Dr. Wayne Adrian Davis is a member of the
World Scout Committee, the executive body of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOS ...
(WOSM).
He previously served as the Regional Chair of the
African Regional Scout Committee.
In 2012, Davis was appointed as the representative of WOSM in future
Africa Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African ...
Heads of Summit meetings as WOSM enjoys observer status at the African Union.
Background
A "
navy brat
In the United States, a military brat (also known by various "brat" derivatives) is the child of a parent(s), adopted parent(s) or legal guardian(s) serving full-time in the United States Armed Forces, whether current or former. The term ''milita ...
", Davis was born to American parents overseas.
He became an educator, setting up a school in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
,
and became involved with the
Ethiopia Scout Association
The Ethiopia Scout Association (''Amharic:''የኢትዮጵያ እስካውት ማህበር) is the national Scouting association of Ethiopia. The Scout movement was first introduced in Ethiopia around 1919, and had opened a school in Addis Ababa ...
, serving in various national positions. He eventually moved back to New Jersey to work for
Sylvan Learning in a school in
Woodbridge Woodbridge may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Woodbridge, Western Australia formerly called ''West Midland''
*Woodbridge, Tasmania
Canada
*Woodbridge, Ontario
England
*Woodbridge, Suffolk, the location of
** Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency ...
.
References
External links
Dr W A Davis - 12696 , World ScoutingConferencesWOSM Europos regiono simpoziumas Dubline - Naujienos , Skautai - geresniam pasauliui
World Scout Committee members
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American expatriates in Ethiopia
African Union officials
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