Leo / Thursday, June 22, 2006 / Categories: 2006 Davenport Appointed to Federal Census Advisory Committee West Palm Beach, FL - June 22, 2006 - Laurence Davenport, Jr. Director of Business Affairs/Chief Financial Officer for the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, has recently been appointed to the Census Advisory Committee on the African American Population. The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. “It is an honor to be named to the Census Bureau’s Race & Ethnicity Advisory Committee (REAC),” said Davenport. “I am happy to help the Bureau in their challenge of gathering census information amongst African Americans and hope to contribute any way I can to collect and provide accurate statistics for the 2010 census results.” Davenport has over ten years of banking and finance experience in both business and government. He currently is responsible for budget creation, tracking of all fiscal matters and providing financial reports to both the Supervisor of Elections and Board of County Commissioners for Palm Beach County. Davenport was also recently selected as one of The 40 Most Influential & Prominent Black Professionals of South Florida Under the Age of 40 by Success Magazine. Additionally, he was one of two candidates selected by the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the Governor’s Office had put forward to represent the State of Florida in the recent Haitian elections. Subsequently, the election resulted in being one of the most historic in Haiti to date. “Laurence has accomplished quite a bit in, and out of the office, during his short time with the Supervisor’s of Elections. We are very privileged to have someone as motivated and dedicated to making a difference in the community on our team,” said PBC Supervisor of Elections, Dr. Arthur Anderson. For more information on The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, including voter registration, absentee and/or early voting, poll worker volunteering, etc. please visit www.pbcelections.org or call (561) 656-6200. Previous Article Supervisor of Elections Awarded ‘Men of Diversity’ Award Next Article Register Online In The Month Of July Print 709 Rate this article: No rating Please login or register to post comments.