Early life
Dennis Davis is a lifelong resident ofMilitary career
In 1959, Davis began his military activity as a member of the West Virginia State University ROTC program. His U.S. Army career included stints at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In 1965, he graduated from the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy. Davis has been a member of the honor guard at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery in Institute, since 2012.Education career
An educator, Davis began his career as a teacher at Dupont Junior High School in 1968. Davis went on to become Job Placement Specialist at the Ben Franklin Career Center, Coordinator of Adult Education at the Garnet Career Center, Coordinator of Cooperative Education and finally Assistant Superintendent of Kanawha County Schools for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. Davis spent 29 years with the school system. Davis was elected president of the West Virginia Vocational Association and chairman of the Bylaws Committee for the American Vocational Association.Previous Political Appointments
In 1996, Governor Cecil Under Underwood appointed Davis as Executive Director of Workforce Development for West Virginia, where he served for 4 years. In 2013, Davis served briefly as a member of the Kanawha County Board of education, filling a previous member's unexpired term.Personal life
Davis founded the Davis Property Preservation Company and retired from this work in 2009. Davis lives in Institute, West Virginia with his wife Margaret. The two have five children.References
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