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Anne Hall Brashier

Chief of Staff for Governor Tate Reeves By Jack Criss  •  Photography by Greg Campell Anne Hall Brashier’s path to becoming the Chief of Staff for Governor Tate Reeves in January, the first female in state history to ever assume that role, was something the Indianola native never would have imagined growing up in Indianola.  In her current role, Brashier is responsible for leading the Governor’s staff, as well as the eleven executive agencies that report directly to him. She previously had served as the Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff overseeing his policy and legislative agendas, among other positions, as well as his interim Chief of Staff. But, these critical political roles and the position she now holds was not how she intended her life’s career to go, she says. While in college at Ole Miss, Brashier’s major was Exercise Science, not exactly the usual starting point for any political position, let alone Chief of Staff for a governor. “Yes, my dream was to become a physical therapist initially,” says Brashier.  “I played sports growing up, and still do as a matter of fact. So, as an athlete, I had to get physical therapy on a few occasions and connected with it. However, when I got into college and started having to do the internships required for my degree, I quickly realized that I wouldn’t be working so much with fellow athletes but instead with broken hips, bad knees and elderly out-patient clinic work. That opened my eyes a little bit and helped change my career direction. However, with the Exercise Science major, I did pick up a great deal of critical thinking skills due to the math and science courses I took and I also took many psychology classes which, I have to say, comes in handy in the world of politics,” she says.  Brashier says that her greatest life learning and lessons, though, came from her family and where and how she was raised. “I grew up in Indianola, went to Indianola Academy and my family still lives there, in fact,” says Brashier. “Needless to say, I’m a true Deltan. My parents, John Rodgers and Patricia, and my

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