Damon Davis Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Adoptees telling their own stories of life in adoption, their search for their birth family, and how their reunion attempt turned out. Stories that make you laugh, cry, or simply say "wow".This podcast has two purposes:1) To help you explore your own feelings about your adoption, accept your desire to understand your own personal history, and decide for yourself whether reunification with your biological relatives is right for you. It will help you understand how others have dealt with issues related to protecting the feelings of their adopted families who may be supportive of your search or question your motives and present challenges.2) For non-adoptees, this podcast will help you understand some of what is in the minds of your friends, family members, or others who are adopted. Perhaps you had questions for them but you didn’t know if you should ask.The stories will make you smile or bring you to tears, but they’re all true as told by the people who lived them. In them, I hope you’ll find something that inspires you, validates your feelings about wanting to search, or motivates you to have the strength along your journey to learn “Who Am I Really?”

“Who Am I Really?” is a question many adoptees ask when they realize they have another family of genetic relation. Damon L. Davis shares his journey through life as an adoptee to becoming an adoptive parent himself. He explores his desire to find his birth family as sparked by the flood of emotions that accompanied the birth of his son, Seth — the first blood relative he had ever known. In his story, you’ll follow his introspection when considering a search for his birth family, while coping with the heartbreak of his adoptive mother’s mental illness. Within months of taking his post in the Obama Administration in 2009, Damon found his birth mother working only two blocks away and years later, his real birth father’s identity was revealed unexpectedly on AncestryDNA. You’ll be amazed by the coincidences that brought Damon face to face with his birth mother in a tearful, yet joyous, reunion. And your heart will be warmed by the acceptance of his birth father who didn’t even know he existed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington, District Of Columbia

Director, Health Data Initiative advancing the use of public sector data by developing strategic communications, expanding the catalog of open data on HealthData.gov, and engaging audiences through data-driven storytelling. Supported entrepreneurs, researchers, and the media for their data analytics needs. Gained an affinity for the Chief Technology Officer's office approach to organizational innovation, user-centered data experiences, and agile software development approaches.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Bachelor'S Degree, Business

Mba, Business Administration