winning Government book blog, updated the centralized contact center, and led GPO’s effort to partner with Google to sell Federal publications in an e-book format through Google’s eBookstore.

Before coming to GPO, Vance-Cooks held a number of senior management positions in other organizations and her educational background includes a Bachelors degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Columbia University.