Donald A. Griffin (Don)
Born: February 8, 1933
Place: Elmsford, New York
High School: Alexander Hamilton H.S. – Elmsford, N.Y.
Band, Football, Baseball
College: Iona College – New Rochelle, New York 1951 - 55
BBA – Accounting
Military: Enlisted Naval Reserve 1951 – 55
Commissioned U.S. Navy 1955 (Surface Warfare Officer)
Served Several Capacities Including:
First Marine Division (Naval Gunfire Officer)[1]
Navy’s Missile/Weapons Test Ship (Norton Sound) as Weapons Officer[2]
First Commanding Officer Southern University Navy ROTC
Retired 1979 as Navy Captain
Served Three Terms as President of National Naval Officers Association
Civilian: Joined Governor Bob Graham’s Staff as Assistant Secretary of Commerce in 1979 (4 Years)
Executive Director, Florida, Commission on Human Relations (8 years)
Included Term as President of Florida Association of Community Relations Professionals
Division Director/Process Manager, Department of Revenue until retirement 1999
His Process developed the internet based Florida Tax Law Library[3], and did significant work on distributed support systems currently used by DOR auditors
An avid bowler, I joined the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1996 and bowled actively on the Regional and Senior Tour for several years. I am still active in league and tournament bowling and am currently Secretary of the Tallahassee Bowling Association and am founder and manager of the Association’s website “tallahasseebowling.com”.
Personal: Married:
Kathy
Six daughters, two by his current marriage and four by his first marriage (two sets of twins)