New Book Release: “Press’n Towards the Mark – Path to Personal Power”

This stirring collection of poems – woven with inspirational reflections – invites you on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.  Paired with the Path of Personal Power Journal, it offers a sacred space to reflect, grow, and reclaim your voice.  Whether  you are seeking clarity, courage, or creative renewal, these pages serve as your companion on the path to personal power and purpose.

Dr. Robin R. Davis is a native of Columbia, South Carolina.  She is a distinguished academic and economic development leader with more than three decades of experience in higher education. She has held key leadership roles at Virginia Union University, including Executive Dean of the Sydney Lewis School of Business, Associate Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Assistant Vice President of Business Transformation and tenured Professor of Management. Her career also includes faculty and administrative positions at Claflin University and Webster University, as well as public service under three South Carolina Governors through the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Rural Crossroads Institute.

Dr. Davis received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from South Carolina State University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Alabama A&M University and a PhD in Organizational Management from Capella University.   She holds advanced certifications from the University of Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, Clemson University, and Furman University. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, she served as the first African American President of Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI -www.brei.org) and received their Honorary Lifetime Certified Master Consultant Award. BREI is an international economic development organization that focuses on providing resources, tools, training, best practices and networking opportunities for those involved in business retention and expansion activities around the world.

Her global impact includes serving as an Emissary to Australia, Canada, Dubai, and India. Recognized widely for her contributions to education and economic development, Dr. Davis has designed and taught innovative programs in business development, community development, entrepreneurship, grant writing, strategic planning and nonprofit management.

She was selected as an Emissary to Australia and traveled to Sydney, Brisbane, Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth to speak about community and economic development initiatives and opportunities. Dr. Robin R. Davis served three governors in the State of South Carolina (Governors: David Beasley, Jim Hodges and former Governor and Congressman Mark Sanford) while conducting Community and Economic Development work at the South Carolina Development of Commerce.

Dr. Davis believes that excellence in leading in the administration area of the educational sector and teaching students to pursue their purpose is her calling in life.

She resides in Virginia with her husband, Leon, and is the proud mother of two adult children, Brittany and Reginald, and grandmother to Luke.