Deborah Davies, Ph.D
Deborah Davies, Ph.D., is the Chief Executive Officer of The Arc of Atlantic County and has served in this capacity since 1983. She holds a Ph.D. in mental retardation and cognitive development from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College. As CEO of The Arc of Atlantic County, Davies has led the agency from a small, grass roots organization with an annual budget of $400,000, to a diversified social service corporation with a $9 million budget. During Davies’ twenty-four years at The Arc, she and the agency have become industry leaders in integrating people with developmental disabilities into Atlantic County communities, and advocating for their human rights.
Among many other volunteer roles, Davies was appointed a charter member of the Atlantic County Advisory Commission on Women, is a charter member of The Women’s Leadership Initiative in Atlantic County and has been a member of Soroptimist International of Atlantic City since 1986 serving as their president from 1991 to 1993. In 2005, Davies was inducted into the Atlantic County Women’s Hall of Fame.
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