Dr. Linda A. Davis began her educational journey as a high school teacher but eventually found her calling in higher education where she has served as a senior administrator for more than 20 years. Dr. Davis began her career as a faculty member at College of The Bahamas (COB) in the Division of Humanities followed by the Division of Teacher Education. At COB, she soon moved into the administrative track and served in various senior administrative positions as Assistant Chair, as Dean and at two Vice Presidential level positions. Dr. Davis’s journey then took her from the shores of The Bahamas to the former Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. After a successful tenure at Wheelock where she served in an international deanship position, Dr. Davis returned to The Bahamas to serve as the first Provost of the newly chartered University of The Bahamas.

Dr. Davis began her career at BTVI in 2021 as the Vice President of Academic Affairs. She was later appointed to the position of Interim President and now holds the position of President of BTVI.

As a result of her range of experiences, Dr. Davis is able to explore multiple perspectives and philosophies that inform education and operations in the academy. As a curriculum specialist, she has a specific interest in connecting theory and practice through experiential learning and co-curricular engagements. Her perspective on academic leadership is grounded in the philosophy of the power of teams. She believes in leveraging the talents of each team member to achieve the greatest success, whether it involves faculty, staff, or students.

Dr. Davis is a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and has served as a member and Chair of the Catholic Board of Education. Her civic and community outreach has spanned national, regional and international engagements, including such programmes as The Bahamas COVID-19 Vaccination Drive; Consortium Visiting Haiti-Post-Earthquake (2010); and various service-learning experiences that have taken her to countries as far away as South Africa and Ghana, among others.

Dr. Davis completed undergraduate studies at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota (BA, English), graduate studies at the University of Ottawa (MEd, Psychopedagogy) and University of British Columbia (PhD, Social and Educational Studies). She is a graduate of the Harvard Institute for Educational Management (IEM) and a 2020 graduate of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI), May 2019 – April 2020, Coaching for Aspiring Presidents and Senior Higher Education Leaders.