David Toombs joined the Office of Institutional Effectiveness in August 2017. Before coming to OIE, he worked for Facilities Engineering & Planning as a Service Center Coordinator, where he provided administrative support to FE&P project managers and maintenance supervisors. He also handled communications for the department, which included drafting of campus notifications, social media posts and website maintenance. David began at FE&P in June 2012.

David graduated with a BA in English & Creative Writing from the University of Houston in December 2011. As Compliance Specialist, David works closely with John Cornwell and university faculty to document and articulate Rice’s endeavors to meet SACSCOC’s Principles of Accreditation. David also handles most day-to-day administrative tasks for the OIE group.