David Styles passed away in October 2010.
His obituary can be found Here.
Before coming to CIE, from 1974-76, David was Peace Corps Volunteer in Yap, one of the Federated States of Micronesia. He then received a degree in Agricultural Extension from the University of Tennessee. He then spent a total of five years in Southern Africa, first working as a lecturer in the School of Agriculture at the University of Swaziland and then for Academy of Educational Development in Botswana.
While at CIE David maintained his commitment to Peace Corps and his interest in effective training. His dissertation created and tested a social environment assessment tool on a Peace Corps, pre-service training program in Micronesia.
After getting his degree at CIE, he returned to the Pacific Islands where he was first the Program and Training Officer, and later the Country Director, for Peace Corps Micronesia. Later he also served as the Program and Training Officer and Country Director for Peace Corps in St. Lucia, Eastern Caribbean. In 1999, David began working at the Foreign Service Institute. During his time there he was the recipient of several Meritorious and Superior Honor awards. Overall, he had a total of 21 years of federal service.[11-10]