9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Project ▁Direct ▁of ▁the ▁Senior ▁Le ad ership ▁Academy , ▁and ▁Ath ens ▁Area ▁Council ▁on ▁A ging . ▁Dav ison ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Le ad ership ▁Ath ens ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁Le ad ership ▁Development ▁Associ ate ▁for ▁the ▁J . W . ▁F anning ▁Institute ▁for ▁Le ad ership ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Dav ison ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Un ification ▁Commission ▁Executive ▁Secretary , ▁in ▁the ▁Sol id ▁W aste ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee , ▁on ▁the ▁S PL OST ▁' 9 4 ▁Cit izen ' s ▁P anel , ▁the ▁S PL OST ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁man aging ▁and ▁volunte ering ▁for ▁several ▁local , ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁political ▁campaign s . ▁Additionally , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁School ▁Board ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Dav ison ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 - year ▁term ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁Georgia . ▁As ▁mayor , ▁Dav ison ▁pushed ▁for ▁stronger ▁natural ▁resource ▁protection , ▁more ▁public ▁safety ▁officers , ▁stronger ▁neighborhood ▁protection , ▁and ▁citiz en ▁participation . ▁ ▁Dav ison ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0