CDF Leadership & Staff

Kristina Davis
Executive Director, CDF-Montana

Kristina A. Davis is the executive director of the Children's Defense Fund-Montana, where she is responsible for managing grassroots organizing and coalition building in Montana and serves as CDF-MT’s lead advocate on behalf of children to the state’s elected officials and policy makers.

Ms. Davis comes to CDF with a strong background in health policy, serving in the health care industry for 35 years in roles of marketing, project development and management, needs assessment, education and consultation work. Most recently Ms. Davis served as the field director for U.S. Senator Max Baucus and previously penned a monthly health care column for the Great Falls Tribune. She has served as a board member/officer for a number of national and regional organizations in Montana including the American Cancer Society, Head Start, and the Montana Breast and Cervical Health Project.

Ms. Davis received her B.A. in English and anthropology from University of California, Berkeley. She did graduate work in English and education at Dominican University in San Rafael, California.