Tomiko Davis

I've worked in education administration for 23 years, starting back in April of 2002. I began in proprietary post-secondary education for-profit with Remington College, when they were actually Southeast College of Technology. Throughout the years, I've matriculated through various institutions including Vatterott College, then moved into secondary education where I worked with Goodwill as one of the founding members for their Excel Center in Memphis, which is their high school for adults. I then transitioned to help open the Little Rock location. I had a short stint as a principal for Premier High School, another charter school, but I still consulted with Shorter part-time, serving in the role of Registrar. I've been with Shorter College since October 2021, and became the Associate Dean in August of last year. Ironically, I fell into education when I went to interview to become a student at Remington, but the cost wasn't something I could handle at the time, and the recruiter said they had a position available. It ended up becoming a passion, especially during one of the hardest points in my life when I was at the Excel Center. I experienced some major health issues, and those students gave me something to live for. They really uplifted me, and ever since then, it has just been a passion. The person I've developed into has become a person who's there to serve, and I think the best way to serve people is to help make them better. Education makes us all better.