She is the first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia.
[1] Crittenden is a former general counsel for Morehouse College, assistant vice chancellor for legal affairs for the Georgia Board of Regents, and an assistant county attorney for DeKalb County, Georgia.
[2] In 2015, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Crittenden as the commissioner of the Department of Human Services.
[2][6] Following the completion of the term, she was re-appointed commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services.
[7] In June 2021, Governor Kemp appointed Crittenden to lead the Georgia Department of Revenue, succeeding David Curry, who stepped down to run for U.S.