Marvin Dawson graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in University Studies: Leadership Studies and minors in Business Administration and Park & Natural Resource Management. He has held several positions including Assistant Manager at Sherwin Williams, Bookseller at Barnes and Noble at Texas A&M University, and internships at the Brazos Valley District Attorney's office and Christ United Methodist Church. Dawson has also taken professional development courses and held leadership roles in student organizations and his church working with middle school and high school youth.