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Family
Married to Jackie McGaha Griffith for 35 years. Gary and Jackie have twin daughters, Vickie Griffith of Dallas and Mandy Griffith Oakes and her husband Michael of Nashville, TN
Education
University of Texas, Austin, BA in Government, 1970
Lakewood Elementary, J. L. Long and Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1966
Community Service
Dallas City Council member representing District 9, 2003-present
Board of Directors, Greater Dallas Planning Council, 2004-present
Governing Board, Doctors Hospital, 2001-present
Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Dallas Summer Musicals, 1995-present
Government Affairs Committee, Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce, 2001-present
Chair, Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1966 Scholarship Committee, 1993-present
Advisory Director, White Rock Lake Foundation, 2002-present
Dallas Park Board member representing District 9, 1999-2002
Chair of the Steering Committee, Dallas Coalition on Character and Values, 1999-2001
Commissioner for District 9, City of Dallas Planning and Zoning Commission, 1997-1998
Chairman, Rotary Club of Dallas Foundation, 1996-1999
Member, DISD Safe & Drug Free Schools Task Force, 1996-1997
Chair, DISD Drug Free Youth In Texas (DFYIT) Initiative, 1994-1995
Host Committee, Mayors' Summit on Juvenile Violence, 1994
Vice Chairman, Healthcare Division, United Way Dallas, 1992
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Dallas, 1991-1993
Board of Directors, Child Care Dallas, 1984-1989
Board of Directors, The University of Texas Ex-Students' Assoc. of Dallas, 1987-1989
Board of Directors, Dallas Ballet, 1987-1988
Sponsor, DISD Talented and Gifted/Executive Assistant Program, 1976-1981
State and National Service
National President, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, 1995-1997
Board of Trustees, Texas Hospital Association, 1990-1993
Secretary, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, 1988-1991
Secretary/Treasurer, Texas Optometry Board, 1983-1987
Founding Director, Texas Lyceum Association, 1980-1986
Business
President, Jefferson Partners, a public relations firm formed in 1994, whose principal
client is the Today Foundation
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