Wes has pursued his education to obtain a Master's Degree in Social Policy, a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, and an Associates Degree in Banking, Real Estate, and Insurance.  He was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1969 as a Petty Officer Second Class, serving three tours of duty in Viet Nam.

He is the Founder and Executive Director of Wes Daily & Associates, Inc., a consultant group offering comprehensive educational and training programs designed to prevent violence among youth, training Law Enforcement Professionals, educators and a variety of other professional on the topics of youth at risk, culture and diversity and the collaboration of cross sector professionals and communities.  He is committed to research in violence prevention through a variety of strategies including conflict resolution, mediation, multi-cultural education, security assessments, and community education. At present Wes is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at St. John’s University, Oakdale, Long Island, teaching in the Criminal Justice Leadership course.

Wes was the President of the 21^st Century Save Our Kids Task Force, Inc. Save our Kids is a multi-racial/multi-ethnic organizational partnership of adolescents, educators, higher education faculty and staff, parents, representatives from the law enforcement community, county government, religious leaders, business persons, community-based agencies, community activists and others who share a common goal of preventing violence against youth and providing effective solutions.