After starting her career in social work at Arizona Call-a-teen Youth Resources (ACYR), Devney spent 9 years in Marketing Partnerships Activation at the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. As the Sr. Director, she oversaw the staff responsible for activating $30+ million in sponsorship agreements each season. Devney was then recruited to Sr. Director, Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, where she oversaw the production of Super Bowl Central, which was the 5-day, 12-city block outdoor fan campus for Super Bowl XLIX. She also assisted with the Committee's $30 million fundraising goal. Devney then took on the same roles and responsibilities as VP, Activation & Special Events, for the 2016 College Football National Championship Local Organizing Committee where she planned Champ Campus and helped raise $12 million. It was through Devney's work on mega events in Downtown Phoenix that she emerged as a candidate for the Executive Director of Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA).
In January 2016, Devney was named the Executive Director of PCA and Sr. Vice President of Downtown Phoenix Inc (DPI). PCA is the premier business leadership and advocacy affiliate of DPI and located in the heart of Downtown Phoenix. Devney was responsible for the operating budget, revenue generation and membership retention, and day-to-day management of PCA and its advocacy efforts. She also served in an executive leadership role for DPI, contributing to the development of the organization's culture, processes and ongoing integration of its affiliates. On January 1, 2019, Devney was named President & CEO of Downtown Phoenix Inc.
Devney also serves on many local boards, which include Visit Phoenix, ASU Sports Business Association, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, The Herberger Theater Center, Artlink, Warehouse District Council and AIA Phoenix Metro. Devney graduated from the University of Michigan in 2001 with degrees in Organizational Studies and Psychology.