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Why I hire the formerly incarcerated | Ben Davenport | TEDxGreenRockCorrectionalCenter

Ben Davenport volunteered in prison with his church group, and it changed his life. Listen to his story. Ben J. Davenport, Jr., is the Chairman and CEO of First Piedmont Corporation, a regional waste management and disposal company.Ben is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and Go Va. He also serves and chairs the Board of the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education and serves on the boards of Hargrave Military Academy and the Future of the Piedmont. Ben is a former Virginia Tech Rector and former Virginia Game Commission chair.He and his wife, Betty, are natives of Chatham, VA, and members of Chatham Baptist Church. Ben graduated from Hargrave Military Academy and Virginia Tech and served in the US Coast Guard. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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