Leadership

Raven A. DeVaughn was appointed Director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) in January 2023 by Governor JB Pritzker. Raven oversees the Agency’s $8 billion annual budget and a staff of over 750 responsible for managing the State’s administrative functions including: human resources, facilities management, procurement, benefits for employees/retirees, labor relations, state hiring, fleet management, administrative hearings, and other operational functions.

Raven earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Howard University and a Juris Doctor degree from the College of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In his role as Assistant Director, Aundra provides strategic input across the Agency’s portfolio with specific focus on the Bureau of Strategic Sourcing to help maximize the value of taxpayer dollars that state agencies spend on goods and services. He works closely with the State's Chief Procurement Officer and State Purchasing Officers of the Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) to provide improved transparency, accountability and cost savings in the procurement process. Additional critical agency initiatives in his portfolio include the Bureau of Fleet Administration and the African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission.

As Chief of Staff, Erin provides strategic counsel and hands-on support to the leadership and staff of CMS. She utilizes a birds-eye perspective to ensure efficient and consistent operations across the agency.

As Chief Administrative Officer, Sarah is responsible for the State’s personnel and labor functions and the liaison to the Governor’s Office and State agencies, with an emphasis on to improving efficiency, quality, and transparency in State hiring and personnel functions. She leads the development and administration of the State’s merit employment system for approximately 45,000 State employees. In addition, she oversees the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) to develop equity-based workforce diversity and inclusion strategies to cultivate and retain a richly diverse, high-performing workforce.

Corey-Anne is serving a dual role of General Counsel and Acting Deputy Director of Personnel working on transformative initiatives to develop and sustain timely, efficient, and high-performing bureaus. Legal Services provides proactive, practical and innovative legal solutions and legal counsel to meet or exceed the expectations of CMS and other state agencies clients. Areas of specialty include: Personnel, Benefits, Labor relations, Property Management, Strategic Sourcing and Financial and Administrative Services.

Karen leads the Office of Finance and Management (OFM) at CMS, responsible for the administrative services of Illinois’ executive agencies with an annual budget of $8 billion. The pivotal roles within OFM encompass Budget Development, Expenditure and Revenue Management, Financial Planning, and comprehensive Financial Reporting. This scope also integrates crucial Accounting, Payroll, and Financial Reporting functions.

Under Kari’s leadership, the Bureau of Benefits works with labor representatives, health care providers, and insurance carriers to provide benefits to more than 440,000 members and their dependents, while working to keep plans affordable for participants and controlling costs for the State. These plans include the: State Employees Group Insurance Program, Local Government Health Plan, Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program and Community College Insurance Program. In addition, the Bureau of Benefits manages a number of additional programs to enhance the lives of members, some of which include: Dependent Care Assistance Plan Program, Medical Care Assistance Plan Program, Commuter Savings Program and the Deferred Compensation Program.