CHAMPION — With more than 20 years of giving back to the Warren community, Dante A. Capers will share his inspiration with Kent State University at Trumbull’s graduating class at this year’s spring commencement.

Capers, a Warren Harding High School graduate and Kent State alumnus, will deliver the commencement speech during Kent State University at Trumbull’s May 13 ceremony at Packard Music Hall.

Capers is in his 15th year as an administrator in the Warren City School District and last year was named associate superintendent of student service, student wellness and success. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as an administrator at Warren G. Harding High School, nine as building principal and five as an assistant principal.

Capers graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in education from Kent State University and was awarded a Master of Education, also from Kent State, in 2006.

“Dante makes a tremendous impact in this community and is a great asset to the students and parents within Warren City Schools,” said Bill Ayres, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer, Kent State University at Trumbull. “His accomplishments and dedication are a true reflection of our mission to transform lives and communities through education.”

Last year, Capers joined Kent State at Trumbull’s Advisory Board. He is an associate minister at Monument of Faith Church of God in Christ in Warren and also has served on Trumbull County United Way Board of Directors, First Energy Educational Advisory Council, Trumbull Memorial Hospital Trustee and the City of Warren Police-Community Trust Initiative, and is on the Board of Directors for the Raymond John Wean Foundation.