Career
Ms. Postoak Ferguson was appointed Assistant City Manager on September 4, 2006. She oversees the Aviation Department, Convention, Sports, and Entertainment Facilities, Capital Improvements Management Services, and the Office of Cultural Affairs.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Postoak Ferguson was the Deputy City Manager for the City of Overland Park, Kansas. She assisted the City Manager in the oversight of all city departments and served as contract administrator for the Convention Center/Hotel Complex. She served on the Board of the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Chamber Committees. She was also charged with the performance measure process and departmental business plans.

Prior to serving as Deputy City Manager, she served as Core Manager and Executive Director of Budget and Research for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. Ms. Postoak Ferguson developed a five-year Capital Improvement and Maintenance Program and implemented new initiatives including generating monthly financial progress reports.

As Assistant City Manager for the City of Hays, Kansas, Ms. Postoak Ferguson also served as the Budget Director in overseeing the development and management of the operating budget and the capital improvements program. She helped oversee all departments and served as project manager for the City’s new pool project.

In Austin, Texas, Ms. Postoak Ferguson served as a budget analyst and an Assistant to the Assistant City Manager. She worked with the following departments: Budget Office, Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Convention Center Department, Solid Waste Services, Small Minority Business Resources Department, Health and Human Services Department, Library and Housing.

Education
Haskell Indian Nations University, 1992
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of Kansas, 1992
Master of Public Administration, University of Kansas, 1994

Professional Memberships and Community Involvement
International City/County Management Association (ICMA), member; Texas City Management Association (TCMA), San Antonio Sports Foundation Executive Committee, member; Regional Alliance of Greater Kansas City United Ways; KU City Management and Trainee Board Member; Overland Park South Rotary Executive Officer (Secretary)

Honors
Leadership Steering Committee, 2009; Leadership San Antonio, Class 33; Ingram’s, Kansas City’s Business Magazine, Forty Under Forty Class; National League of Cities/American Council on Germany McCloy Fellow in Urban Affairs; and ICMA Workplace Diversity Scholar.

Personal
Ms. Postoak Ferguson is married and a native of Kansas. She is a member of the Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma.