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Giammarino Selected
Career Non-Profit Executive Named
June 1, 2005
The Tipton County Foundation has
appointed its third executive director since its founding in 1986.
Frank M.
Giammarino, formerly of Speedway, Indiana, has been named to succeed John C.
Walker, who retired after thirteen years.
[On November 28, 2006, the
Board changed the title of its volunteer leader to Chairman of the Board and the
title of the E.D. to President & CEO.]
 In announcing the appointment, Ben
B. Hobbs, president of the Foundation, noted that due to the generous support of
the people of Tipton County, the Foundation has grown into a substantial
community asset which is making a real difference in improving the quality of
life for all our people. “Frank’s wealth of experience in the nonprofit sector
and his passion for our mission will be invaluable in preserving, enhancing and
growing the Foundation for the benefit of current and future generations in the
county,” Hobbs stated.
Giammarino moved to Tipton last
month to begin his new role with the public charity. Born in New Jersey,
Giammarino attended Rutgers College and graduated from what is now Salem
International University in West Virginia. He began his professional career with
the Boy Scouts of America in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, where he helped to
manage membership growth, volunteer development, and fund-raising in inner-city,
suburban, and rural areas. He directed residential camps for the Scouts for ten
years.
After a stint with Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation in central Florida, Giammarino came to Indiana in 1979 to direct the
Youth for Understanding high school student exchange program. During his twelve
year tenure, a higher percentage of Indiana families volunteered to host
exchange students than any other state. “Far fewer Hoosier youngsters took
advantage of opportunities to live and study abroad,” Giammarino said. “I hope I
can help high school students from Tipton County find ways to become exchange
students now that I am becoming part of this community.”
In 1991, Giammarino was hired by
Kiwanis International to manage membership growth and then field services to
clubs worldwide from its headquarters in Indianapolis. Later, he became a
regional executive for the American Lung Association of Indiana, when it was
formed as a statewide agency instead of four separate entities. He also directed
the Indiana Crime Prevention Coalition, supporting law enforcement and promoting
the message of McGruff© the Crime Dog.
Recently, Giammarino has been a consultant
assisting nonprofit organizations as diverse as one of the nation’s
oldest continuously performing choirs, the 150-year old Indianapolis
Maennerchor, and a shelter for battered women in rural Martinsville,
Virginia. “One of my favorite activities in the past few years has been
serving as a guest teacher in junior and senior high schools,” he said.
“The dedication of faculty, the liveliness of
students, and concerns of parents confronting the challenges of public education
were an eye-opener for me. Except for hosting a couple of exchange students, I
have had no children of my own, so this experience, like my early career, has
prepared me to focus on my neighbors and their children, as I will do at the
Tipton County Foundation.”
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