Biography

Wade Davis is a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam Era. He served in the Army Security Agency with a top-secret security clearance and was honorably discharged on December 28, 1971 at the rank of Sergeant E-5.

Following his discharge from the Army, Wade enrolled in Texas Bible College with a major in Theology. While at the college he met his wife, Brenda. They have two children and five grandchildren.

In 1995, Wade began to lose his sight and was referred to the Texas Commission for the Blind. With the Commission’s help he was able to work an additional 13 years. In 2008, his sight loss had reached a point at which he could no longer perform his work duties.

Wade joined the Blinded Veterans Association in 2009 as a member of the Greater Houston Regional Group. In 2010, he attended the VA Southwestern Blind Rehabilitation Center in Tucson, Arizona, his first experience at a blind center. In 2012, he became the treasurer for the Greater Houston Regional Group. He was elected President of the Greater Houston Regional Group in January 2018 and served until January 2022.

Additionally, in 2012 Wade became a volunteer BVA Veterans Service Officer at the Houston VA Medical Center. One year later, he was named the full-time Veterans Service Officer and continued to be stationed in Houston. In 2015, organizational changes with BVAs National Service Officers offered both him and Brenda the opportunity to work at BVA National Headquarters as Veterans Service Officers, Wade in the BVA office in Alexandria and Brenda at the VA Appeals Management Center in Washington, DC. In 2016, Wade took on additional responsibilities as the Veterans Care Review Coordinator, doing site inspections of VAs BRCs and VISOR Clinics. He retired from BVA in January 2022.

With the goal of influencing changes in Texas law, Wade has worked with the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities in clarifying the definitions of service animals and emotional support animals and how they differ from one another. He has also worked with a work study group to improve guide dog handlers’ experiences with Uber.

Wade looks forward to serving on the BVA National Board of Directors and working with the regional groups of District 4.