Deborah Davis is in her 29th year on the Tusculum Athletic staff. Davis, a native of Milan, Tennessee, has served the Pioneer athletics department in a variety of roles.

Davis serves as the department's Senior Woman Administrator and oversees NCAA Compliance for Tusculum’s 23 intercollegiate sports.

Davis is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the athletics department. She is entering her 19th year as Tusculum’s NCAA Compliance Officer. She is responsible for tracking student-athlete eligibility and Tusculum's continued compliance with NCAA rules and regulations.

She has previously served as chair of the South Atlantic Conference Compliance Officers Committee and the SAC Senior Woman Administrators committee.  She is an active member of the National Association of Athletics Compliance (NAAC) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)

She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Tusculum. In 1997, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in organizational management, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Davis followed that in 1999 with her Master’s degree in the same field from Tusculum.

She is married to Scott Davis and they are the parents of two daughters, Kandice and Amber, and five grandchildren, Ty, Trey, Archer, Magnolia, and Matilda.