Tumwater school board picks Khalia Davis to fill empty seat

The Tumwater School District Board of Directors this week selected Khalia Davis to fill a vacant seat on the board.

Davis is an attorney, former teacher and parent to a Tumwater kindergartner. She works at the state’s Department of Transportation and before that she worked at the state’s Office of the Attorney General.

She previously taught elementary-level English as a second language, sixth-grade social studies and seventh-grade ESL math.

Davis will officially join the board at its Feb. 14 meeting, filling the seat vacated by Janine Ward.

This story was originally published February 7, 2019 at 11:58 AM.