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Tufts University Graduate Named Deputy Public Printer at the Government Printing Office

Bill Boarman, Public Printer and director of the Government Printing Office, has named Davita Vance-Cooks as deputy Public Printer, the second-highest ranking position in the 150-year-old agency. She is the first woman to hold the position. She was serving as chief of staff to the Public Printer.

Vance-Cooks has worked at the Government Printing Office for eight years. Previously, she was senior vice president of operations for NYLCare MidAtlantic Health Plans.

Vance-Cooks is a graduate of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and holds an MBA from Columbia University.

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