As DMB Director, Webb Sharpe is committed to providing savings and efficiencies to taxpayers. She has led efforts that resulted in more than $2 billion in retirement, contract, lease, and bond refinancing savings and has enabled more than $1.1 million in energy savings and reduced duplicative administrative functions.

Under her leadership, DMB has been recognized by the National Association of State Facility Administrators for its public/private real estate services; the U.S. Postal Service for its use of technology, innovation, and automation in its processing of more than 70 million pieces of outgoing mail each year; and the National Purchasing Institute for high ethical standards, innovation, and professionalism in its procurement practices.

Prior to her service in DMB, Webb Sharpe served as Governor Granholm's cabinet secretary and policy director. In that position, she worked closely with all 19 state departments on operational and policy issues. She also led development of the Cabinet Action Plan, which tracks and measures department performance. The action plan was instrumental in Governing magazines decision to rank Michigan as the third best-managed state in the nation.

Previously, Webb Sharpe served as the group executive for human services on Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer's cabinet. She also served as the director of housing services for the Traverse Group, an environmental engineering firm.

Webb Sharpe holds a bachelor of business administration degree in personnel and industrial relations from Eastern Michigan University and a master of business administration degree in international business from Wayne State University. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity and a recipient of its Daniel Vehar Leadership Award. She actively volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and her local Parent Teacher Organization.

She and her husband, Felix Sharpe, are the proud parents of three gifted children, Felix II, Justen, and Alexandra.