David Dada serves as the Director of Government Relations for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In this role he is responsible for promoting productive relationships with governmental entities, including but not limited to the City of Birmingham Mayor’s Office, Birmingham City Council, and  Jefferson County Commission. David is a Birmingham native and a two-time UAB graduate, having received both his Bachelor’s (Psychology) and Master’s (Public Administration) degrees from the university. He is also a proud product of the Birmingham City School system, and a 2007 graduate of Ramsay High School. David and his wife Katrina have been married since September 2016, and are the proud parents of two children, their son David III and daughter Davis Anne.