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Denise S. Davis
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Biography
Denise Davis (B.A. University of Redlands; MSc London School of Economics) is the Director of
the Women’s Resource Center at the University of California, Riverside. Denise has spent her
career working in Student Affairs and teaching Gender and Sexuality Studies in higher education.
She is passionate about issues pertaining to social justice advocacy, gender equity, the LGBTQ
community, and women’s political participation. In 2017, she launched the inaugural Persist
Women’s Political Engagement Conference at the University of California, Riverside, which was
the first of its kind in the region. The 300-person event brought together students, scholars,
elected officials, and those who work in the non-profit arena with a focus on inspiring women to
get more involved at every level of government. Denise is a 2018 graduate of the Emerge
California program, is active in her community as an elected assembly district delegate for the
Democratic Party, and was elected to the Redlands City Council in 2018.