Before joining the Departmental office, Anne served as the Director, Office of Human Resources (HR), a Senior Executive Service (SES) level position in the Federal Highway Administration. As Director, she provided strategic direction to over 80 HR professionals in providing human resources consultation and advisory services to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Headquarters and field organizations. Anne joined the Department of Transportation in 1990 as a Personnel Management Specialist under a Departmental internship program. She has a BA degree in Industrial Relations and Psychology from the University of North Carolina.