UDavid J. Smith unamava angaphezulu kweminyaka engama-30 njengomcebisi, umqeqeshi wamakhondo, igqwetha, umlamli, utitshala kunye nomqeqeshi. Uthethathethane neekholeji ezingaphezu kwe-400 ejikeleze i-US kwaye unikezele ngaphezulu kweengxoxo ezingama-500 kulwakhiwo loxolo, ukusonjululwa kwengxabano, ubulungisa kwezentlalo kunye nemfundo yamazwe aphesheya. Ungumongameli we Iziko loLimo lokuThuthukisa uxolo kunye noHumanitarian Education, Inc., i-501c3 engenzi nzuzo ebonelela ngamathuba okufunda ngamava abafundi kunye neengcali. Ngaphambili, wayeligosa lenkqubo ephezulu kunye nomphathi kwiZiko loXolo lase-US. UDavid ufundise kwiKholeji yaseGoucher, kwiDyunivesithi yaseGeorgetown, kwiYunivesithi yaseTowson kwaye okwangoku kwiSikolo soHlalutyo lwezoNgqubano kunye nesisombululo kwiDyunivesithi yaseGeorge Mason. UDavid wayenguMfundi wase-US waseFulbright kwiYunivesithi yaseTartu (e-Estonia) apho wayefundisa khona izifundo zoxolo nokusonjululwa kwempikiswano. Ungumamkeli weBhaso likaWilliam J. Kreidler leNkonzo eNtsundu kwicandelo lokuSonjululwa kweNgxabano elinikezwe nguMbutho weSisombululo seNgxabano. UDavid ngumbhali we Imisebenzi yoxolo: Isikhokelo soMfundi ekuQaliseni umsebenzi wokuSebenzela uxolo (I-Age Age Publishing 2016) kunye nomhleli we Ukwakha uxolo kwiiKholeji zeeNqununu zeziNtu: iCandelo loNcedo lokufundisa (USIP Press 2013). Iindawo zokugxila: yokwakha uxolo.
