David Moore:
CLASS OF 1965
McCollum High SchoolClass of 1965
San antonio, TX
David's Story
David Moore
Personal & Professional Biography
David Moore resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife of 52 years, Ella Olivia McAlister/Moore. They are members of the Edmond First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Moore is a retired Mental Health Professional who currently serves as Assistant Director of the Conservatory for Classical Arts in Edmond. Their two adult sons, Ashton and Chris, live in NW Arkansas and Edmond, Oklahoma respectively. David and Ella enjoy their four lovely grandchildren who continue to keep them active and stimulated.
David is a veteran of the United States Navy. He served on the USS Mars AFS-1 as a Communication Specialist during the Viet Nam War. While serving in the Navy, he also played two football seasons as wide-receiver for the Yokosuka Seahawks Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, the same team that former Heisman Trophy winner, Roger Staubach, had played on years earlier during his tour of military duty.
David began his Criminal Justice Career with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in 1974 where he served as an Administrative Officer and Parole Board Investigator.
In 1977, David graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glencoe, Georgia and the United States Secret Service Academy in Washington D.C. As a Special Agent in the Secret Service, David was assigned to the Oklahoma City Field Office, then housed in the Oklahoma City Murrah Building, where he officed and served under President’s Ford and Carter Administrations. Because the irregular w...Expand for more
ork demands of the Secret Service resulted in David spending much time away from home, he subsequently returned to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. There, he held positions as Sentence Administration Auditor, Deputy Warden, and Assistant to the Inspector General.
In 1998, David retired from state service and moved to the private sector where he served as Vice President of Operations for Talon Executive Services, a California based security company. In this capacity, he worked in France, Germany, England, and Mexico, as well as throughout the United States. From there, he returned to Oklahoma to become Facility Director and later Vice President of the Oklahoma Operations for Avalon Correctional Services, Inc., an Oklahoma based private Corrections Firm.
Still later, David returned to government service as Vice Chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, and subsequently as Warden of the Canadian County Oklahoma Detention Center.
Since retiring, David has also held positions of Veteran’s Education Services Coordinator at Seminole State College and Veterans Community Outreach Liaison, a federal grant program providing Supportive Services for Homeless Veterans and their Families.
David holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from the University of Central Oklahoma. He attended graduate school in Human Relations at the University of Oklahoma, and he possesses a Master of Science Degree in Sociology, with a Thesis in Corrections/Criminology from Oklahoma State University.
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