David Atias was born and raised in the City of Rochester.  A Franklin graduate, David has a Bachelors of Science in History and Masters of Education in Secondary Education from SUNY Brockport.  David has worked for a number of non-profits in the area, including Hillside Childrens Center, St. Joseph's Villa and The Center for Youth.  He has taught in the City School District and various suburban districts as well.  David has served on the boards and steering committees of a number of local groups including Metro Justice, Rochester Roots, Coalition for Justice in Education, Rochester Human Rights Day Committee, the Rochester chapter of Move to Amend, Rochester ADAPT and the Transportation Action Group.

David is currently the Assistant Director of Advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights.  He lives on Kansas Street and is engaged to Evora Sutliff.