David earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a MBA degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He is also an alumnus of the competitive ASU Lodestar Center’s American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy, Class 14.
Before specializing in accounting and business, David worked as a machine operator for Tucson Solid Carbide making drill bits for the defense sector. He then switched to health care as a respiratory therapist working at Banner-UMC in Tucson where he took his skills overseas and lived in Tabuk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for two years providing health care for its citizens.
David is a native of Iowa but a long-term resident of the Tucson community where he is committed to improving the lives of others. He is a rare individual who enjoys the peak summer heat, the access to hiking trails, and the chance to explore them with his children.