David F. Wright

KS&A Director

Dave was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome in 1974, when he was 24 years old.  Since that time he has taken self-administered testosterone shots every 2-3 weeks.  He met Melissa Aylstock, KS&A’s Founding Director, at the 1995 National Conference in Chevy Chase, Maryland.  Dave founded the Washington D.C. Area Support Group, the second oldest support group in the world for individuals with the condition, which meets semi-annually in northern Virginia.

Dave’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Botany and Master’s degree in Theological Studies (major:  Biblical Hebrew).  He spent two summers working as a chaplain in State mental hospitals (Huntington, West Virginia, and Napa (Imola), California).  He has worked for the Federal Government for over 25 years, most recently with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General, where he teaches technical writing and writes and edits technical papers for varied audiences.

Dave has had considerable experience with boards.  For the last 10 years, he has been on the board of directors of his 400-unit condominium, 8 years as treasurer, and the last 2 years as its president.  He is also treasurer of a small religious organization, is very active in his church, runs monthly services in a local nursing home, and heads a 40-person crew every April in the “Rebuilding Together / Christmas in April” house restoration project.

For relaxation, he is the social / evening director at a camp located just outside Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine.  He’s had his pet tarantula, Charlotte, for 13 years.