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As Kansas Policy Institute's influence continues to grow, our staff is growing to match. Earlier this summer Laurie Gregory began as KPI's development director and Todd Davidson started as a fiscal policy analyst earlier this month. Gregory represented Kansas' 33rd Senate District from 1997 - 2001 and Todd Davidson recently earned his M.A. in Economics from the University of Kansas. Full biographies for each new staff member can be found below and on the KPI website here.
"Laurie and Todd are great additions and will help us achieve our mission of making Kansas a more free and prosperous state," said KPI president Dave Trabert.
Laurie Bleeker Gregory is Kansas Policy Institute's Development Director. Laurie's focus is to help expand KPI's effectiveness through increasing and expanding KPI's base of support. Laurie's background in policy as a Kansas State Senator from 1997 to 2001 (33rd Kansas Senate District), serves her well. Her dedication to educating Kansas students resulted in serving on the Great Bend School Board and recently the School Board at Maize. While in the Senate, she chaired the Education / Workforce Development Committee for the American Legislative Exchange Council. Laurie also brings private sector experience as a former small business owner. Her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is from Bethel University, St. Paul MN., in Fine Art and Graphic Design.
Todd Davidson is Kansas Policy Institute's Fiscal Policy Analyst. Todd is responsible for KPI's transparency portal, kansasopengov.org, and researching tax and fiscal policy in the Sunflower State. While pursuing his M.A. in Economics at KU, Todd developed an economic model of western Wyandotte County's business investment and development. He also examined the "Paradox of Plenty," in which resource rich countries (i.e., oil-rich Nigeria) grow at a much slower rate than other countries without the apparent advantage of abundant natural resources. A lifelong Kansan, Todd is originally from Tonganoxie and holds both a B.S. and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Kansas.
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